7 Deadly Zens
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7 Deadly Zens is a solo studio album by Styx guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw. It was released in 1998 by CMC International Records. The album is in a hard rock style.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Tommy Shaw, except where noted.
| 1. |
"Ocean" | |
3:33 |
| 2. |
"Stop Knockin'" | Tommy Shaw, Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg |
5:17 |
| 3. |
"All in How You Say It" | Tommy Shaw, Gerry Goffin |
4:47 |
| 4. |
"What Do You Want From Life" | |
4:37 |
| 5. |
"In This Night" | |
3:55 |
| 6. |
"Half a Mind" | |
3:58 |
| 7. |
"Straight Down the Line" | Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades |
5:01 |
| 8. |
"Diamond" | |
4:24 |
| 9. |
"Inspiration" | |
5:55 |
| 10. |
"Who I Am" | |
7:08 |
| 11. |
"Down on the Ground" | |
5:53 |
| 12. |
"A Place to Call My Own" | |
5:40 |
| 13. |
"It Doesn't Show (Hidden Track)" | |
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| 14. |
"How Should I Feel" (Japanese Bonus Track)" | |
4:55 |
Personnel
- Tommy Shaw: all guitars, mandolins, baritone guitars
- Ted Nugent: lead guitar on tracks 1 & 12
- Jeffery "C.J." Vanston: Hammond B-3, Wurlitzer & Fender-Rhodes electric pianos on tracks 2, 3, 8 & 10
- Kirk Helle: extremely noisy guitars & things on tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 10 & 11; string arrangements
- Jack Blades: bass guitar
- John Pierce: bass guitar
- Marco Mendoza: bass guitar
- Todd Sucherman: drums
- Michael Cartellone: additional drums
- Umfante': all percussion; all background vocals except on track 10
- Maxine, Julia & Oren Waters: background vocals on track 10
- Jerry Goodman: terrifying violin solo on track 2
- The 7 Deadly Zens Quartet: David Lowe, Jerry Goodman, Vivian, Oscar: strings
- Murmuring Tommyncale Choir: choral group
- Kevin Cronin: duet vocal on track 7
- Alison Krauss: duet vocal on track 6
- Ed Roland: middle eight vocal on track 1
- Asfoon Kia: castanets on track 11
- Keith Marks: additional engineering (guitar solos & keyboards)
- Ted Nugent, Marina Sirtis, Angie Dickinson, Umfante': spoken words
Enhanced CD
Enhanced CD features include:
- QuickTime videos on the making of the album, with studio footage and clips with Kevin Cronin, Alison Kraus and Ted Nugent
- photos
- song lyrics
- web links
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