Cuatro (Flotsam and Jetsam album)

Cuatro
Studio album by Flotsam and Jetsam
Released	October 13, 1992
Recorded	Dodge City Sound, Glendale, California Mixed at Pakaderm Studios, Los Alamitos, California
Genre	Thrash metal, speed metal
Length	51:53
Label	MCA Records
Producer	Neil Kernon
Flotsam and Jetsam chronology
When the Storm Comes Down (1990) Cuatro (1992) Drift (1995)

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Allmusic	[1]

Cuatro (meaning "four" in Spanish) is the fourth album by Flotsam and Jetsam. It was released on October 13, 1992. The album was re-released on May 13, 2008 by Metal Mind Productions. This release is remastered with five bonus tracks and limited to 2000 copies. The re-release also contains new packaging and liner notes from band members Eric A.K., Jason Ward and Ed Carlson.

Chris Cornell (of the grunge band, Soundgarden) co-wrote "The Message" and is credited as Christopher Cornell.

Eric Braverman is credited as "Production Coordinator and the Sixth Flotsam" and is credited as a co-writer on all but two of the album's songs.

Track listing

All songs written By Edward Carlson, Eric A. Knutson, Jason Ward, Kelly Smith, Michael Gilbert and Eric Braverman except where noted.

1. "Natural Enemies" – 3:35
2. "Swatting At Flies" – 4:03
3. "The Message" – 4:32 (Carlson, Knutson, Ward, Smith, Gilbert, Cornell)
4. "Cradle Me Now" – 4:04 (Carlson, Knutson, Ward, Smith, Gilbert)
5. "Wading Through The Darkness" – 6:06
6. "Double Zero" – 3:43
7. "Never To Reveal" – 4:16
8. "Forget About Heaven" – 4:47
9. "Secret Square" – 5:21
10. "Hypodermic Midnight Snack" – 3:46
11. "Are You Willing" – 4:00
12. "(Ain't Nothing Gonna) Save This World" – 3:45

2008 Metal Mind re-release bonus tracks

• 13. "Date With Hate" (Carlson, Knutson, Ward, Smith, Gilbert, Ellefson)
• 14. "Wading Through The Darkness" (radio edit)
• 15. "Wading Through The Darkness" (industrial mix)
• 16. "Cradle Me Now" (edit version)
• 17. "Wading Through The Darkness" (video)

Personnel

• Eric A.K. – lead, background vocals
• Edward Carlson – guitars, background vocals
• Michael Gilbert – guitars, background vocals
• Jason B. Ward – bass guitar, background vocals
• Kelly David-Smith – drums, background vocals
• Eric Braverman – production co-ordinator and the sixth Flotsam
• Orchestration on "Forget About Heaven" by Michael Gilbert; performed by Neil Kernon

Production

• Produced by Neil Kernon
• Recorded, engineered and mixed by Neil Kernon. Assistant engineers: Michelle Schindler, A.J. Justico
• Mix assistants: Doug Beiden, J.R. McNeely
• Mastering: Howie Weinberg

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "allmusic ((( Cuatro > Overview )))". Retrieved 2006-06-12. 

1. "Amazon.com: Cuatro: Music: Flotsam & Jetsam". Retrieved 2006-06-12.