Salute (21 Guns album)
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| Released | July 1992 | |||
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| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 50:49 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Chris Lord-Alge | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Salute is the debut studio album by American rock band 21 Guns, released in 1992 through RCA Records.[2] Artwork on the album was directed by Hugh Syme.
The song "Just a Wish" was later covered by Far Corporation, again with Scott Gorham on guitar.
Critical reception[edit]
Billboard magazine gave the album a positive review, singling out the "catchy leadoff track 'Knee Deep'" but conceding that the band "treads familiar turf lyrically and musically" and has little in common with Gorham's "venerable roots" in Thin Lizzy.[3]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Scott Gorham and Leif Johansen, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Knee Deep" | Gorham, Johansen, Thomas La Verdi | 4:06 |
| 2. | "These Eyes" | Gorham, Johansen, Mike Sturgis | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Walking" | Gorham, Johansen, La Verdi | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Marching in Time" | 4:06 | |
| 5. | "The Rain" | 4:30 | |
| 6. | "Little Sister" | 4:14 | |
| 7. | "Pays Off Big" | 4:10 | |
| 8. | "Just a Wish" | 3:13 | |
| 9. | "Battered and Bruised" | 3:12 | |
| 10. | "Jungleland" | 4:25 | |
| 11. | "Tell Me" | 4:26 | |
| 12. | "No Way Out" | 4:28 |
Personnel[edit]
- Band members
- Thomas La Verdi – vocals
- Scott Gorham – guitars, backing vocals, arrangements
- Leif Johansen – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements
- Mike Sturgis – drums
- Additional musicians
- Kim Bullard – piano
- Production
- Chris Lord-Alge – producer, engineer, mixing
- Mike Douglas, Eric Greedy, Richard Landers, Jason Roberts, Talley Sherwood – assistant engineers
- Ria Lewerke – creative director
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Hugh Syme – art direction
References[edit]
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "21 Guns Salute". HeavyHarmonies.com. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ^ "Review: Faster Pussycat – Whipped" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 34. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. 22 August 1992. p. 56. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022 – via World Radio History.
