Casual Gods

Casual Gods was the second solo album by Jerry Harrison. His third, Walk on Water, also bore the Casual Gods name as a proxy for the band.

Casual Gods
Studio album by Jerry Harrison
Released	February, 1988
Recorded	D.V. Recording, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sigma Sound Studios, New York City, New York
Genre	Rock
Length	55:54
Label	Sire/Warner Bros. Records (USA) Fontana Records (UK & Europe)
Producer	Jerry Harrison
Jerry Harrison chronology
The Red and the Black (1981) Casual Gods (1988) Walk on Water (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The track "Man with a Gun" was featured in the 1988 film Two Moon Junction, and the instrumental version of the same song was used in the 1986 Jonathan Demme film Something Wild. The track "Cherokee Chief" first appears on the 1987 Sire Records promotional sampler Just Say Yes. The single "Rev It Up" hit the Us Mainstream charts topping out at #7 in 1987, and receives radio airplay still at the current time. The album cover art features a photograph of the Serra Pelada gold mine by renowned Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado.

Track listing

All tracks were written by Jerry Harrison, except where indicated

1. "Rev It Up" (Jerry Harrison, John Sieger, Ernie Brooks) – 4:17
2. "Song of Angels" – 3:35
3. "Man with a Gun" – 4:35
4. "Let It Come Down" – 4:52
5. "Cherokee Chief" (Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks) – 4:30
6. "A Perfect Lie" (Jerry Harrison, Arthur Russell, Ernie Brooks) – 4:25
7. "Are You Running?" (Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Monique Dayan) – 4:20
8. "Breakdown in the Passing Lane" – 4:37
9. "A.K.A. Love" (Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks) – 4:10
10. "We're Always Talking" (Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks) – 4:40
11. "Bobby" (Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks) – 4:03
12. "Bobby" (Extended Mix) (Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks) – 6:58

The extended mix of "Bobby" did not appear on the LP or cassette versions of the album, but was featured as the B-side of the "Rev It Up" 45rpm single. "Breakdown in the Passing Lane" was not on the original U.S. LP release.

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	18[2]

Personnel

• Jerry Harrison – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Alex Weir, Chris Spedding, Robbie McIntosh – guitar
• Alex Weir – bass
• Bernie Worrell – keyboards
• Rick Jaeger, David Van Tieghem, Yogi Horton – drums, percussion
• Dickie Landry – saxophone
• Arlene Holmes, Lovelace Richmond, Monique Dayan, Arthur Russell, Joyce Bowden – background vocals

Technical

• David Avidor, Eric "E.T." Thorngren, J.C. Convertino, John "Tokes" Potoker, Robin Laine – overdub recording

References

1. Demalon, Tom. "Casual Gods". AllMusic.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 134. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

External links

• Album review