The Contender

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Album: The Contender
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Contender, The
2)	Walkin' Like Brando
3)	Zip Gun Bop (Reloaded)
4)	Big Boss Lee
5)	Friday the 13th
6)	Stormy Weather
7)	Morning Light
8)	Salt Peanuts
9)	Work Baby Work
10)	Everyone Knows You're Crazy
11)	Port-Au-Prince (Travels with Bettie Page)
12)	Deadly Nightcall

Performer Notes

Royal Crown Revue: Eddie Nichols (vocals); James Achor (guitar, background vocals); Mando Dorame (tenor saxophone, background vocals); Bill Ungerman (baritone saxophone, background vocals); Scott Steen (trumpet, background vocals); Veikko Lepisto (bass, background vocals); Daniel Glass (drums, percussion, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Dave Rollicke (trombone); Alex Desert, Gregory Lee, Kincaid Smith (background vocals).
Engineers: Jeff Hendrickson, Lee Herschberg.
Recorded at Royaltone Studios and One On One Recording, North Hollywood, California.
Personnel: Royal Crown Revue (background vocals); Eddie Nichols (vocals); James Achor (guitar); Mando Dorame (tenor saxophone); Bill Ungerman (baritone saxophone); Scott Steen (trumpet); Dave Rollicke (trombone); Daniel Glass (drums, percussion); Alex Desert, Gregory Lee, Kincaid Smith (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Jeff Hendrickson; Lee Herschberg.
Recording information: One On One Recording, N. Hollywood, CA; Royaltone Studios, N. Hollywood, CA.
Photographer: Mando Gonzales.
Arranger: Bill Ungerman.
Zoot suits? Black & white Brando movies? Las Vegas show bands? Sounds like something your parents would dig, right? Wrong. Royal Crown Revue is the coolest of a small crop of bands that struck gold with their own niche in post-alternative pop. THE CONTENDER is not a collection of grunge guitar and gloomy, unintelligible lyrics; this is hot jumpin' swing with razor sharp horns, big, fat grooves and the hippest lounge-style vocals this side of the casino circuit.
Make no mistake; this is no gimmick. These cats blow the roof off the joint with enough swagger and swing to make Frank, Sammy and Dino proud. The whole clambake starts with a bang as the title cut comes on like gangbusters. Check out the ace tremolo pickin' on the hard swinging "Zip Gun Bop (Reloaded)" and the Krupa-esque hide-beatin' on "Big Boss Lee" and you'll know these cats aren't just frisking the whiskers. Other hip licks include a jumpin' "Stormy Weather" and the hottest "Salt Peanuts" since Dizzy himself. Get your mitts on this killer-diller, put on your best threads, grab your main squeeze and get ready to cut a rug until early bright. It's a gasser.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (10/1/98, p.70) - 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "Snazzy fedoras and a brass section can't hide Royal Crown Revue's tough-guy heart....they rock, mastering complicated beats at fast tempos, using horns for gallivanting hooks more than for gratuitous honks..."

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