Cuatro (album)
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| Cuatro | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 13, 1992 | |||
| Studio | Dodge City Sound, Glendale, California Mixed at Pakaderm Studios, Los Alamitos, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, groove metal[1] | |||
| Length | 51:53 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Neil Kernon | |||
| Flotsam and Jetsam chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Rock Hard |  [3] |
Cuatro (meaning "four" in Spanish) is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Flotsam and Jetsam, released on October 13, 1992, via MCA Records. The album was re-released on May 13, 2008, by Metal Mind Productions, 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.
Track listing
All songs written by Edward Carlson, Eric A. Knutson, Jason Ward, Kelly Smith, Michael Gilbert and Eric Braverman, except where noted.
- "Natural Enemies" – 3:35
- "Swatting at Flies" – 4:03
- "The Message" – 4:32 (Carlson, Knutson, Ward, Smith, Gilbert, Cornell)
- "Cradle Me Now" – 4:04 (Carlson, Knutson, Ward, Smith, Gilbert)
- "Wading Through the Darkness" – 6:06
- "Double Zero" – 3:43
- "Never to Reveal" – 4:16
- "Forget About Heaven" – 4:47
- "Secret Square" – 5:21
- "Hypodermic Midnight Snack" – 3:46
- "Are You Willing" – 4:00
- "(Ain't Nothing Gonna) Save This World" – 3:45
2008 Metal Mind re-release bonus tracks
- "Date with Hate" (Carlson, Knutson, Ward, Smith, Gilbert, Ellefson)
- "Wading Through the Darkness" (radio edit)
- "Wading Through the Darkness" (industrial mix)
- "Cradle Me Now" (edit version)
- "Wading Through the Darkness" (video)
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes.
- Eric A.K. – lead, background vocals
- Edward Carlson – guitars, background vocals
- Michael Gilbert – guitars, background vocals
- Jason B. Ward – bass, 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
- ^ "Review: Flotsam and Jetsam – Ugly Noise | Sputnikmusic".
- ^ Eduardo Rivadavia. "Flotsam and Jetsam – Cuatro". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Flotsam and Jetsam – Cuatro" (in German). Rock Hard. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
