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MotorCycle

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MotorCycle
Studio album by
Released1993
Studio
GenreNeo-psychedelia, alternative rock
LabelBAI
ProducerTerry Scott Taylor, Jerry Chamberlain, Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos chronology
Kalhöun
(1991)
MotorCycle
(1993)
BibleLand
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

MotorCycle is the tenth studio album by Christian alternative rock band Daniel Amos, issued in 1993 on BAI Records. It was the band's first album under the Daniel Amos moniker - as opposed to the shortened DA - since Vox Humana in 1984.

The album saw the band temporarily shift their sound to neo-psychedelia and saw the return of longtime guitarist Jerry Chamberlain. The album was dedicated to the memory of singer-songwriter Mark Heard, who died in 1992. Writing for AllMusic, J. Edward Keyes described the album as "meticulously crafted, haunting, and beautiful beyond words ... a psych-pop tour de force."[2]

"Grace is the Smell of Rain" was later rerecorded by lead singer Terry Scott Taylor's other band, the Lost Dogs, for their 2004 album MUTT.

Track listing

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  1. "Banquet at the World's End" (words and music by Taylor) (3:47)
  2. "Traps, Ensnares" (words and music by Taylor/Chamberlain) (3:49)
  3. "Hole in the World" (words and music by Taylor) (5:32)
  4. "(What's Come) Over Me" (words and music by Taylor) (3:48)
  5. "Buffalo Hills" (words and music by Taylor) (4:24)
  6. "Guilty" (words and music by Taylor) (4:35)
  7. "Motorcycle" (words by Taylor, music by Taylor/Flesch/Chandler) (3:33)
  8. "Wonderful" (words by Taylor/Chamberlain/McCall, music by Taylor/Chamberlain) (2:16)
  9. "So Long" (words and music by Taylor) (0:56)
  10. "My Frontier" (words and music by Taylor) (3:48)
  11. "Grace is the Smell of Rain" (words by Taylor, music by Taylor/Chamberlain) (4:01)
  12. "Noelle" (words and music by Taylor) (2:43)
  13. "Wise Acres" (words and music by Taylor) (2:14)
  14. "So Long Again" (words by Taylor, music by Taylor/Chamberlain) (2:53)

Personnel

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  • Jerry Chamberlain — lead and rhythm guitars, lap-steel guitar, electric sitar, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Wonderful", cover concept
  • Tim Chandler — bass guitar and backing vocals
  • Greg Flesch — lead and rhythm guitars, pan flute, and squeeze box
  • Ed McTaggart — drums, percussion, backing vocals, art direction
  • Terry Scott Taylor — guitars, harmonica, lead vocals, backing vocals, cover concept
  • Gene Eugene — piano, audio engineer
  • Steve Hindalong — additional percussion
  • Buckeye Dan Michaels — trumpet
  • Rob Watson — piano, organ, and synthesizer
  • Sharon McCall — backing vocals
  • Bob Moon — additional engineer
  • Dave Hackbarth — additional engineer
  • Chris Colbert — additional engineer
  • The Golden Recording Room, Huntington Beach, California — recording location, mixing location
  • Neverland Studios, Cerritos, California — recording location
  • McCrums, Whittier, California — recording location
  • Doug Doyle — mastering
  • Digital Brothers — mastering location
  • Bruce Heavin — cover concept, illustration
  • Daniel Amos — musical arrangements
  • Wax Lips Studios — pre-production demo recording location

References

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  1. ^ MotorCycle at AllMusic
  2. ^ Keyes, J. Edward. "Daniel Amos - Motor Cycle". AllMusic. AllMusic, Netaktion LLC. Retrieved June 20, 2020.