7 Deadly Zens is a solo studio album by Styx guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw. It was released in 1998 by CMC International Records. The album is in a hard rock style.
All tracks written by Tommy Shaw, except where noted.
Tommy Shaw: all guitars, mandolins, baritone guitarsTed Nugent: lead guitar on tracks 1 & 12Jeffery "C.J." Vanston: Hammond B-3, Wurlitzer & Fender-Rhodes electric pianos on tracks 2, 3, 8 & 10Kirk Helle: extremely noisy guitars & things on tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 10 & 11; string arrangementsJack Blades: bass guitarJohn Pierce: bass guitarMarco Mendoza: bass guitarTodd Sucherman: drumsMichael Cartellone: additional drumsUmfante': all percussion; all background vocals except on track 10Maxine, Julia & Oren Waters: background vocals on track 10Jerry Goodman: terrifying violin solo on track 2The 7 Deadly Zens Quartet: David Lowe, Jerry Goodman, Vivian, Oscar: stringsMurmuring Tommyncale Choir: choral groupKevin Cronin: duet vocal on track 7Alison Krauss: duet vocal on track 6Ed Roland: middle eight vocal on track 1Asfoon Kia: castanets on track 11Keith Marks: additional engineering (guitar solos & keyboards)Ted Nugent, Marina Sirtis, Angie Dickinson, Umfante': spoken wordsEnhanced CD features include:
QuickTime videos on the making of the album, with studio footage and clips with Kevin Cronin, Alison Kraus and Ted Nugentphotossong lyricsweb links
