Casual Gods

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Released February, 1988 Release date February 1988 Label Sire Records		Length 55:54 Producer Jerry Harrison Genre Rock music

Recorded D.V. Recording, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Sigma Sound, New York, NY Artists Jerry Harrison, Casual Gods Similar Jerry Harrison albums, Rock music albums

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.

The track "Man with A Gun" featured in the film Two Moon Junction, and the instrumental version of the same song was used in the Jonathan Demme film Something Wild.

Track listing

All tracks were written by Jerry Harrison, except where indicated

"Rev It Up" (Jerry Harrison, John Sieger, Ernie Brooks) – 4:17
"Song of Angels" – 3:35
"Man With A Gun" – 4:35
"Let It Come Down" – 4:52
"Cherokee Chief" (Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks) – 4:30
"A Perfect Lie" (Jerry Harrison, Arthur Russell, Ernie Brooks) – 4:25
"Are You Running?" (Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Monique Dayan) – 4:20
"Breakdown in the Passing Lane" - 4:37
"A.K.A. Love" (Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks) – 4:10
"We're Always Talking" (Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks) – 4:40
"Bobby" (Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks) – 4:03
"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.