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Released
  
1987

I Predict 1990 (1987)
  
Squint (1993)

Release date
  
November 1987

Label
  
Myrrh Records

Length
  
43:44

Artist
  
Steve Taylor

Producer
  
Steve Taylor

Genre
  
Rock music

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Studio
  
Music Grinder Los Angeles, California Reelsound Bus Nashville, Tennessee Wayne Cook Studios Los Angeles, California CBS Studios London

Similar
  
Steve Taylor albums, Rock music albums

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I Predict 1990 is the title of the fourth release and third full-length album by singer-songwriter Steve Taylor. Lyrically, the album explores actions that exploit others to various ends from multiple perspectives. CCM magazine found that the overall theme is that the ends never justify the means. It was released as a one-off on Myrrh Records instead of Sparrow. Taylor has said that the album's title was meant as a parody of a Lester Sumrall TV program and book, I Predict 1986.

Contents

The cover was designed and painted by Taylor's wife, Debi. It was intended to resemble early 20th-century French poster art; however some Christians felt that it resembled a tarot card, which sparked controversy. Additionally, one televangelist claimed that the image was of Taylor saluting Satan, and that it additionally contained secret messages and links to New Age philosophy. These accusations caused some Christian book stores to pull the album.

All Songs were written by Steve Taylor. Its ending theme is an homage to Claude Debussy. The introduction to "Harder to Believe" (Vocalise) was borrowed from Sergei Rachmaninoff.

The song "I Blew Up the Clinic Real Good" proved controversial; The song's lyrics - a scathing critique of pro-life activists who in turn blow up abortion clinics or kill doctors - resulted in Christian bookstores pulling the album, either because the song's critique of the pro-life movement offended store owners and customers, or because these same individuals missed the song's satirical point, and believed Taylor advocated such violence. Taylor himself would occasionally call these stores to personally explain the song to them. Taylor's tour of Australia was canceled due to the controversy around "I Blew Up The Clinic Real Good", largely due to misunderstanding of its satire.

Disillusioned with the Christian music scene following these and other controversies during the course of his career, Taylor formed the secular alternative rock band Chagall Guevara shortly after the release of the album.

Steve taylor 1 i blew up the clinic real good i predict 1990 1987


Track listing

  1. "I Blew Up the Clinic Real Good" - 4:12
  2. "What Is the Measure of Your Success?" - 4:39
  3. "Since I Gave Up Hope I Feel a Lot Better" - 3:29
  4. "Babylon" - 4:51
  5. "Jim Morrison's Grave" - 4:29
  6. "Svengali" - 4:30
  7. "Jung and the Restless" - 4:32
  8. "Innocence Lost" - 5:03
  9. "A Principled Man" - 3:27
  10. "Harder to Believe Than Not To" - 4:32

Personnel

Some Band

Steve Taylor – vocals and backup percussion Dave Thrush – saxophones Jeff Stone – guitar Glen Holmen – bass Jack Kelly – drums Steve Goomas – keyboards Gym Nicholson – guitar

Additional musicians

Dave Perkins – additional guitar on all songs except "Jim Morrison's Grave" and "Harder to Believe" Greg Husted – assorted keyboard tracks and accordion Papa John Creach – fiddle Ashley Cleveland – vocal stylings on "Jim Morrison's Grave", "Svengali", and "Babylon" Annie McCaig – backing vocals on "Success" and "A Principled Man" Nathan East: bass on "Clinic" Gary Lunn – bass on "Hope" Lisa Cates – percussion Mike Mead – more percussion Mary Bates – operatic vocal on "Harder to Believe" Jim Horn – tenor sax on "Clinic" Ross Holmen – French horn John Andrew Schreiner – synth bass on "Svengali" Janet Croninger – "Jung" woman Fred Travalena – "Jung" doctor Del Newman – orchestration on "Harder to Believe Than Not To"

Production notes

The Beaufort Twins (Dave Perkins and Steve Taylor) - producers and engineers Dave Perkins - producer, engineer, mixing Steve Taylor - producer, mixing David Schober - engineer Malcom Harper - engineer Robert Wartinbee - assistant engineer Michael Ross - engineer on "Harder To Believe" Music Grinder, Los Angeles, California - recording location Reelsound Bus, Nashville, Tennessee - recording location Wayne Cook Studios, Los Angeles, California - recording location CBS Studios, London - recording location Reelsound truck, Austin, Texas (48 track) - mixing location Bob Ludwig - mastering Masterdisk, New York, New York - mastering location
  • Dave Perkins and Steve Taylor are listed as producers as "The Beaufort Twins"

    • Songs

    1I Blew Up the Clinic Real Good4:12
    2What Is the Measure of Your Success?4:39
    3Since I Gave Up Hope I Feel a Lot Better3:26

    References

    I Predict 1990 Wikipedia
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