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I Want to Be a Clone

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Released
  
1983

I Want to Be a Clone (1983)
  
Meltdown (1984)

Release date
  
January 1983

Label
  
Sparrow Records

Length
  
16:50

Artist
  
Steve Taylor

Producer
  
Jonathan David Brown

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Genres
  
Rock music, Christian rock, New wave, Post-punk

Steve taylor i want to be a clone lyrics


I Want to Be a Clone is the title of the debut EP by new wave and post-punk influenced Christian musician Steve Taylor. As in later works, the singer-songwriter mixed criticism of general secular society, for things such as empty materialism and selfishness, with criticism of Christian church organizations, for things such as muddying the gospel message for marketing. Jonathan David Brown produced the work.

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After hearing this album, influential Christian author Francis Schaeffer wrote the following to Taylor; "The combination of music and lyrics really works on a very high level, and the message, therefore, comes across with real clarity... in the light of the gifts that the Lord has so obviously given you, and which you obviously developed with care and hard work, I do urge you with all my heart to press on. You are really doing something marvelously worthwhile. I must say the words really cut a wide swath in the need in the church today."

Track listing

All tracks were written and arranged by Steve Taylor.

  1. "Steeplechase" – 1:25
  2. "I Want to Be a Clone" – 2:30
  3. "Whatever Happened to Sin?" – 3:07
  4. "Written Guarantee" – 2:36
  5. "Bad Rap (Who You Tryin' to Kid' Kid?)" – 3:00
  6. "Whatcha Gonna Do When Your Numbers Up?" – 4:12

Personnel

  • Steve Taylor: Vocals, Keyboards (featuring the Mighty Farfisa).
  • Kerry Conner: Guitars
  • Cactus Moser: Drums
  • Brian Tankersley: Bass
  • Dave Thrush: Sax
  • Harry Bruckner: Bass Guitar on "Whatcha"
  • Rights, raps and claps on "Clone," "Bad Rap" and "Written Guarantee" The Screaming Chapalaires (Courtesy of Nosuch Records)

    Songs

    1Steeplechase1:28
    2I Want to Be a Clone2:33
    3Whatever Happened to Sin?3:15

    References

    I Want to Be a Clone Wikipedia