Revival (The Answer album)


"Revival" is the third studio album from the Northern Ireland-based hard rock band The Answer and was released on October 3, 2011 via Spinefarm Records. The initial run of the album is a limited-edition deluxe format with 24-page booklet and band sleeve notes, including an 11-track second disc containing previously unreleased studio, acoustic, demo and cover material.
"Revival" was produced by Chris "Frenchie" Smith and mixed by Chris Sheldon.

Personnel

  • Cormac Neeson - vocals, harmonica, piano, mellotron
  • Paul Mahon - guitar, backing vocals
  • Micky Waters - bass, backing vocals
  • James Heatley - drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional personnel

  • Paully "Deathwish" Etheredge - Hammond M1 on "Waste Your Tears" and "Vida ", keyboards on "Tornado", "Caught on the Riverbed" and "One More Revival", piano on "Lights Are Down" and "Lights Are Down"
  • Chris "Frenchie" Smith - additional percussion on "Trouble", "Vida " and "One More Revival", backing vocals on "Trouble" and "Tailspin", mellotron effects on "Destroy Me"
  • Lynne Jackaman - vocals on "Nowhere Freeway"
  • Zee Asha & Maria Q - additional vocals on "One More Revival"
  • Julia Magness & Tracy Todd - backing vocals on "One More Revival"
  • Jamie Muhoberac - keyboards on "Faith Gone Down"
  • Alex Brown - backing vocals on "Faith Gone Down"

Production

  • Chris "Frenchie" Smith - production on all tracks from disc 1, and "Piece by Piece", "Faith Gone Down", "Tailspin", "Fire and Water" and "Lights Are Down", mixing on "Tailspin"
  • The Answer - production on "Nowhere Freeway", "Tailspin", "Caught on the Riverbed", "The Enemy", "Show Me the World" and "One More Revival"
  • Jason Buntz - engineering on all tracks from disc 1, and "Piece by Piece", "Faith Gone Down", "Fire and Water"
  • Chris Sheldon - mixing on all tracks from disc 1, and "Piece by Piece", "Faith Gone Down", "Fire and Water" and "Lights Are Down"
  • Paul Mahon - mixing on "Nowhere Freeway", "Caught on the Riverbed", "The Enemy", "Show Me the World" and "One More Revival"
  • All tracks mastered by Shawn Joseph at Optimum Mastering