Alligator Farm (album)

Alligator Farm
Studio album by
Paul Gilbert
Released2000
GenreHard rock, power pop
Length52:41
LabelShrapnel Records
ProducerPaul Gilbert
Paul Gilbert chronology
Flying Dog
(1998) 		Alligator Farm
(2000) 		Raw Blues Power
(2002)
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Alligator Farm is the third solo studio album by American musician Paul Gilbert, formerly of the heavy metal band Racer X and the hard rock band Mr. Big. It was released in 2000.

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Gilbert except where noted:

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Better Chords"Paul Gilbert1:03
2."Individually Twisted" 4:05
3."Cut, Cut, Cut" 3:22
4."Alligator Farm" 3:42
5."Attitude Boy Will Overcome" 4:03
6."2 Become 1" (Spice Girls cover)Richard Stannard, Spice Girls, Matt Rowe5:16
7."Lancelot Link" 0:35
8."Rosalinda Told Me" 3:57
9."Let the Computer Decide" (instrumental) 3:58
10."Koto Girl" 3:35
11."Dreamed Victoria" 4:23
12."Six Billion People" 1:38
13."The Ballad of the Last Lions"Jimi Kidd9:31
14."Whole Lotta Sonata" (instrumental)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Arranged by Paul Gilbert)3:33
Total length:52:41

Personnel

  • Paul Gilbert – guitars, lead and backing vocals
  • Tony Spinner – guitars, backing vocals
  • Scotty Johnson – guitars, keyboards
  • Mike Szuter – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jeff Martin – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional musicians

  • Jimi Kidd – guitars on "The Ballad of the Last Lions"
  • Han Xiang – koto on "Koto Girl"
  • Jeff Scott Soto – shouts on ""Cut, Cut, Cut"
  • Kate Gilbert – shouts on "Lancelot Link"
  • Julian Quayle – space pilot voice on "Let the Computer Decide"
  • James Chiang – robot voice on "Let the Computer Decide"

Production

  • Tom King-Size – engineering, Mixing
  • Steve Hall – mastering
  • Denny Thomas – engineer
  • Dan McCabe – assistant engineer
  • William Hames – photography
  • Harry Freemantle – art direction
  • David Frangioni – mixing

References

  1. ^ Alligator Farm at AllMusic