Description
Nuno – Schizophonic / A&M Records Audio CD 1996 / 540 593-2
UPC 731454059329
Schizophonic is the 1997 debut solo album from guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, the lead guitarist in the band Extreme. Bettencourt is credited on the cover simply as "Nuno". Schizophonic is Bettencourt's first and, so far, only solo effort after the group disbanded.
In face of the then-current musical trends, Bettencourt added an alternative rock edge to his style. Bettencourt wrote with producer Anthony J. Resta, known for his work with Duran Duran around their big comeback. The album features Restas' Enoesque soundscapes on many of the songs. Bettencourt later went on to record two records leading the band Mourning Widows, one with Population 1 (mostly recorded on his own) and then another with the same touring band but with a different name: Dramagods. Schizophonic's recording started over a stretch of time during Extreme's tour for their last studio album, Waiting for the Punchline.
Bettencourt wrote most of the songs and played most of the instruments on the album, except for "You", on which vocals are shared with co-author and former bandmate Gary Cherone, drums on "Swollen Princess" and "Fine By Me" (Mike Mangini) and "Fallen Angels", and "Note in the Screen Door", "Karmalaa", and "Severed" which were written with Anthony J. Resta. The album cover featured Bettencourt dressed as a woman and with a prominent scar on his forehead.
| Label: | A&M Records – 540 593-2 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
1996 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Alternative Rock |
Tracklist:
| 1 |
Gravity |
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3:42
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| 2 | Swollen Princess |
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3:11
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| 3 | Crave |
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4:36
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| 4 | What You Want |
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3:31
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| 5 | Fallen Angels |
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3:59
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| 6 | 2 Weeks In Dizkneelande |
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3:16
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| 7 | Pursuit Of Happiness |
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3:32
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| 8 | Fine By Me |
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3:42
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| 9 | Karmalaa |
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3:25
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| 10 | Confrontation |
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3:45
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| 11 | Note On The Screen Door |
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4:12
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| 12 | I Wonder |
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4:20
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| 13 | Got To Have You |
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4:52
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| 14 | You |
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4:24
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| 15 | Severed |
| 4:06 |
- Artwork – Caroline De Vita, Carrie Goldman, Dan Sheehan (4), Jeri Heiden, Laurie Downing, Nuno, Sandy Brummels
- Co-producer – Anthony J Resta (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15), Bob St. John (tracks: 1, 7, 11, 12, 15)
- Engineer – Bob St. John
- Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Anthony J Resta, Carl Nappa, Colin Simkins, Eddie Parise, Jim Lightman, Kevin Shirley, Nuno
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer, Mix] – Alan Starr (2), Carl Nappa, Craig Beck, Donovan Bettencourt, Jonathan Mooney, Trent Williamson
- Management – Ray Danniels, Steve Hoffman (6)
- Mastered By – Dave Collins
- Mixed By – Anthony J Resta, Bob St. John, Nuno
- Performer [Music Performed By], Producer – Nuno
- Photography By [Cover Photography] – Notarberadino
- Photography By [Inset Photography] – Emily Saunders, Jorge Monjardino
- Programmed By, Percussion – Anthony J Resta
- Recorded By [Post Abnormal Last Minute Psycho Recording Done By] – Jim Lightman, Nuno
