Intoxifornication is the second album by Gregg Alexander

Gregg Alexander

Gregg Alexander is an American singer/songwriter and producer, best known as the frontman of the New Radicals, who scored the international hit "You Get What You Give" in late 1998. Earlier in life he recorded two solo albums, Michigan Rain and Intoxifornication...

, released on May 5, 1992.

It includes five tracks ("Michigan Rain", "Loving You Sets Me Free", "Save Me From Myself", "Cruel With Me" and "The World We Love So Much") that had already been released on Alexander's 1989 debut album Michigan Rain

Michigan Rain

Michigan Rain is the debut album from Gregg Alexander, released in 1989 by A&M Records.The album was originally supposed to be titled Save Me From Myself, but the title was changed at the last minute, because, as Alexander explained, "[...] the cover was me standing on a bridge with a broken mirror...

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Both "Smokin' In Bed" and "The Truth" were released as one-track promotional singles.

"The Truth" includes the lines "Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes/Are you ready?/Here comes the lawsuit, baby", followed by Alexander covering the refrain of "Slow Ride

Slow Ride

"Slow Ride" is the title of a song composed by "Lonesome" Dave Peverett and recorded by the British rock band Foghat, appearing on their fifth album Fool for the City . This was Foghat's top single, peaking at number 20. It also appears on Foghat Live , which was their best selling album at over...

" by Foghat

Foghat

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Track listing

All songs written by Gregg Alexander.

1. "Smokin' in Bed" – 3:11
2. "Michigan Rain" – 2:50
3. "Loving You Sets Me Free" – 4:23
4. "Intoxifornication" – 4:02
5. "The Truth" – 5:13
6. "Save Me from Myself" – 6:22
7. "I Wanna Seduce You" – 3:13
8. "Electric Girlfriend" – 2:25
9. "Cruel with Me" – 4:02
10. "The World We Love So Much" – 4:38
11. "Wear Your Love Beside You" (hidden track, title listed on Japanese release) – 4:31

Credits

• Gregg Alexander - vocals
  Singing
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  , lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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  , solos, electric
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   and acoustic rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
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• Danielle Brisebois
  Danielle Brisebois
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   - girl singing and assorted moans
• N'Dea Davenport
  N'Dea Davenport
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   - additional vocals
• Denny Fongheiser - drums
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• Laura Harding - additional vocals
• David Munday - additional vocals
• John Pierce
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   - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Rick Nowels
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   - electric guitar, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , piano
  Piano
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   and bass
  Bass guitar
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  , additional vocals
• Rudy Richman - drums
• Ben Schultz - lead and rhythm guitars
• Robbie Seidman - additional vocals
• Sandy Stewart
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  - additional vocals
• Maria Vidal
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   - additional vocals

External links

• Full album audio stream at imeem
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• "Slow Ride" lyrics and audio clip at Foghat's official homepage
• NewRadicals.Us. Unofficial forum covering New Radicals, Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois.