Michigan Rain is the debut album from 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 in 1989 by A&M Records

A&M Records

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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 on my wrist and it was before the suicide chic thing."

"In The Neighborhood" was released as a single, backed with "Don't Cry, Mrs. Davis".

Five tracks from the album ("Michigan Rain", "Loving You Sets Me Free", "Save Me From Myself", "Cruel With Me" and "The World We Love So Much") were later re-released on Alexander's 1992 album Intoxifornication

Intoxifornication

Intoxifornication is the second album by Gregg Alexander, released on May 5, 1992.It includes five tracks that had already been released on Alexander's 1989 debut album Michigan Rain.Both "Smokin' In Bed" and "The Truth" were released as one-track promotional...

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Track listing

All songs written by Gregg Alexander.

1. "In the Neighborhood" – 4:08
2. "Michigan Rain" – 2:47
3. "Loving You Sets Me Free" – 4:27
4. "Cruel with Me" – 4:05
5. "Save Me from Myself" – 5:16
6. "Ev'ry Now and Then" – 3:48
7. "Don't Cry Mrs. Davis" – 5:51
8. "Sinner Times Ten" – 3:41
9. "Five and Dimes and Petty Crimes" – 2:48
10. "The World We Love So Much" – 4:12

Credits

• 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...
  
   - vocals
  Singing
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  , electric
  Electric guitar
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   and acoustic guitars
• Kenny Aronoff
  Kenny Aronoff
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   - drums
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• N'Dea Davenport
  N'Dea Davenport
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   - principal background vocalist
• Denny Fongheiser - drums
• Laura Harding - additional background vocals
• Charles Judge - keyboards, acoustic piano
• Michael Landau - guitar
  Guitar
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• David Munday - additional background vocals
• Rick Nowels
  Rick Nowels
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   - electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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   and acoustic piano
  Piano
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  , additional background vocals
• John Pierce - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Rudy Richman - drums
• Ben Schultz - guitars
• Robbie Seidman - additional background vocals
• Sandy Stewart - additional background vocals
• Maria Vidal - additional background vocals

External links

• NewRadicals.Us. Unofficial forum covering New Radicals, Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois.