Peace by Piece is the ninth album by American

United States

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 psychedelic rock

Psychedelic rock

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 band Quicksilver Messenger Service

Quicksilver Messenger Service

Quicksilver Messenger Service is an American psychedelic rock band, formed in 1965 in San Francisco.-Introduction:Quicksilver Messenger Service gained wide popularity in the Bay Area and, through their recordings, with psychedelic rock enthusiasts around the globe and several of their albums ranked...

 and the first to be released with guitarist Gary Duncan

Gary Duncan

Gary Duncan is an American musician, once guitarist with The Brogues, then most notably with Quicksilver Messenger Service, where the complex interplay between himself and fellow-guitarist John Cipollina did much to define the unique sound of that San Francisco based band.-Early life and musical...

 at the sole command. A later released CD-version is said to include two bonus tracks, entitled "Crazy Jesse" and "Electric Love".

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, critic William Ruhlman gave the album one star, calling it "an album that has nothing to do with Quicksilver Messenger Service and isn't any good."

Track listing

1. "Good Thang" – (Duncan/Piazza) 4:41
2. "24 Hours Deja Vu" – (Duncan/Piazza) 4:31
3. "Midnight Sun" – (Duncan/Piazza) 5:20
4. "Swamp Girl" – (Michael Brown) 5:51
5. "Wild in the City" – (Duncan/Piazza) 5:16
6. "Pool Hall Chili" – (Duncan/Piazza) 4:27
7. "Pistolero" – (Duncan/Piazza) 5:07
8. "Peace by Piece" – (Duncan/Piazza) 9:54

Personnel

• Gary Duncan
  Gary Duncan
  Gary Duncan is an American musician, once guitarist with The Brogues, then most notably with Quicksilver Messenger Service, where the complex interplay between himself and fellow-guitarist John Cipollina did much to define the unique sound of that San Francisco based band.-Early life and musical...
  
   – vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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  , synthesizer
  Synthesizer
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• Sammy Piazza – percussions

Additional personnel

• W. Michael Lewis – piano
  Piano
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  , synthesizer
• Raul Rekow – percussion
• John Santos – percussion
• Jules Broussard – saxophone
  Saxophone
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• Martin Fierro
  Martín Fierro
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   – saxophone
• Steve Schuster – saxophone
• David Freiberg
  David Freiberg
  David Freiberg is an American musician. He was vocalist and/or bass guitar player with Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship.-Career:...
  
   – vocals
• Kathi McDonald
  Kathi McDonald
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   – vocals
• Linda Imperial – vocals
• Jo Baker – vocals