Vivid

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Tracklist

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Cult of Personality engineer: Paul Hamingson producer and mixer: Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer) assistant mixer: Paul Hamingson bass: Muzz Skillings drums (drum set) and percussion: William Calhoun guitar: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) lead vocals: Corey Glover instruments technician: Jay Henry phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988) mixed at: Right Track Recording in New York, New York, United States part of: Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 12) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 69) recording of: Cult of Personality writer: Corey Glover, Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter), Muzz Skillings and William Calhoun	4.25	4:55
2	I Want to Know engineer: Paul Hamingson producer and mixer: Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer) assistant mixer: Paul Hamingson bass: Muzz Skillings drums (drum set) and percussion: William Calhoun guitar: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) lead vocals: Corey Glover instruments technician: Jay Henry phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988) mixed at: Right Track Recording in New York, New York, United States recording of: I Want to Know lyricist and composer: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)	3.65	4:24
3	Middle Man engineer: Paul Hamingson producer and mixer: Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer) assistant mixer: Paul Hamingson bass: Muzz Skillings drums (drum set) and percussion: William Calhoun guitar: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) lead vocals: Corey Glover instruments technician: Jay Henry phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988) recorded at: CBGB in New York, New York, United States (on 1989-12-19) mixed at: Right Track Recording in New York, New York, United States live recording of: Middle Man (from 1989-12-09 until 1989-12-19) writer: Corey Glover and Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) recording of: Middle Man writer: Corey Glover and Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)	3.85	3:47
4	Desperate People engineer: Paul Hamingson producer and mixer: Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer) assistant mixer: Paul Hamingson bass: Muzz Skillings drums (drum set) and percussion: William Calhoun guitar: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) lead vocals: Corey Glover instruments technician: Jay Henry phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988) mixed at: Right Track Recording in New York, New York, United States recording of: Desperate People writer: Corey Glover, Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter), Muzz Skillings and William Calhoun	3.2	5:36
5	Open Letter (to a Landlord) engineer: Paul Hamingson producer and mixer: Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer) assistant mixer: Paul Hamingson bass: Muzz Skillings drums (drum set) and percussion: William Calhoun guitar: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) lead vocals: Corey Glover instruments technician: Jay Henry phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988) mixed at: Right Track Recording in New York, New York, United States recording of: Open Letter (to a Landlord) additional lyricist: Tracie Morris lyricist and composer: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)	3.2	5:33
6	Funny Vibe engineer: Paul Hamingson producer and mixer: Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer) assistant mixer: Paul Hamingson bass: Muzz Skillings drums (drum set) and percussion: William Calhoun guitar: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) additional vocals and guest performer: Chuck D and Flavor Flav lead vocals: Corey Glover instruments technician: Jay Henry phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988) mixed at: Right Track Recording in New York, New York, United States recording of: Funny Vibe lyricist and composer: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)	2.75	4:20
7	Memories Can’t Wait engineer: Paul Hamingson producer and mixer: Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer) assistant mixer: Paul Hamingson bass: Muzz Skillings drums (drum set) and percussion: William Calhoun guitar: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) lead vocals: Corey Glover instruments technician: Jay Henry phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988) mixed at: Right Track Recording in New York, New York, United States cover recording of: Memories Can’t Wait writer: David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)	3.8	4:31
8	Broken Hearts engineer: Paul Hamingson producer and mixer: Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer) assistant mixer: Paul Hamingson bass: Muzz Skillings drums (drum set) and percussion: William Calhoun guitar: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) harmonica: Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) lead vocals: Corey Glover instruments technician: Jay Henry phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988) mixed at: Right Track Recording in New York, New York, United States recording of: Broken Hearts lyricist and composer: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)	3.7	4:50
9	Glamour Boys recording engineer: Ron Saint Germain engineer: Paul Hamingson producer: Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) assistant mixer: Paul Hamingson mixer: Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer) bass: Muzz Skillings drums (drum set) and percussion: William Calhoun guitar: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) background vocals: Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) lead vocals: Corey Glover additional arranger: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) instruments technician: Jay Henry phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988) mixed at: Right Track Recording in New York, New York, United States recording of: Glamour Boys lyricist and composer: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)	4.15	3:40
10	What’s Your Favorite Color? (Theme Song) engineer: Paul Hamingson producer and mixer: Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer) assistant mixer: Paul Hamingson bass: Muzz Skillings drums (drum set) and percussion: William Calhoun guitar: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) lead vocals: Corey Glover instruments technician: Jay Henry phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988) mixed at: Right Track Recording in New York, New York, United States recording of: What's Your Favorite Color? (Theme Song) writer: Corey Glover and Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)	2.65	3:56
11	Which Way to America? recording engineer: Ron Saint Germain engineer: Paul Hamingson producer: Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) assistant mixer: Paul Hamingson mixer: Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer) bass: Muzz Skillings drums (drum set) and percussion: William Calhoun guitar: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) lead vocals: Corey Glover instruments technician: Jay Henry phonographic copyright (℗) by: CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988) mixed at: Right Track Recording in New York, New York, United States recording of: Which Way to America? lyricist and composer: Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter)	3.65	3:42

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/5792261 [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:	Michael Caplan Margot Core

associated singles/EPs:	Glamour Boys

part of:

My Life in Music: Tom Morello (SPIN magazine, 2003-10) (number: J) (order: 10)
Loudwire: Top 80 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 1980s (number: 37) (order: 37)
Consequence of Sound: 75 Best Metal Albums of All Time (2025) (number: 42) (order: 43)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (published November 16, 1989) (number: 64) (order: 64)
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time (number: 71) (order: 71)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 614) (order: 615)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/16331 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Living-colour/Vivid [info]
reviews:	https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/living-colour-vivid/ [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/living_colour/vivid/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/22495/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000195531 [info]
Wikidata:	Q221443 [info]

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Barcode:: [none]
Format:: CD
Length:: 49:14

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.
D111283
Epic
EK 44099

Release events

United States
1988

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