La Peste (album)

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La Peste is the second studio album by Alabama 3.

Track listing

1. "Too Sick to Pray" - 4:44
2. "Mansion on the Hill" - 3:00
3. "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlife" - 4:43
4. "Walking in My Sleep" - 6:09
5. "Wade into the Water" - 5:15
6. "Hotel California" - 5:34 (Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey)
7. "Cocaine (Killed My Community)" - 4:44
8. "The Thrills Have Gone" - 4:30
9. "2129" - 4:24
10. "Strange" - 5:27
11. "Sinking..." - 5:29

• Bonus track (limited UK release)

1. "Woke Up This Morning (Chosen one mix)" - 4:09

Personnel

• Larry Love - lead vocals
• D Wayne Love - vocals
• The Mountain of Love - programming, harmonica, synthesiser
• Sir 'Real' Love L.S.D.O.P.T. - percussion
• Captain Empiricist - guitar
• L.B. Dope - drums
• The Spirit - keyboards
• Segs Jennings - guitars, bass & backing vocals.
• Steve Dub - additional programming & synthesizers
• Val Harrison - vocals on 2, 9, 10, 11
• Paddy Hill - vocals on "The Thrills Have Gone"
• Bobby Valentino - mandolin on "Wade Into The Water"

Allusions

• La Peste features several references to literature. The album's title as well as the track Strange allude to the works of Albert Camus. The final track, "Sinking..." is introduced with a passage from Le Bateau ivre by Arthur Rimbaud and is based on The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
• The sixth track is a cover version of The Eagles' "Hotel California."

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