Revelations

Revelations is the third studio album by English rock band Gene. It was released on 1 March 1999 through Polydor Records. When they released their second studio album Drawn to the Deep End in 1997, it was a commercial success, but did not meet the label’s expectations. Polydor was hesitant about letting them record another; sessions were mainly held at Rockfield Studios in Rockfield, Wales with producer Hugh Jones. The band produced one song at Maison Rogue in London. Revelations was compared to the band’s debut studio album Olympian (1995), though lacked the Smiths influence found there. A few of the songs criticize British politicians, such as Tony Blair.

All songs written by Gene.

“As Good as It Gets” – 4:12
“In Love with Love” – 3:13
“Love Won’t Work” – 3:55
“The British Disease” – 4:12
“Fill Her Up” – 3:10
“Something in the Water” – 4:13
“Mayday” – 3:24
“Angel” – 4:34
“The Looker” – 3:17
“Little Child” – 3:40
“Stop” – 2:56
“The Police Will Never Find You” – 4:59
“You’ll Never Walk Again” – 6:08

Personel
Martin Rossiter – vocals, keyboards
Steve Mason – guitars
Kevin Miles – bass
Matt James – drums, guitar

Additional musicians
Roddy Lorimer – trumpet (tracks 3 and 5)

Production and design
Hugh Jones – producer (all except track 4)
Roland Herrington – mix engineer (all except track 4)
Gene – producer (track 4)
Ben Jones – engineer (track 4)
Raj Das – assistant (track 4)
Lee Butler – assistant engineer (all except track 6)
Phil Ault – assistant engineer (track 6)
Neil Aldridge – assistant (tracks 3, 7 and 13)
Ian Cooper – mastering
Pat Pope – band photography
Laurence Stevens – art direction, design