Steve Vai - Sex & Religion (1993)

Steve Vai - Sex & Religion (1993)

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Steve Vai - Sex & Religion

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1. "An Earth Dweller's Return"   1:04

2. "Here & Now"   4:47

3. "In My Dreams With You" (Vai, Desmond Child, Roger Greenawalt)   5:01

4. "Still My Bleeding Heart"   6:00

5. "Sex & Religion"   4:24

6. "Dirty Black Hole"   4:27

7. "Touching Tongues"   5:33

8. "State of Grace"   1:41

9. "Survive"   4:46

10. "Pig" (Vai, Devin Townsend)   3:36

11. "The Road to Mt. Calvary"   2:35

12. "Down Deep into the Pain"   8:01

13. "Rescue Me or Bury Me"   8:25

Total length:   60:25

Japanese edition bonus track

14. "Just Cartilage" (Vai, Townsend)   4:19

Steve Vai Band Members / Musicians

Steve Vai – guitar, vocals, arrangement, engineering, production

Devin Townsend – lead vocals

Terry Bozzio – drums

T. M. Stevens – bass

Kane Roberts – background vocals

Bernie Grundman – mastering

Sex & Religion is a studio album by guitarist Steve Vai, released under the band name "Vai" on July 23, 1993 through Relativity Records. It is known as the first major appearance of future Devin Townsend Project and Strapping Young Lad singer and guitarist Devin Townsend, who performed vocals for the album. Townsend also co-wrote the tracks "Pig" and "Just Cartilage", the latter of which was only released as a bonus track in Japan. Vai also co-wrote "In My Dreams with You" with Desmond Child and Roger Greenawalt.

Sex & Religion reached No. 48 on the U.S. Billboard 200,[2] No. 17 in the UK albums chart and also charted within the top 60 in four other countries. "In My Dreams with You" was released as a single, reaching No. 36 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.

The album's cover art appears to be a reference to the famous artistic depictions of Saint Sebastian.