Cuatro (Flotsam and Jetsam album)

Cuatro (meaning "four" in Spanish) is the fourth studio album by the American heavy metal band Flotsam and Jetsam, released on October 13, 1992, via MCA Records. The album was re-released on May 13, 2008, by Metal Mind Productions, remastered with five bonus tracks and limited to 2000 copies. The re-release also contains new packaging and liner notes from band members Eric A.K., Jason Ward and Ed Carlson.

For the Green Day album, see ¡Cuatro!
Cuatro
Studio album by
Flotsam and Jetsam
ReleasedOctober 13, 1992
StudioDodge City Sound, Glendale, California
Mixed at Pakaderm Studios, Los Alamitos, California
GenreHeavy metal, speed metal
Length51:53
LabelMCA Records
ProducerNeil Kernon
Flotsam and Jetsam chronology
When the Storm Comes Down
(1990)		 Cuatro
(1992)		 Drift
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rock Hard[2]

Chris Cornell (of the grunge band Soundgarden) co-wrote "The Message" and is credited as Christopher Cornell.

Track listing

All songs written By Edward Carlson, Eric A. Knutson, Jason Ward, Kelly Smith, Michael Gilbert and Eric Braverman, except where noted.

  1. "Natural Enemies" – 3:35
  2. "Swatting At Flies" – 4:03
  3. "The Message" – 4:32 (Carlson, Knutson, Ward, Smith, Gilbert, Cornell)
  4. "Cradle Me Now" – 4:04 (Carlson, Knutson, Ward, Smith, Gilbert)
  5. "Wading Through The Darkness" – 6:06
  6. "Double Zero" – 3:43
  7. "Never To Reveal" – 4:16
  8. "Forget About Heaven" – 4:47
  9. "Secret Square" – 5:21
  10. "Hypodermic Midnight Snack" – 3:46
  11. "Are You Willing" – 4:00
  12. "(Ain't Nothing Gonna) Save This World" – 3:45

2008 Metal Mind re-release bonus tracks
  • 13. "Date With Hate" (Carlson, Knutson, Ward, Smith, Gilbert, Ellefson)
  • 14. "Wading Through The Darkness" (radio edit)
  • 15. "Wading Through The Darkness" (industrial mix)
  • 16. "Cradle Me Now" (edit version)
  • 17. "Wading Through The Darkness" (video)

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes.

  • Eric A.K. – lead, background vocals
  • Edward Carlson – guitars, background vocals
  • Michael Gilbert – guitars, background vocals
  • Jason B. Ward – bass guitar, background vocals
  • Kelly David-Smith – drums, background vocals
  • Eric Braverman – production co-ordinator and the sixth Flotsam
  • Orchestration on "Forget About Heaven" by Michael Gilbert; performed by Neil Kernon

Production
  • Produced by Neil Kernon
  • Recorded, engineered and mixed by Neil Kernon. Assistant engineers: Michelle Schindler, A.J. Justico
  • Mix assistants: Doug Beiden, J.R. McNeely
  • Mastering: Howie Weinberg

References
  1. Eduardo Rivadavia. "Flotsam and Jetsam – Cuatro". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. "Flotsam and Jetsam – Cuatro" (in German). Rock Hard Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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