Songs from the Crystal Cave


Songs from the Crystal Cave is the debut album from actor, musician, and martial artist Steven Seagal, released in 2005 on Nonsolo Blues and Warner Strategic Marketing. Seagal is credited with "Lead Vocals, Rhythm and Lead Guitar" and appears on the cover and throughout the liner notes emotively playing and posing with a guitar. The style can be described as "outsider country-meets-world music-meets-Aikido." Many of the songs reflect Seagal's esoteric Buddhist and spiritualist stance while also incorporating standard song tropes about relationships and other things.
The album features a mix of musical genres, including rock, reggae, and country music. Musicians collaborating on this album include Stevie Wonder and Lady Saw.
Seagal has sometimes provided soundtrack music for some of his movies. The track "Don't You Cry", among others was featured in the film Into the Sun.

Reviews and responses

published a mixed but supportive review, the album's mixture of styles and emotional tones from song to song getting highlighted for criticism as being slipshod and haphazard. However, the review also credited the album for being "endearing in its own way" and presenting the listener with a "good-vibes experience".

Track listing

  1. "Girl It's Alright" - 3:52
  2. "Don't You Cry" - 4:59
  3. "Music" - 4:15
  4. "Better Man" - 4:29
  5. "Route 23" - 4:32
  6. "My God" - 3:59
  7. "Lollipop" - 4:36
  8. "Not for Sale" - 4:58
  9. "Dance" - 3:34
  10. "Jealousy" - 4:22
  11. "War" - 3:47
  12. "Strut" - 3:06
  13. "Goree" - 6:00
  14. "The Light" - 4:55

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