Vivid (Living Colour album)
Vivid is the debut studio album by the American rock band Living Colour, released on May 3, 1988 through Epic Records. It was one of the most popular albums of 1988, reaching No. 6 on the US Billboard 200 chart and certified double platinum by the RIAA. The album is also featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked Vivid as 71st on their list of The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.
Track listing
Personnel
Living Colour- Corey Glover – vocals
- Vernon Reid – guitars
- Muzz Skillings – bass
- Will Calhoun – drums
- Mick Jagger – harmonica on track 8, backing vocals on track 9
- Chuck D – rapping on track 6
- Flavor Flav – social commentary on track 6
- The Fowler Family – additional backing vocals on tracks 2 and 5
- Dennis Diamond – carnival barker on track 8
- Ed Stasium – producer and engineer on tracks 1-8 and 10, mixing on tracks 9 and 11
- Mick Jagger – producer on tracks 9 and 11
- Ron St. Germain – engineer on tracks 9 and 11
- Paul Hamingson – engineer on tracks 1-8 and 10, mixing
- Danny Mormando, Debi Cornish, Stephen Immerwahr, Mike McMackin, Tom Durack, U.E. Natasi – assistant engineers
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Charts
Awards
Grammy Awards| Year | Winner | Category |
| 1990 | "Cult of Personality" | Best Hard Rock Performance |