Willpower is the second studio album by the American band Today Is the Day, released in September 1994 by Amphetamine Reptile Records. The album was recorded just a few months after Steve Austin's father, whom he had not seen for months at the time, died in a violent car crash. A remastered edition of the album was issued in 2007 through the then-newly formed SuperNova Records, which included the track "Execution Style", a rare extra from the Willpower sessions that was previously released on the compilation Dope-Guns-'N-Fucking in the Streets Volume Ten.
A live performance that was recorded during the tour to promote Willpower was released as a DVD via SuperNova, under the title of Willpower Live in 2007.
It is the only album of the band to have been recorded with the same lineup as the prior album.
Reception
Patrick Kennedy of AllMusic awarded the album 4 and a half out of 5 stars, saying, "Though its time signatures are still tricky in a mathematical way, Willpower's greatest strength is its appeal to the human heart through whatever means necessary."
Track listing
"Willpower" contains dialogue from the 1990 film Goodfellas. "Promised Land" contains dialogue from the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause.
Personnel Adapted from the Willpower liner notes.
Today Is the Day Steve Austin – vocals, guitar, sampler, production, engineering, mastering Brad Elrod – drums Mike Herrell – bass guitar
Production Al Sutton – engineering
Release history Region Date Label Format Catalog United States 1994 Amphetamine Reptile CD, CS, LP AMREP 033 Germany ARR 57/354 United States 2007 SuperNova CD SNR 001 2010 RelapseLP RR 7087 2022 Supernova SNR 052
References
External links
Willpower at Bandcamp