Schizophonic is an album from guitarist Nuno Bettencourt

Nuno Bettencourt

Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt is a Portuguese guitarist and singer-songwriter best known for his role as the lead guitarist of the Boston rock band Extreme whose hits include the acoustic ballads "More Than Words" and "Hole Hearted"...

, known for being the guitarist in the band Extreme

Extreme (band)

Extreme is an American rock band, headed by frontmen Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Among some of Extreme's musical influences are Queen and Van Halen...

. Bettencourt is credited on the cover simply as "Nuno". The album was released in 1997, and it was his first and, so far, only solo effort after the group disbanded.

In face of the then-current musical trends Nuno added an alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 edge to his style, Writing with producer Anthony J. Resta

Anthony J. Resta

Anthony J. Resta is an American record producer and musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he is a known for his use of vintage audio gear in creating expansive sonic atmospheres. He has earned twelve RIAA certified gold and multi-platinum awards and has been featured in many articles for his...

 known for his work with Duran Duran

Duran Duran

Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...

 around their big comeback, the album featured Restas' Enoesque soundscapes on many of the songs. Nuno went on to record two more solo records under the name "Mourning Widows" and then one with "Population 1" and yet another with the Drama Gods. The album was recorded over a stretch of time during Extreme's tour for their last studio album, Waiting for the Punchline

Waiting for the Punchline

Waiting for the Punchline is Extreme's fourth album, which was released in 1995. It was labeled as a "grunge" album, but despite stripped down production and frontman Gary Cherone's gruffer, less-tuneful delivery, it otherwise lacked significant deviation from Extreme's style on previous recordings...

.

Nuno wrote most of the songs and played most of the instruments on the album, except for "You", on which vocals are shared with co-author and former bandmate Gary Cherone

Gary Cherone

Gary Francis Caine Cherone is an American rock singer-songwriter. He is best known for his work with the rock group Extreme, as well as his short stint as the lead singer for Van Halen on their 11th album Van Halen III and subsequent tour. In recent years he has released solo recordings. In 2007,...

 and Fallen Angels, and Note in the Screen Door, Karmala, and Severed which were written with Anthony J. Resta

Anthony J. Resta

Anthony J. Resta is an American record producer and musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he is a known for his use of vintage audio gear in creating expansive sonic atmospheres. He has earned twelve RIAA certified gold and multi-platinum awards and has been featured in many articles for his...

 The album cover featured Nuno dressed as a woman.

Track listing

All songs written by Bettencourt, except where noted.

1. "Gravity" - 3:45
2. "Swollen Princess" - 3:12
3. "Crave" - 3:45
4. "What you Want" - 3:31
5. "Fallen Angels" (Bettencourt, Anthony J. Resta) - 4:00
6. "2 Weeks In Dizkneelande" - 3:16
7. "Pursuit Of Happiness" (Bettencourt, Gary Cherone
   Gary Cherone
   Gary Francis Caine Cherone is an American rock singer-songwriter. He is best known for his work with the rock group Extreme, as well as his short stint as the lead singer for Van Halen on their 11th album Van Halen III and subsequent tour. In recent years he has released solo recordings. In 2007,...
   
   ) - 3:33
8. "Fine By Me" - 3:42
9. "Karmalaa" (Bettencourt, Resta) - 3:26
10. "Confrontation" - 3:46
11. "Note on The Screen Door" (Bettencourt, Resta) - 4:13
12. "I Wonder" - 4:21
13. "Got To Have You" - 4:53
14. "You" (Bettencourt, Cherone) - 4:25
15. "Severed" - (Bettencourt, Resta) -4:06

Personnel

• Nuno Bettencourt
  Nuno Bettencourt
  Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt is a Portuguese guitarist and singer-songwriter best known for his role as the lead guitarist of the Boston rock band Extreme whose hits include the acoustic ballads "More Than Words" and "Hole Hearted"...
  
   - vocals, guitars, bass, drums
• Gary Cherone
  Gary Cherone
  Gary Francis Caine Cherone is an American rock singer-songwriter. He is best known for his work with the rock group Extreme, as well as his short stint as the lead singer for Van Halen on their 11th album Van Halen III and subsequent tour. In recent years he has released solo recordings. In 2007,...
  
  - vocals on track 14