Peace by Piece
Studio album by Quicksilver Messenger Service
Released	1986
Genre	Psychedelic rock, acid rock, pop, pop rock
Label	Capitol
Producer	Gary Duncan, Sammy Piazza, Bob Olhsson
Quicksilver Messenger Service chronology
Solid Silver (1975) Peace by Piece (1986)

Peace by Piece is the ninth album by San Francisco psychedelic rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service and the first to be released with guitarist Gary Duncan at the sole command. A later released CD-version includes two bonus tracks, entitled "Crazy Jesse" and "Electric Love".

Reception

Gary Duncan, guitarist for Quicksilver Messenger Service since the 1960s, formed a band in the mid-1980s that he variously called Quicksilver and Gary Duncan Quicksilver. Peace by Piece is its first release.

In his 1-star review for AllMusic.com, William Ruhlmann panned the effort, saying in part, "[This is] an album that has nothing to do with Quicksilver Messenger Service and isn't any good."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Good Thang" – (Duncan, Piazza) 4:41
2. "24 Hours Deja Vu" – (Duncan, Piazza) 4:31
3. "Midnight Sun" – (Duncan, Piazza) 5:20
4. "Swamp Girl" – (Michael Brown) 5:51
5. "Wild in the City" – (Duncan, Piazza) 5:16
6. "Pool Hall Chili" – (Duncan, Piazza) 4:27
7. "Pistolero" – (Duncan, Piazza) 5:07
8. "Peace by Piece" – (Duncan, Piazza) 9:54

Personnel

• Gary Duncan – guitar, vocals, synthesizer
• Sammy Piazza – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• W. Michael Lewis – piano, synthesizer
• Raul Rekow – percussion
• John Santos – percussion
• Jules Broussard – saxophones
• Martin Fierro – saxophone
• Steve Schuster – saxophone
• David Freiberg – vocals
• Kathi McDonald – vocals
• Linda Imperial – vocals
• Jo Baker – vocals

References