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Best Wishes
Studio album by Cro-Mags
Released	1989
Recorded	Normandy Sound, Warren, Rhode Island, USA
Genre	Hardcore punk
Length	33:09
Label	Profile Records Another Planet 1994 reissue
Producer(s)	Chris Williamson
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Cro-Mags chronology
The Age Of Quarrel (1986)	Best Wishes (1989)	Alpha Omega (1992)
Re-issue cover
1994 Another Planet re-issue – with The Age Of Quarrel on same disc

Best Wishes is the second album by New York hardcore band, Cro-Mags. It was released in 1989 on Profile Records and was subsequently re-released on Another Planet – along with their debut album, The Age Of Quarrel, on the same disc.

The album's cover reflected the band's interest in the Hare Krishna religion which started with previous singer John Joseph and then carried on through Harley Flanagan who also became a devotee. The Krishna faith was ultimately the demise of the band, as the contradiction of a faith of pacifism against the violence of the band's music was often even too much for the band members to handle. However, before this, in 1992, their next album, Alpha Omega, saw the return of John Joseph to the Cro-Mags fold. And an even further gravitation towards a metal sound.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Track listing 3 Credits 4 External links

After the short, sharp bursts of song encountered on their previous album, 1986's The Age Of Quarrel, this album saw a complete change of style as Cro-Mags entered the crossover thrash arena, complete with guitar solos. The songs also became longer – averaging around four minutes, whereas Quarrel's came in at around the three minute mark. There were two line-up changes from the previous album – most notably, John Joseph's departure paved the way for Harley Flanagan to take up both bass and vocal duties. Flanagan's was a very different vocal style and it further juxtaposed the band's image from straightout hardcore punk to a more metal sound. Another change was Pete Hines coming in on drums.

1. "Death Camps" (Harley Flanagan, Doug Holland, Pete Hines) – 5:22
2. "Days Of Confusion" (Flanagan) – 2:19
3. "The Only One" (Flanagan, Paris M Mayhew) – 4:55
4. "Down But Not Out" (Flanagan, Mayhew) – 3:59
5. "Crush The Demoniac" (Flanagan, Holland, Mayhew) – 3:56
6. "Fugitive" (Flanagan, Holland, Mayhew) – 4:40
7. "Then And Now" (Flanagan, Hines) – 3:12
8. "Age Of Quarrel" (Flanagan) – 4:45

• Harley Flanagan – vocals, bass
• Parris Mitchell Mayhew – guitar
• Doug Holland – guitar
• Pete Hines – drums

• Recorded at Normandy Sound, Warren, Rhode Island, USA
• Produced by Chris Williamson
• Engineered by Tom Soares
• Assistant engineered by Jamie Locke
• Mixed by Chris Williamson and Tom Soares
• Further assistance by Robert Windsor
• Original cover illustration by The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust

• Re-issue remastered by Alan Douches at West Westside Music

• Parris Mayhew's Official Cro-Mags Website
• Harley Flanagan's Official Cro-mags Website