Bloom (Eric Johnson album)

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Bloom

Studio album by Eric Johnson
Released	June 2005
Recorded	At Saucer Sound, Surfland, One Good Ear, Studio B, No Favors
Genre	Instrumental Rock
Length	59:08
Label	Favored Nations
Producer(s)	Eric Johnson and Richard Mullen
All Music Guide (3.5/5) link RockReviews (9.5/10) the review
Eric Johnson chronology
Souvenir (2002)	Bloom (2005)	Live From Austin Texas (2005)

Bloom is Eric Johnson's fourth studio release, released in June 2005. It was the first, new studio release since 1996's Venus Isle, almost nine years previous. However in these nine years he had released a live album by his side-project Alien Love Child entitled Live And Beyond in 2000 as well as an album of previously unreleased material entitled Souvenir in 2002. The album is split into three sections, 'Prelude', 'Courante' and 'Allemande'. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006 under the category of 'Best Instrumental Pop Album'.

[edit] Track listing

"Bloom" (Johnson) – 3:10
"Summer Jam" (Johnson) – 2:11
"My Back Pages" (Dylan) – 3:47
"Good To Me" (Johnson) – 4:31
"Columbia" (Johnson) – 2:22
"12 to 12 Vibe " (Johnson) – 2:21
"Sea Secret" (Johnson) – 1:57
"Sad Legacy" (Johnson) – 7:27
"Cruise The Nile" (Johnson) – 3:27
"Tribute To Jerry Reed" (Johnson) – 2:27
"Your Sweet Eyes" (Johnson) – 6:08
"Hesitant" (Johnson) – 6:28
"Sunnaround You" (Johnson) – 3:07
"Magnetized" (Johnson) – 3:21
"Ciel" (Johnson) – 3:26

[edit] Personnel

Chris Maresh - Bass
C. Roscoe Beck - Bass
Steve Barber - Acoustic Piano, Vocals, Moog Synth
Bill Maddox - Percussion, Drums
James Fenner - Percussion
Tal Bergman - Drums
Eric Johnson - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Classical), Piano, Pedal Steel, Composer, Vocals, Producer, Sitar (Electric), Bass, Synth, Rhodes Electric Piano
Tony Phillips - Drums, Bass, Synth
Richard Mullen - Engineer
Tommy Taylor - Percussion, Drums
Tom Brechtlein - Drums
Salvatore Banzai La Rocca - Harp
Barry "Frosty" Smith - Drums
Jody Lazo - Vocals
Tom Burrit - Percussion
Adrian Legg - Guitar
Brad Evilsizer - Percussion
Shaun Colvin - Vocals
Rich Harvey - Acoustic Piano
Lisa Tingle - Vocals