Bloom (Eric Johnson album)

Bloom is Eric Johnson's fourth studio release, released in June 2005. It was the first studio release since his 1996 album Venus Isle almost nine years prior. 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' (tracks 1-6), 'Courante' (tracks 7-12) and 'Allemande' (tracks 13-16). The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006 under the category of Best Pop Instrumental Album.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Eric Johnson, except where noted.

"Bloom" – 3:10
"Summer Jam" – 2:11
"My Back Pages" (Bob Dylan) – 3:47
"Good to Me" – 4:31
"Columbia" – 2:22
"12 to 12 Vibe" – 2:21
"Sea Secret" – 1:57
"Sad Legacy" – 4:06
"From My Heart" - 7:26
"Cruise the Nile" - 2:13
"Tribute to Jerry Reed" – 2:27
"Your Sweet Eyes" – 6:08
"Hesitant" – 6:28
"Sunnaround You" – 3:07
"Magnetized" – 3:21
"Ciel" – 3:26

[edit] Personnel

Eric Johnson - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Classical), Piano, Pedal Steel, Composer, Vocals, Producer, Sitar (Electric), Bass, Synth, Rhodes Electric Piano
Chris Maresh - Bass
C. Roscoe Beck - Bass
Steve Barber - Acoustic Piano, Vocals, Moog Synth
Bill Maddox - Percussion, Drums
James Fenner - Percussion
Tal Bergman - Drums
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