I'm Alive (album)

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I'm Alive
Studio album by Jackson Browne
Released	11 October 1993
Recorded	1992
Genre	Rock
Length	47:03
Label	Elektra
Producer	Jackson Browne, Scott Thurston, Waddy Wachtel, Don Was
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (11/11/93, p.74) Q (12/93, p.107)
Jackson Browne chronology
World in Motion (1989) I'm Alive (1993) Looking East (1996)

I'm Alive is the tenth album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music). The title track, "I'm Alive", reached #18 on the Album Rock Tracks chart and #28 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Other singles released from the album were "Everywhere I Go" (UK #67^[1]) and "Sky Blue and Black". The song "Too Many Angels" includes backing vocals by Jennifer Warnes, Valerie Carter, Doug Haywood, Katia Cardinal and Ryan Browne while the song "All Good Things" includes backing vocals by David Crosby and Don Henley.

I'm Alive won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album.^[2]

Contents 1 Reviews 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Production 5 Charts 6 References

[edit] Reviews

I'm Alive is a striking return to the kind of romantic subject matter that the Los Angeles singer and songwriter seemed to have abandoned after 1980 in favor of political songwriting. His finest album in nearly two decades, it has much in common with his 1974 masterpiece, Late For The Sky, whose songs also described the disintegration of a relationship. -Stephen Holden (The New York Times, November 14, 1993). The album was in Q's list of 'The 50 Best Albums Of 1993' -Q (1/94, p.84).

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Jackson Browne.

1. "I'm Alive" – 5:01
2. "My Problem Is You" – 4:40
3. "Everywhere I Go" – 4:36
4. "I'll Do Anything" – 4:31
5. "Miles Away" – 3:52
6. "Too Many Angels" – 6:04
7. "Take This Rain" – 4:49
8. "Two of Me, Two of You" – 2:56
9. "Sky Blue and Black" – 6:06
10. "All Good Things" – 4:28

[edit] Personnel

• Jackson Browne - acoustic guitar, guitar, piano, vocals, background vocals
• Sweet Pea Atkinson - background vocals
• Sir Harry Bowens - background vocals
• Ryan Browne - background vocals
• Mike Campbell - guitar
• Katia Cardinal - background vocals
• Valerie Carter - background vocals
• Lenny Castro - percussion
• Luis Conte - percussion
• David Crosby - background vocals
• Mark Goldenberg - guitar
• William "Bill" Greene - background vocals
• Doug Haywood - background vocals
• Don Henley - background vocals
• James "Hutch" Hutchinson - bass
• Bill Irving
• Jim Keltner - drums
• John Leventhal - acoustic guitar, guitar
• Mauricio-Fritz Lewak - drums
• David Lindley - bouzouki, guitar, oud
• Kevin McCormick - bass
• Arnold McCuller - background vocals
• Dean Parks - acoustic guitar
• Steven Soles - background vocals
• Benmont Tench - Hammond organ
• Scott Thurston - guitar, keyboard, background vocals
• Waddy Wachtel - guitar
• Jennifer Warnes - background vocals
• Jai Winding - piano

[edit] Production

• Producers: Jackson Browne, Scott Thurston, Waddy Wachtel, Don Was
• Assistant producer: Susann Mcahon
• Engineers: Paul Dieter, Rik Pekkonen
• Assistant engineers: Steve Onuska, Bob Salcedo, Kathy Yore
• Mixing: Ed Cherney
• Mastering: Gavin Lurssen, Doug Sax
• Technical engineer: Ed Wong
• Art direction: Robin Lynch
• Design: Alli, Robin Lynch
• Photography: Bruce Weber

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1993	The Billboard 200	40

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1993	"I'm Alive"	Adult Contemporary	29
1993	"I'm Alive"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	18
1993	"I'm Alive"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	18
1994	"I'm Alive"	Adult Contemporary	28

[edit] References