Desert Rose (Eric Johnson song)
| "Desert Rose" | ||||
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| Song by Eric Johnson from the album Ah Via Musicom | ||||
| Released | February 1990 | |||
| Recorded |
March 1988 to June 1989 at Austin's Riverside Sound, Saucer One Studio, Arlyn Studios, Studio Seven | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:55 | |||
| Label | Capitol Records | |||
| Writer |
Eric Johnson Vince Mariani | |||
| Producer | Eric Johnson | |||
| Ah Via Musicom track listing | ||||
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Desert Rose is the third track in American guitarist Eric Johnson's album Ah Via Musicom. Originally released in 1990, the song has become one of Johnson's most popular pieces. It was one of the album's four vocal numbers, the other three being "Nothing Can Keep Me from You", "High Landrons" and "Forty Mile Town". His other popular works include many instrumentals like "Cliffs of Dover", which won a Grammy Award, and is arguably his most famous piece.
Eric Johnson recorded the song in A-flat major, in 4/4 time.
Eric Johnson also is known as one of the worlds top ten guitarists, and "Cliffs of Dover" and "Desert Rose" are good examples of him at his guitar virtuoso best.