Eyes of the World

Eyes of the World
Studio album by Tony MacAlpine
Released 1990[1]
Recorded June 21 – November 13, 1989 at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California; Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California
Genre Hard rock
Length 51:25[2]
Label PolyGram
Producer Tony MacAlpine, Steve Fontano
Tony MacAlpine chronology

Maximum Security
(1987)		 Eyes of the World
(1990)		 Freedom to Fly
(1992)
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Eyes of the World is the third studio album by guitarist Tony MacAlpine, released in 1990 through PolyGram. Titled under the band name "MacAlpine", the album is a departure from his previous work in that it is more commercially oriented, with none of his usual instrumental tracks in the style of neo-classical metal or piano études. According to MacAlpine himself, the project was indeed an attempt to emulate other hard rock acts at the time.[4]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "The World We Live In"  Alan Sehorn, Steve FontanoTony MacAlpine 4:06
2. "The Hard Way"  Sehorn, FontanoMacAlpine 4:14
3. "Escape the Hell"  SehornMacAlpine 5:00
4. "Heartache Calling"  SehornMacAlpine 5:07
5. "Tear It Down"  Sehorn, FontanoMacAlpine 4:40
6. "Take Me Back"  MacAlpineSehorn 4:47
7. "Wild Ride"  Sehorn, FontanoMacAlpine 3:39
8. "Cry a Tear"  Gina DemosMacAlpine 4:48
9. "Wrong to Love"  DemosMacAlpine 5:31
10. "Summer's Gone"  DemosMacAlpine 4:33
11. "Urban Days"  SehornMacAlpine 5:00
Total length:
 51:25

Personnel

  • Tony MacAlpine – guitar, keyboard, keyboard bass, keyboard programming, drum programming, percussion, production
  • Alan Sehorn – lead vocals
  • Mark Robertson – keyboard, vocals
  • Mike Mani – keyboard programming, drum programming
  • Billy Carmassi – drums (except tracks 3, 8, 11)
  • Bill Zampa – drums (tracks 3, 8, 11)
  • Mike Jacques – bass (track 1), vocals
  • Randy Jackson – bass (tracks 2, 4, 9, 10)
  • Juan Alderete – bass (tracks 3, 5–8, 11)
  • Alan Lornie – violin
  • Maria Khodorkosky – violin
  • Maxine Prolman – violin
  • Steve Fontano – tambourine, background vocals, keyboard programming, drum programming, engineering, mixing, production
  • Kevin Chalfant – background vocals
  • Bret Douglas – background vocals
  • Melisa Kary – background vocals
  • Christina Saxton – background vocals
  • Davey Pattison – background vocals
  • Tracy Hill – spoken vocals
  • Neill King – engineering
  • Wally Buck – engineering
  • Jimmy Robinson – engineering
  • Bob Misbach – engineering
  • Michael Semanick – engineering
  • Dave Luke – engineering
  • Joe Marquez – engineering
  • Mark Rayburn – engineering
  • Michael Rosen – mixing

References

  1. ↑ "Groups/Non-Solo Discography". tonymacalpine.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  2. ↑ Eyes of the World (CD release "Squawk 842 516-2").
  3. ↑ "Eyes of the World - Tony MacAlpine". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  4. ↑ Sword, Brian (2014-07-27). "Tony MacAlpine Interview - The Double Stop Podcast Episode 24". The Double Stop. Event occurs at time 15:54–18:51. Retrieved 2014-12-17