Shadows Collide with People is the fifth studio album by John Frusciante, released February 24, 2004. The album was written during the recording of By the Way,[4] and is widely regarded as his most accessible work, featuring a mix of guitar-driven alternative rock, folk ballads, and electronica. Frusciante has stated that this was his most expensive album to date, costing around $150,000 to produce, a significant departure from his earlier albums which had been recorded at home on multitrack recording devices. .[5] Frusciante noted, "I was sick and tired of people dismissing my records as being fucked-up and unprofessional."[6]
Flea plays a double bass on "The Slaughter", the closing track of the album. All songs were written by John Frusciante, except "Omission" and "-00Ghost27" with Josh Klinghoffer. Klinghoffer and Frusciante share the album credits for "Vocal, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizers, Keyboards & Percussion". Shadows Collide With People is the only Frusciante solo album to feature Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith.
Frusciante also made acoustic and demo versions of these tracks available to fans through his official site as an alternative to the highly produced sound of the record. The demo tracks feature Josh Klinghoffer on drums. A promo version of the album was also made, with the tracks "Omission", "Song to Sing When I'm Lonely", and "Failure 33 Object".
The album reached number 191 on the Billboard 200 and #11 on Heatseekers.[7]
On the vinyl release of the album the words "One step away" were inscribed on side A, "There's riddles in the shadows" on side B, "A hint of sadness" on side C, and '"What they least suspect is coming next" on side D. All of these were hints to lyrics on John's next solo album The Will to Death, specifically the songs "The Will to Death" (side A), "The Days Have Turned" (sides B and D), and "Loss" (side C).
Track listing
All songs written and composed by John Frusciante, unless otherwise noted.
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| 1. |
"Carvel" |
6:15 |
| 2. |
"Omission" (John Frusciante, Josh Klinghoffer) |
4:33 |
| 3. |
"Regret" |
2:58 |
| 4. |
"Ricky" |
3:59 |
| 5. |
"Second Walk" |
1:42 |
| 6. |
"Every Person" |
2:38 |
| 7. |
"–00Ghost27" (John Frusciante, Josh Klinghoffer) |
3:50 |
| 8. |
"Wednesday's Song" |
3:31 |
| 9. |
"This Cold" |
2:00 |
| 10. |
"Failure33 Object" |
2:56 |
| 11. |
"Song To Sing When I'm Lonely" |
3:16 |
| 12. |
"Time Goes Back" |
3:23 |
| 13. |
"In Relief" |
3:36 |
| 14. |
"Water" |
4:06 |
| 15. |
"Of Before" (Japanese release only bonus track) |
3:17 |
| 16. |
"Cut-Out" |
3:34 |
| 17. |
"Chances" |
1:49 |
| 18. |
"23 Go In To End" |
6:42 |
| 19. |
"The Slaughter" |
3:53 |
Personnel
- John Frusciante – synthesizer, bass, lead guitar, keyboards, vocals, producer, art direction
- Josh Klinghoffer – synthesizer, bass, rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Chad Smith – drums, percussion
- Flea – upright bass (on "The Slaughter")
- Greg Kurstin – Wurlitzer piano (on "Of Before")
- Omar Rodríguez-López – slide guitar (on "Chances", "23 go in to end")
- Production
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Jim Scott – engineer, mixing
- Ryan Hewitt – engineer
- Rene Ricard – cover painting
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- Dave Lee – equipment technician
- Vincent Gallo – photography
- Ethan Mates – engineer
- Chris Holmes – assistant
- Chris Ohno – assistant
- Alex Marshall – assistant
- Daniel Carlotta Jones - assistant
- Serena Deakin - assistant
- Richard Scane Goodheart – design
- Charlie Clouser – orchestral programming (on "Regret" and "Chances")
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Charts
| Charts (2004) |
Peak
position |
| Belgium |
80[8] |
| Finland |
28[9] |
| France |
127[10] |
| Ireland |
44[11] |
| Netherlands |
83[12] |
| Switzerland |
51[13] |
| UK |
53[14] |
References
2004
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