Up Close (album)
For the 1996 Gina Jeffreys album, see Up Close (Gina Jeffreys album).
| Up Close | ||||
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| Studio album by Eric Johnson | ||||
| Released | December 7, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Rock, Instrumental Rock | |||
| Length | 51:12 | |||
| Label | EMI, Vortexan Music | |||
| Producer | Eric Johnson and Richard Mullen | |||
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Up Close is Eric Johnson's sixth studio album, released on December 7, 2010.
It is Johnson's first studio release since his 2005 album Bloom.
The album features guest appearances by Malford Milligan, Sonny Landreth, Steve Miller, Jimmie Vaughan and Jonny Lang.
Track listing
All songs written by Eric Johnson, except where noted.[1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Awaken" | 1:05 | ||
| 2. | "Fatdaddy" | 2:44 | ||
| 3. | "Brilliant Room (featuring Malford Milligan)" | 3:53 | ||
| 4. | "Texas (featuring Steve Miller and Jimmie Vaughan) (The Electric Flag cover)" | (Mike Bloomfield, Buddy Miles) | 6:02 | |
| 5. | "Gem" | 4:09 | ||
| 6. | "Traverse" | 1:18 | ||
| 7. | "Austin (featuring Jonny Lang)" | 4:01[2] | ||
| 8. | "Soul Surprise" | 6:11 | ||
| 9. | "On the Way" | 3:09 | ||
| 10. | "Arithmetic" | 4:32 | ||
| 11. | "The Sea and the Mountain" | 1:50 | ||
| 12. | "Vortexan" | 3:04 | ||
| 13. | "A Change Has Come to Me" | 5:19 | ||
| 14. | "Change (revisited)" | 1:39 | ||
| 15. | "Your Book (featuring Sonny Landreth)" | 4:15 |
Personnel
Personnel are credited alphabetically.
- Roscoe Beck - Bass Guitar
- Kelly Donnelly - Engineer
- Kevin Hall - Drums
- Andy Johns - Mixing
- Eric Johnson - Guitar, Vocals, Producer
- Sonny Landreth - Guitar ("Your Book")
- Jonny Lang - Guitar and Vocals ("Austin")
- Malford Milligan - Vocals ("Brilliant Room")
- Steve Miller - Vocals ("Texas")
- Richard Mullen - Producer
- Kelly Toombs - Album Cover Design
- Barry "Frosty" Smith - Drums
- Tommy Taylor - Drums
- Jimmie Vaughan - Guitar ("Texas")
References
External links
- Eric Johnson talks about his upcoming album
- Eric Johnson's Up Close: full album preview
- CD Review: Eric Johnson - "Up Close" - PremierGuitar.com
- Eric Johnson Return Of The Vortexan - Guitar Player Interview
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