1996 studio album by Eric Johnson
Venus Isle |
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Studio album by Eric Johnson |
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Released | September 3, 1996 (1996-09-03)[1] |
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Recorded | 1996 |
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Studio | - Saucer One, Austin
- Arlyn, Austin
- A&M, Hollywood
- Digital Services, Houston
- Rocket Ranch, Houston
- Reelsound, Buda
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Genre | Instrumental rock, pop rock |
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Length | 58:23[2] |
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Label | Capitol |
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Producer | Eric Johnson, Richard Mullen |
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Eric Johnson chronology |
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Ah Via Musicom (1990) | Venus Isle (1996) | G3: Live in Concert (1996) | |
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Singles from Ah Via Musicom |
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- "Pavilion" / "S.R.V."
Released: 1996[3] |
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Venus Isle is the third studio album by guitarist Eric Johnson, released on September 3, 1996, through Capitol Records. The album reached No. 51 on the U.S. Billboard 200,[4] the highest position in Johnson's career, and remained on that chart for six weeks.[5] "Pavilion" was released as a single and reached No. 33 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart,[4] while its B-side "S.R.V." is a tribute to guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and features his elder brother Jimmie Vaughan as a guest soloist. "Camel's Night Out" is featured as downloadable content for the video game Guitar Hero World Tour (2008) and can also be exported to Guitar Hero 5 (2009).
The album's original title was to be Travel One Hope, but this was changed at the last minute by Capitol for "being too oblique."[6] Advance promotional CDs of Travel One Hope have since become a collector's item.
Critical reception
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | [1] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic gave Venus Isle three stars out of five, describing Johnson as a "consummate guitarist" and "a joy to hear him play". However, he criticized the album for not breaking any new ground following the six-year gap from its 1990 predecessor Ah Via Musicom, remarking that it "reveals no new insights about the guitarist, it only offers a new spin on the territory Ah! Via Musicom covered."[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Eric Johnson, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Venus Isle" | 5:29 |
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2. | "Battle We Have Won" | 5:59 |
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3. | "All About You" | 8:20 |
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4. | "S.R.V." | 3:02 |
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5. | "Lonely in the Night" (Vince Mariani) | 6:05 |
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6. | "Manhattan" | 4:52 |
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7. | "Camel's Night Out" (Kyle Brock, Mark Younger-Smith) | 5:16 |
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8. | "Song for Lynette" | 4:54 |
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9. | "When the Sun Meets the Sky" (Johnson, Steve Barber) | 7:54 |
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10. | "Pavilion" | 5:02 |
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11. | "Venus Reprise" | 1:30 |
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Total length: | 58:23 |
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Personnel
- Eric Johnson – lead vocals (tracks 1–3, 5, 9), guitar (all tracks), guitar synthesizer, synthesizer (track 2), piano, electric sitar, arrangement, engineering, production
- Amit Chatterjee – vocals (tracks 1, 3)
- Christopher Cross – vocals (tracks 3, 5)
- Jimmie Vaughan – additional guitar solos (track 4)
- Steve Barber – synthesizer (tracks 1–5, 8–10), Hammond B3, arrangement
- Tommy Taylor – drums (tracks 1–7, 9–11), percussion (tracks 3, 11), arrangement
- Bill Maddox – drums (track 8), engineering
- James Fenner – percussion (tracks 2, 5, 6)
- Chris Searles – percussion (tracks 3, 5)
- Kyle Brock – bass (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5–7, 10), arrangement
- Roscoe Beck – bass (tracks 3, 9, 10, 11), engineering
- Chris Maresh – bass (track 8)
- Richard Kilmer – strings (track 5)
- Bruce Williams – strings (track 5)
- Jennifer Bourianoff – strings (track 5)
- Anthony Stogner – strings (track 5)
- Scott McIntosh – trumpet
- Vince Mariani – arrangement
- Richard Mullen – engineering, mixing, production
- John Fannin – engineering
- Ethridge Hill – engineering
- Malcolm Harper – engineering
- John Aguto – engineering
- Jeff Poe – engineering
- Stuart Sullivan – engineering
- Mark Hallman – engineering
- John Moran – engineering
- James Hoover – engineering
- Jeff DeMorris – mixing assistance
- Jim Champagne – mixing assistance
- Brad Haehnel – mixing assistance
- Allen Sides – mixing assistance
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Jimmy McKeever – mastering assistance
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
1996 | Billboard 200 | 51[4] |
Singles
Year | Title | Chart | Position |
1996 | "Pavilion" | Billboard Mainstream Rock | 33[4] |
References
- ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Venus Isle - Eric Johnson". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
- ^ Venus Isle (CD release "Capitol Compact Disc 0777 7 983312 2 2").
- ^ "Eric Johnson (2) – Pavilion / S.R.V.". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- ^ a b c d "Venus Isle - Eric Johnson | Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
- ^ "Eric Johnson - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- ^ Hernandez, Raoul (1996-09-27). "Eric's World: The Many Fanastic Colors of". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
External links
- In Review: Eric Johnson "Venus Isle" at Guitar Nine Records
Eric Johnson
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Studio albums | |
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Compilation album | |
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Live albums | - G3: Live in Concert
- Live from Austin, TX
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Notable songs | |
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Related articles | |
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Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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