Artist: Jackson Browne Release Date: Feb 1996 Format: CD Record Label: Elektra Entertainment Genre: Rock UPC: 075596186728 Sub-Genre: Mainstream Rock Duration: Album or EP Track listing 1. Looking East 2. Barricades of Heaven, The 3. Some Bridges 4. Information Wars 5. I'm the Cat 6. Culver Moon 7. Baby How Long 8. Niño - (Spanish) 9. Alive in the World 10. It Is One Details Contributing artists: Bonnie Raitt, David Crosby, David Lindley, Luis Conte, Ry Cooder, Valerie Carter, Vonda Shepard Producer: Kevin McCormick, Scott Thurston Distributor: WEA (Distributor) Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo SPAR Code: n/a Album notes Personnel: Jackson Browne (vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar, piano); Kevin McCormick (acoustic guitar, bass, background vocals); Scott Thurston (electric baritone guitars, background vocals); Mike Campbell (guitar, electric 12-string guitar); Mark Goldenberg (guitar, oud); Waddy Wachtel (guitar); Ry Cooder (slide guitar); David Lindley (lap steel guitar); Jeffrey Young (Hammond organ, background vocals); Benmont Tench (Hammond organ); Mauricio Lewak (drums); Luis Conte (percussion); Vonda Shepard, Mark Vieha, Mark Campbell, James Gilstrap, Phil Perry, Suzie Benson, Sally Stevens, Beth Anderson, Kipp Lennon, Jim Haas, John Joyce, Sir Harry Bowens, Willie Greene, Jr., Bonnie Raitt, Renee Geyer, Jorge Calderon, Valerie Carter, Katia Cardenal, Salvador Cardenal, David Crosby, Severin Browne (background vocals). Recorded at Groove Masters, Santa Monica, California. This is an Enhanced CD which contains regular audio tracks as well as multimedia computer files. The Enhanced portion includes interviews, video footage and a behind the scenes look at the recording of this album. Personnel: Jackson Browne (vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar, piano); Kevin McCormick (acoustic guitar, bass, background vocals); Scott Thurston (electric baritone guitars, background vocals); Mark Goldenberg (guitar, oud); Waddy Wachtel (guitar); Mike Campbell (guitar, electric 12-string guitar); Ry Cooder (slide guitar); David Lindley (lap steel guitar); Jeffrey Young (Hammond organ, background vocals); Benmont Tench (Hammond organ); Mauricio Lewak (drums); Luis Conte (percussion); Vonda Shepard, Stevens, Beth Anderson, Kipp Lennon, Jim Haas, John Joyce, Sir Harry Bowens, Willie Greene, Jr., Bonnie Raitt, Renee Geyer, Jorge Calderon, Valerie Carter, Katia Cardenal, Salvador Cardenal, David Crosby, Severin Browne (background vocals). Recorded at Groove Masters, Santa Monica, California. Personnel: Jackson Browne (guitar, acoustic guitar, piano); Katia Cardenal, Jorge Calderon (vocals); Mark Goldenberg (guitar, electric guitar, oud); Scott Thurston (guitar, electric guitar, piano); Mike Campbell (guitar, 12-string guitar); Waddy Wachtel (guitar); Kevin McCormick (acoustic guitar); Ry Cooder (slide guitar); David Lindley (lap steel guitar); Mauricio-Fritz Lewak (drums); Luis Conte (percussion); Beth Andersen, Jim Haas, Kipp Lennon, Mark Vieha, Suzie Benson, Mark Campbell, Jeffrey Young, Jim Gilstrap, Phil Perry, Sally Stevens (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Ed Cherney. Recording information: Grove Masters, Santa Monica, CA. Photographers: Frank Ockenfels; Nels Israelson. Unknown Contributor Roles: Doug Sax; Scott Thurston. After two albums in which his songwriting had become increasingly more politically oriented, Jackson Browne returned here (mostly) to his more familiar brand of introspective folk/pop/rock. The title song is an exception; over a stark, guitar-driven backing (much harder and more alternative-sounding than Browne had ever previously attempted), the singer meditates on what he sees as hollowness in America's soul (with harmony vocal courtesy of ALLY MCBEAL singing star Vonda Shepard). Elsewhere, there's a Dylan-esque ode to Browne's struggling years, and an attack on big media, "Information Overload," with a worldbeat feel. Other highlights are an extremely hooky pop song ("I'm the Cat"), and an uplifting reggae tune, "It is One," bemoaning the world's lack of unity. Editorial reviews ...Beneath that preternaturally pretty exterior, we're finding, is a core of stubborn creativity....he's a shrewd craftsman who industriously seeks, and finds, ways to mirror his open-eyed passage through life. In his last album, he had to tell us he was alive; here, he proves it. - Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly (02/16/1996) 3 Stars - Good - ...Browne delivers earnest, graceful roots pop that's in keeping with the direction his music has been going since the '70s... Rolling Stone (03/07/1996) ...Beneath that preternaturally pretty exterior, we're finding, is a core of stubborn creativity....he's a shrewd craftsman who industriously seeks, and finds, ways to mirror his open-eyed passage through life. In his last album, he had to tell us he was alive; here, he proves it. - Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly (02/16/1996) ...Beneath that preternaturally pretty exterior, we're finding, is a core of stubborn creativity...he's a shrewed craftsman who industriously seeks, and finds, ways to mirror his open-eyed passage through life. In his last album, he had to tell us he was alive; here, he proves it. - Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly (02/16/1996) Portions of this page Copyright 1988 - 2010 MSI Music Corp. All rights reserved. Portions of this page Copyright 1948 - 2010 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.