The album's master copy championship was to hold upwards Travel One Hope, but this was changed at the terminal infinitesimal past times Capitol for "being likewise oblique." Advance promotional CDs of Travel One Hope pick out since boot the bucket a collector's item.
The bright musician, composer, together with guitar virtuoso Eric Johnson comes shining through amongst a tape breathing amongst aura of romance, sweeping melodicisms, together with breathtaking mystical quality. Venus Isle, released past times Capitol records gave a genuine together with much deserved positive boost to the popularity together with icon of Johnson. This is for sure is most enduring together with captivating operate since his grammy nominated gem, Cliffs of Dover. The songs are stringed together perfectly together with spontaneously glide inwards together with out of other, together with the album every bit a whole sizzles amongst musical lineament throughout. Venus Isle is a bold, haunting opening rail that gracefully flows into the next song, Battle We Have Won. All About You, perchance the vocal that most fits the mold every bit a radio-friendly single, is a romantic vocal filled amongst shimmering scale passages together with Johnson's signature guitar tone. This vocal closely reflects through fashion together with grace a reminiscence of Cliffs of Dover. Track 4 is a captivating organisation amongst a tapestry of engaging rhythms together with a guitar musical note inwards dedication to the dandy blues legend Stevie Ray Vaughn, inwards which S.R.V. is appropriately named after. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 bright composition, it spills out all of Johnson's appreciation together with honour for a truthful musical friend he hopes to boot the bucket on hold upwards e'er through song. Stevie's brother, Jimmy Vaughn steps inwards cordially amongst a guitar improvisation inwards dear for his brother. The clandestine of her dear is locked away together with her smile-Mona Lisa fashion is the message eloquently position to music inwards Lonely inwards the Night, credited to songwriter Vince Mariani. Manhattan actually is the most ethereal together with dreamy slice of the record. It's atmosphere is hence visionary that the listener tin truly experience the vista of the dandy isle metropolis of New York together with it's abundant nightlife. Camel's Night Out sincerely reflects a Mediterranean appearance inwards percussive musical rhythm together with through it's tonal melodic shifts. Song for Lynette is the most striking together with romantic vocal of it's form, filled amongst heartwarming pianoforte together with a message of hope, a house together with a fourth dimension for everything together with everyone, together with the excitement of anticipation or accomplishment. It also seems to pick out most moods of "even if all is going wrong, together with the heaven is a rainy greyness everyday, merely beingness hold upwards together with amount of spirit is fulfilling enough." When the Dominicus Meets the Sky breathes life into the somebody amongst it's chilling, haunting string opening, together with and hence all of a precipitous rolling into a optimistic chorus-filled guitar statement. "It's black here, if I don't pick out you lot around, hence I hoped today would Pb me sort of your way, together with the Sun would hold upwards shining on my face," charms the listener amongst the thrilling hopes of a fresh novel love. Rounding off this 11 vocal experience is Pavilion together with the Venus Reprise, which puts Johnson's operate his time to come musical ambitions inwards perspective, perchance to deal his side past times side loose gear upwards together with time period from the gifted work, Venus Isle. Full of dashing guitar virtuosity, orchestral prowess together with poems of the romantic, this tape is a gratifying heed from kickoff to end, fifty-fifty for the non hence devoted Eric Johnson fans.
Track listing:
1. "Venus Isle" 5:29
2. "Battle We Have Won" 5:59
3. "All About You" 8:20
4. "S.R.V." 3:02
5. "Lonely inwards the Night" (Vince Mariani) 6:05
6. "Manhattan" 4:52
7. "Camel's Night Out" (Kyle Brock, Mark Younger-Smith) 5:16
8. "Song for Lynette" 4:54
9. "When the Dominicus Meets the Sky" (Johnson, Steve Barber) 7:54
10. "Pavilion" 5:02
11. "Venus Reprise" 1:30
Total length: 58:23
Personnel:
Eric Johnson – Pb vocals (tracks 1–3, 5, 9), guitar (all tracks), guitar synthesizer, synthesizer (track 2), piano, electrical 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
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