Shadows in the Air is the twelfth studio album by Scottish musician Jack Bruce, released in March 2001.[1] It was the first of two Bruce albums to be co-produced by Kip Hanrahan. It includes his former bandmate Eric Clapton on fresh recordings of two old Cream songs.

Shadows in the Air
Studio album by
Released10 July 2001
RecordedNovember 1999 – December 2000
Genrejazz-rock, blues-rock
LabelSanctuary
ProducerJack Bruce, Kip Hanrahan
Jack Bruce chronology
Monkjack
(1995)
Shadows in the Air
(2001)
More Jack than God
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz(favourable)[4]
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Rolling Stone(not rated)[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Out into the Fields" (Pete Brown, Bruce, Corky Laing, Leslie West) – 5:22
  2. "52nd Street" (Bruce, Kip Hanrahan) – 3:59
  3. "Heart Quake" (Brown, Bruce) – 5:31
  4. "Boston Ball Game 1967" (Brown, Bruce) – 2:01
  5. "This Anger's a Liar" (Bruce, Hanrahan) – 3:21
  6. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Brown, Bruce, Eric Clapton) – 4:31
  7. "Directions Home" (Bruce, Hanrahan) – 4:30
  8. "Milonga" (Bruce, Hanrahan) – 4:53
  9. "Dancing on Air" (Brown, Bruce) – 4:02
  10. "Windowless Rooms" (Bruce, Hanrahan) – 5:08
  11. "Dark Heart" (Bruce, Hanrahan) – 5:59
  12. "Mr. Flesh" (Bruce, Hanrahan, Vernon Reid) – 2:13
  13. "He the Richmond" (Brown, Bruce) – 3:19
  14. "White Room" (Brown, Bruce) – 5:48
  15. "Surge" (Bruce, Hanrahan) – 1:58

Personnel

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Musicians
Production
  • Jack Bruce – composer, arranger, producer
  • Kip Hanrahan – composer, producer
  • Pete Brown – lyricist
  • Dick Kondas – engineer
  • Jon Fausty – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • David Scheinmann – photography
  • Mark Saxon – associate producer
  • Margrit Seyffer – executive producer

References

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  1. ^ a b Drageset, Travis. "Shadows in the Air - Jack Bruce | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ Zupp, Adrian (9 July 2001). "Jack Bruce: Shadows In The Air : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  4. ^ Astarita, Glenn (1 July 2001). "Jack Bruce: Shadows In The Air". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 12 May 2013.