Eric Johnson Album Bloom
Bloom is Eric Johnson's fifth studio release, released in June 2005.
It was the first studio release since his 1996 album Venus Isle almost nine years prior. However, in these nine years he had released a live album by his side-project Alien Love Child entitled Live and Beyond in 2000, as well as two albums of previously unreleased material: Seven Worlds in 1998 and Souvenir in 2002.
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| Released | June 14, 2005 | |||
| Studio | Saucer Sound, Surfland, One Good Ear, Studio B, No Favors | |||
| Genre | Rock, instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 59:08 | |||
| Label | Favored Nations | |||
| Producer | Eric Johnson Richard Mullen | |||
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The album is split into three sections, 'Prelude' (tracks 1-6), 'Courante' (tracks 7-12) and 'Allemande' (tracks 13-16). The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006 under the category of Best Pop Instrumental Album.
Track listing
All songs written by Eric Johnson, except where noted.
- Prelude
- "Bloom" – 3:10
- "Summer Jam" – 2:11
- "My Back Pages" (Bob Dylan) – 3:47
- "Good to Me" – 4:31
- "Columbia" – 2:22
- "12 to 12 Vibe" – 2:21
- Courante
- "Sea Secret" – 1:57
- "Sad Legacy" – 4:06
- "From My Heart" - 7:26
- "Cruise the Nile" - 2:13
- "Tribute to Jerry Reed" – 2:27
- "Your Sweet Eyes" – 6:08
- Allemande
- "Hesitant" – 6:28
- "Sunnaround You" – 3:07
- "Magnetized" – 3:21
- "Ciel" – 3:26
Personnel
- Eric Johnson - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Classical), Piano, Pedal Steel, Composer, Vocals, Producer, Sitar (Electric), Bass, Synth, Rhodes Electric Piano
- Chris Maresh - Bass
- Roscoe Beck - Bass
- Steve Barber - Acoustic Piano, Vocals, Moog Synth
- Bill Maddox - Percussion, Drums
- James Fenner - Percussion
- Tal Bergman - Drums
- Tony Phillips - Drums, Bass, Synth
- Richard Mullen - Engineer
- Tommy Taylor - Percussion, Drums
- Tom Brechtlein - Drums
- Salvatore Banzai La Rocca - Harmonica
- Barry "Frosty" Smith - Drums
- Jody Lazo - Vocals
- Tom Burrit - Percussion
- Adrian Legg - Guitar
- Brad Evilsizer - Percussion
- Shawn Colvin - Vocals
- Rich Harvey - Acoustic Piano
- Lisa Tingle - Vocals
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated | Category |
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| 2006 | Eric Johnson | Best Pop Instrumental Album |
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