Bloom (Eric Johnson album)

Bloom
Studio album by
Eric Johnson
ReleasedJune 14, 2005[1]
StudioSaucer Sound, Surfland, One Good Ear, Studio B, No Favors
GenreRock, instrumental rock
Length59:08
LabelFavored Nations
ProducerEric Johnson
Richard Mullen
Eric Johnson chronology
Souvenir
(2002) 		Bloom
(2005) 		Live from Austin, TX
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Bloom is Eric Johnson's fifth studio release, released in June 2005.[2] 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.

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
  1. "Bloom" – 3:10
  2. "Summer Jam" – 2:11
  3. "My Back Pages" (Bob Dylan) – 3:47
  4. "Good to Me" – 4:31
  5. "Columbia" – 2:22
  6. "12 to 12 Vibe" – 2:21
  • Courante
  2. "Sea Secret" – 1:57
  3. "Sad Legacy" – 4:06
  4. "From My Heart" - 7:26
  5. "Cruise the Nile" - 2:13
  6. "Tribute to Jerry Reed" – 2:27
  7. "Your Sweet Eyes" – 6:08
  • Allemande
  2. "Hesitant" – 6:28
  3. "Sunnaround You" – 3:07
  4. "Magnetized" – 3:21
  5. "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

Grammy Awards

Year Nominated Category
2006 Eric Johnson Best Pop Instrumental Album

References

  1. ^ a b Prato, Greg (2011). "Bloom - Eric Johnson | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Eric Johnson Interview". Guitarhoo!. Guitarhoo.com. May 1, 2006. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.