World Gone Strange
| World Gone Strange | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 27, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | May 21, 1991 – June 14, 1991 | |||
| Studio | Centerfield Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 50:11 | |||
| Label | Private Music | |||
| Producer | Mike Mainieri | |||
| Andy Summers chronology | ||||
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World Gone Strange is a 1991 solo album by Andy Summers. It was his first solo album which did not involve producer David Hentschel, and the last one recorded for the jazz fusion label Private Music. The title track presents a distinct descending pattern and features a wordless vocal by Summers himself. Summers utilized one of his own mixed media compositions for the cover.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Allmusic's review of the album consisted of a single sentence fragment: "Not really standard jazz, but some fine playing."[1]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Andy Summers
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "World Gone Strange" | 6:14 |
| 2. | "Ruffled Feathers" | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Bacchante" | 6:28 |
| 4. | "Song for M" | 4:58 |
| 5. | "Rhythm Spirits" | 6:03 |
| 6. | "Somewhere in the West" | 5:10 |
| 7. | "But She" | 4:53 |
| 8. | "The Blues Prior to Richard" | 4:47 |
| 9. | "Oudu Kanjaira" | 5:15 |
| 10. | "Dream Trains" | 1:50 |
Personnel
[edit]- Andy Summers – guitar, vocals
- Mitchel Forman – keyboards
- Tony Levin – bass guitar
- Chad Wackerman – drums
- Eliane Elias – piano, vocals (1, 3)
- Bendik Hofseth – soprano saxophone (9)
- Victor Bailey – bass guitar (4, 6)
- Mike Mainieri – marimba (9)
- Manolo Badrena – percussion (1, 3, 9)
- Mino Cinelu – percussion (1, 3, 9)
- Naná Vasconcelos – percussion (9)
Technical
- Mike Mainieri – producer, mixing, engineer
- Garry Rindfuss – engineer, mixing
- Øystein Sevåg – mixing
- Bob Ludwig – mastering[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b World Gone Strange at AllMusic
- ^ "World Gone Strange - Andy Summers | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
