| Red Dust And Spanish Lace | |||||
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| Studio album by Acoustic Alchemy | |||||
| Released | 1987 | ||||
| Recorded | 1987 at: Hansa Haus Studios, Bonn, Germany | ||||
| Genre | Smooth Jazz | ||||
| Length | 38:15 | ||||
| Label | MCA 5816 GRP 9833 (1996 re-release) | ||||
| Producer | John Parsons | ||||
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Red Dust And Spanish Lace was the 1987 breakthrough album for smooth jazz group Acoustic Alchemy. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Acoustic Alchemy is a British contemporary instrumental and Smooth jazz band formed in England in the early 1980s (c Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Smooth jazz, also sometimes referred to as new adult contemporary music is generally described as a genre of music that utilizes instruments (and at times improvisation In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music MCA Inc (or Music Corporation of America) was an American Corporation in the music and television businesses History Previously the duo had formed Grusin/Rosen Productions as a freelance production team in 1976 making records for labels such as RCA Blue Note and CTI with artists like In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing John Parsons could refer to John Whiteside (Jack Parsons (1914&ndash1952 John Parsons Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1807&ndash1810 allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Acoustic Alchemy is a British contemporary instrumental and Smooth jazz band formed in England in the early 1980s (c Natural Elements was the second major label release by Acoustic Alchemy.
Comprising nine tracks in total, the album spawned the radio-friendly single "Mr. Chow", which was described as "Chinese reggae".
Other highlights include "Sarah Victoria", a re-recording of an early demo track, and the title track, which is still a live favourite now.
| # | Title | Writers | Duration |
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| 1 | "Mr. Chow" | Webb/Carmichael | 3:06 |
| 2 | "Ricochet" | Webb/Carmichael/Parsons | 3:20 |
| 3 | "The Stone Circle" | Webb/Carmichael/Parsons | 4:16 |
| 4 | "The Rideout" | Webb/Carmichael | 3:33 |
| 5 | "Girl With A Red Carnation" | Webb | 3:07 |
| 6 | "The Colonel And The Ashes" | Webb/Carmichael | 3:24 |
| 7 | "One For The Road" | Webb/Parsons/Clyne | 6:23 |
| 8 | "Sarah Victoria" | Webb | 2:19 |
| 9 | "Red Dust And Spanish Lace" | Webb/Carmichael/Parsons | 8:47 |