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Colin James (album)

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Released
  
1988

Genre
  
Blues rock

Label
  
Virgin

Recorded
  
1988

Length
  
40:13

Producer
  
Danny Kortchmar, Tom Dowd

Colin James is the debut album from Canadian rock/blues musician Colin James, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music). The album was recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida.

Contents

The album earned James a Juno Award for "Most Promising Artist".

Commercial performance

The album was certified Double Platinum in Canada in 1994. By May 1998, the album had sold 276,338 units in Canada. It is James' best-selling album of his career.

Track listing

  1. "Five Long Years" – 4:36
  2. "Voodoo Thing" – 3:38
  3. "Down in the Bottom" (Willie Dixon) – 4:37
  4. "Chicks 'n Cars (And the Third World War)" (Johnny Ferreira/Rick Hopkins/Colin James/Darrell Mayes ) – 3:35
  5. "Why'd You Lie" (Morgan Davis) – 5:25
  6. "Hidden Charms" (Willie Dixon) – 3:26
  7. "Bad Girl" ( Rick Hopkins/Colin James/Dennis Marcenko) – 3:34
  8. "Lone Wolf" – 3:40
  9. "Dream of Satin" – 4:43
  10. "Three Sheets to the Wind" (Rick Hopkins) – 2:59

Personnel

  • Colin James – guitar, vocals, background vocals
  • Steve Croes – keyboards
  • Richard Hopkins – piano, keyboards, Hammond organ
  • Bill Payne – piano
  • David Burgin – harmonica
  • Johnny Ferreira – tenor and soprano saxophones
  • Dennis Marcenko – bass
  • Darrell Mayes – percussion, drums
  • Betty Wright – background vocals
  • Bill Cowsill – background vocals

    • Production

  • Tom Dowd – producer
  • Danny Kortchmar – producer, mixing
  • Bob Rock – producer
  • Mike Fraser – engineer
  • Shep Lonsdale – engineer
  • Simon Pressey – engineer
  • Duane Seykora – engineer, assistant engineer
  • Charles Die – assistant engineer
  • Neil Dorfsman – mixing
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering
  • Dan Hersch – mastering
  • Brian Lynch – photography
  • Melanie Nissen – design
  • Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction
  • Alberto Tolot – photography

    • References

    Colin James (album) Wikipedia
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