Looking East

History

Coming over two years after his successful I'm Alive, Browne returned to more politically and socially oriented themes on Looking East. Only two songs are credited to Browne alone as composer, the rest co-credited with his core backing band.

Guests include Bonnie Raitt, David Crosby, Vonda Shepard, Ry Cooder, Waddy Wachtel and David Lindley.

Reception

Looking East was considered somewhat of a letdown after the success of I'm Alive even after reaching the Top 40 of The Billboard 200. Critic William Ruhlman agreed, writing that the album "is a highly referential work from an artist who started where most end and has been earnestly seeking the right direction ever since. Looking East finds him in his own backyard, still searching."

Track listing

All songs written by Jackson Browne, Luis Conte, Mark Goldenberg, Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick, Scott Thurston and Jeff Young, except where noted:

1. "Looking East" – 4:56
2. "The Barricades of Heaven" – 5:42
3. "Some Bridges" – 4:51
4. "Information Wars" (Browne, Jeff Cohen, Conte, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Thurston, Young) – 5:14
5. "I'm the Cat" – 3:55
6. "Culver Moon" – 5:45
7. "Baby How Long" (Browne) – 5:05
8. "Niño" (Browne, Valerie Carter, Jorge Calderón, Conte, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Thurston, Young) – 5:14
9. "Alive in the World" (Browne) – 4:51
10. "It Is One" (Browne, Carter, Conte, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Thurston, Young) – 4:57

Personnel

Production notes:

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)