Released June 6, 1989 Length 46:52 Artist Jackson Browne Label Elektra Records | Recorded 1988 World in Motion
(1989) I'm Alive
(1993) Release date 6 June 1989 Genres Rock music, Rock and roll | |
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Producers Jackson Browne, Scott Thurston Similar The Naked Ride Home, Hold Out, Looking East, Time the Conqueror, I'm Alive | ||
World in Motion is the ninth album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). It peaked at number 45 on The Billboard 200 and was Browne's first album to obtain neither Gold nor Platinum status. The album took three years to complete and makes statements about nuclear disarmament and the "secret" government that brought forth Oliver North and the Iran-Contra scandal.
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Reception
The critical reviews of World in Motion were lukewarm. Music critic William Rulhmann wrote "Except for the gloomy viewpoint, it was hard to recognize the Jackson Browne of his first few albums amid all the commentary, and even if you agreed with his overall political stance, that was disappointing." Critic Robert Christgau commented that the best songs were the ones Browne did not write. Rolling Stone wrote, "Steven Van Zandt's 'I Am a Patriot' is the only truly memorable song on Browne's trilogy of protest albums."
Track listing
All tracks composed by Browne except where noted:
- "World in Motion" (Browne, Craig Doerge) – 4:24
- "Enough of the Night" – 4:54
- "Chasing You into the Light" – 4:16
- "How Long" – 6:10
- "Anything Can Happen" – 5:05
- "When the Stone Begins to Turn" – 4:48
- "The Word Justice" (Browne, Scott Thurston) – 4:18
- "My Personal Revenge" (Tomás Borge, Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy, translation by Jorge Calderón) – 4:02
- "I Am a Patriot" (Steven Van Zandt) – 4:02
- "Lights and Virtues" – 4:53
Personnel
Production
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
Singles – Billboard (North America)
Songs
1World in Motion4:27
2Enough of the Night4:56
3Chasing You Into the Light4:20