Red Dust & Spanish Lace
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| Released | May 4, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Hansa-Haus Studios (Bonn, Germany)
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| 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 breakthrough debut album by Acoustic Alchemy from 1987. 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.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Mr. Chow" | Nick Webb; Greg Carmichael | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Ricochet" | Nick Webb; Greg Carmichael; John Parsons | 3:20 |
| 3. | "The Stone Circle" | Nick Webb; Greg Carmichael; John Parsons | 4:16 |
| 4. | "The Rideout" | Nick Webb; Greg Carmichael | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Girl With A Red Carnation" | Nick Webb | 3:07 |
| 6. | "The Colonel And The Ashes" | Nick Webb; Greg Carmichael | 3:24 |
| 7. | "One For The Road" | Nick Webb; John Parsons; Jeff Clyne | 6:23 |
| 8. | "Sarah Victoria" | Nick Webb | 2:19 |
| 9. | "Red Dust And Spanish Lace" | Nick Webb; Greg Carmichael; John Parsons | 8:47 |
| Total length: | 38:15 | ||
Singles
- "Mr. Chow"
Personnel
Acoustic Alchemy
- Greg Carmichael – nylon guitar (1-4, 6-9), steel string guitar (2, 5)
- Nick Webb – steel string guitar, nylon guitar (5)
Additional musicians
- Rainer Bruninghaus – keyboards (1-5, 7, 9)
- David Munday – keyboards (6)
- John Parsons – harmony steel string guitar (1)
- Werner Kopal – bass (1, 2, 7, 9)
- Gunnar Plümer – acoustic bass (3, 4)
- Bert Smaak – drums (1, 2, 4, 7)
- Mario Argandoña – percussion (1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
- Simon Morton – percussion (6)
Production
- John Parsons – producer
- Klaus Genuit – recording (1-5, 7-9)
- John Brand – recording (6)
- Manfred Struck – mixing at Fairland Studios (Bochum, Germany)
- Milan Bogdan – digital editing
- Benny Quinn – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee, USA)
- Simon Levy – art direction
- Virginia Team – art direction, design
- Jerry Joyner – front cover artwork
- Gary Ledden – back cover photography