Shadows Collide with People

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Shadows Collide With People
Shadows Collide With People cover
Studio album by John Frusciante
Released February 24, 2004
Recorded 2003
Genre Indie rock, alternative rock, experimental rock
Length 62:23
Label Warner Bros.
Producer John Frusciante
Professional reviews
John Frusciante chronology
To Record Only Water for Ten Days
(2001)		 Shadows Collide with People
(2004)		 The Will to Death
(2004)

Shadows Collide with People is the fourth studio album by John Frusciante, released in 2004, conceived during the recording of By the Way. It is widely regarded as his most accessible work, featuring a mix of guitar-driven alternative rock, folk ballads, and electronica. John has stated that this was his most expensive album to date, costing around $300,000 to produce. [1]

Flea plays an upright bass on "The Slaughter", the closing track of the album. All tracks were written by John Frusciante and the majority of the vocal work is performed by him. Another notable feature of this album is John's newfound ability to sing in a more professional-sounding and stronger voice than ever before.

Frusciante also made acoustic and demo versions of these tracks available to fans through his official site, as an alternative to the highly produced sound of the record. A promo version of the album was also made, with the tracks "Omission" and "Song to Sing When I'm Lonely".

The album reached #191 on the Billboard 200 and #11 on Heatseekers.[2]

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Frusciante except where noted.

  1. "Carvel" – 6:15
  2. "Omission" (Frusciante, Klinghoffer) – 4:33
  3. "Regret" – 2:58
  4. "Ricky" – 3:57
  5. "Second Walk" – 1:42
  6. "Every Person" – 2:38
  7. "–00Ghost27" (Frusciante, Klinghoffer) – 3:50
  8. "Wednesday's Song" – 3:31
  9. "This Cold" – 2:00
  10. "Failure33 Object" – 2:56
  11. "Song to Sing When I'm Lonely" – 3:16
  12. "Time Goes Back" – 3:23
  13. "In Relief" – 3:36
  14. "Water" – 4:06
  15. "Of Before" (Japanese release only bonus track) – 3:17
  16. "Cut-Out" – 3:34
  17. "Chances" – 1:49
  18. "23 Go in to End" – 6:42
  19. "The Slaughter" – 3:53

[edit] Personnel

  • John Frusciante – synthesizer, bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals, producer, art direction
  • Josh Klinghoffer – synthesizer, bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Flea – upright bass (on "The Slaughter")
  • Chad Smith – drums and percussion
  • Greg Kurstin – Wurlitzer piano (on "Of Before")
  • Omar Rodriguez-Lopez – slide guitar (on "Chances", "23 Go in to End")
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Jim Scott – engineer, mixing
  • Ryan Hewitt – engineer
  • Rene Ricard – cover painting
  • Dave Lee – equipment technician
  • Vincent Gallo – photography
  • Ethan Mates – engineer
  • Chris Holmes – assistant
  • Chris Ohno – assistant
  • Richard Scane Goodheart – design
  • Charlie Clouser – orchestral programming (on "Regret" and "Chances")

[edit] References

  1. ^ Baccigaluppi, John. (September/October 2007) "John Frusciante on Bending Sound and Why You Shouldn't Just Connect the Dots". Tape OP. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  2. ^ Shadows Collide with People charting. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
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