Venus Isle

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Venus Isle
Studio album by Eric Johnson
Released	September 1996
Recorded	1996 at Austin's Saucer One Studio
Genre	Instrumental Rock Rock
Length	58:28
Label	Capitol Records
Producer	Eric Johnson and Richard Mullen
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Eric Johnson chronology
Ah Via Musicom (1990) Venus Isle (1996) G3: Live in Concert (1996)

Venus Isle is Eric Johnson's third solo album, released in 1996.

The song "S.R.V." is a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan. It features his brother, Jimmie Vaughan, as a guest soloist.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Eric Johnson, except where noted.

1. "Venus Isle" - 5:28
2. "Battle We Have Won" - 5:59
3. "All About You" - 8:20
4. "S.R.V." - 3:03
5. "Lonely in the Night" (Vince Mariani) - 6:04
6. "Manhattan" - 4:52
7. "Camel's Night Out" (Kyle Brock, Mark Younger-Smith) - 5:17
8. "Song for Lynette" - 4:54
9. "When the Sun Meets the Sky" (Johnson, Stephen Barber) - 7:54
10. "Pavilion" - 5:02
11. "Venus Reprise" - 1:29

[edit] Personnel

• Eric Johnson - guitars, piano, pedal steel guitar, vocals, electric sitar
• Tommy Taylor - percussion, drums
• Kyle Brock - bass
• Stephen Barber - synthesizers, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ
• C. Roscoe Beck - bass
• James Fenner - percussion
• Steven Hennig - guitar
• Christopher Cross - additional vocals