Blue Horizon (Wishbone Ash album)
| Blue Horizon | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 21 February 2014 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 59:02 | |||
| Label | Solid Rockhouse | |||
| Producer | Tom Greenwood, Andy Powell & Joe Crabtree | |||
| Wishbone Ash chronology | ||||
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Blue Horizon is the twenty-second studio album by rock band Wishbone Ash, released by Solid Rock Records on Intergroove[1][2] in 2014.[3]
It features the dual lead guitars of Powell and Muddy Manninen.[4] It was produced by Tom Greenwood, Andy Powell and Joe Crabtree.[5]
Blue Horizon has received a number of positive reviews.[6][7][8]
Track listing[edit]
- "Take It Back" (Aynsley Powell) - 6:01
- "Deep Blues" (Muddy Manninen / Ian Harris, Andy Powell, Joe Crabtree) - 5:28
- "Strange How Things Come Back Around" (Roger Filgate) - 6:01
- "Being One" (Manninen, Crabtree, Tom Greenwood / Harris, Crabtree, Greenwood, Andy Powell) - 5:07
- "Way Down South" (Harris, Andy Powell) - 6:45
- "Tally Ho!" (Manninen / Harris) - 4:46
- "Mary Jane" (Manninen / Harris) - 4:38
- "American Century" (Aynsley Powell / Andy Powell, Crabtree) - 5:07
- "Blue Horizon" (Manninen / Harris) - 7:45
- "All There Is to Say" (Pat McManus, Wishbone Ash / Andy Powell) - 7:24
Personnel[edit]
Wishbone Ash[edit]
- Andy Powell - guitar, lead vocals
- Muddy Manninen - guitar, backing vocals; lead vocals on "Mary Jane"
- Bob Skeat - bass, backing vocals
- Joe Crabtree - drums, percussion, backing vocals; guitar solo (outro) on "Take It Back".
Additional musicians[edit]
- Pat McManus - fiddle on "Take It Back" and "All There Is to Say", bouzouki on "All There Is to Say"
- Lucy Underhill - backing vocals on "Strange How Things Come Back Around", additional vocals on "American Century"
- Richard Young - percussion on "Strange How Things Come Back Around"
- Tom Greenwood - organ on "Blue Horizon"
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 74 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] | 45 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Wishbone Ash - Blue Horizon ". Matt Coe Metal Temple 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Wishbone Ash – ‘Blue Horizon’ Album Review" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Sonic Abuse.
- ^ "Wishbone Ash – Blue Horizon Solid Rockhouse Records". Classic Rock Review.
- ^ "Wishbone Ash: Blue Horizon". Danger Dog Music Reviews.
- ^ "Album Review: Wishbone Ash – Blue Horizon". Music Connection.
- ^ "Wishbone Ash - “Blue Horizon”". Rebel Noise. Review by Jordan Blum.
- ^ "Wishbone Ash: Blue Horizon (Review) ". Musik Reviews (in German)
- ^ "Wishbone Ash / Blue Horizon". Rock Times (in German)
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Wishbone Ash – Just Testing" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
