Walk on Water (album)
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| Walk on Water | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 55:54 | |||
| Label | Sire (USA), Fontana (UK & Europe) | |||
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Walk on Water is the third album by Jerry Harrison. It was released in 1990 by Sire Records in the U.S. and Fontana Records in the UK and Europe. For the second album in a row, Harrison's backing musicians were dubbed the Casual Gods.
Harrison supported the album by touring with the Ramones, Debbie Harry, and Tom Tom Club.
Production
Alannah Currie and Tom Bailey, of Thompson Twins, contributed to the album. "I Cry for Iran" is about the Iran–Iraq War. "Cowboy's Got to Go" was influenced by Jackson Pollock.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Flying Under Radar" | Harrison, Dan Hartman, Ernie Brooks | Harrison, Hartman, Brooks | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Kick Start" | Harrison, Alex Weir, Bernie Worrell, Brooks | Harrison, Weir, Worrell, Brooks | 3:51 |
| 3. | "I Don't Mind" | Harrison, Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, Brooks | Bailey, Harrison, Brooks | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Confess" | Harrison, Bailey, Currie, Brooks | Bailey, Harrison, Brooks | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Sleep Angel" | Harrison, Brooks, Joyce Bowden | Harrison, Brooks | 6:05 |
| 6. | "I Cry for Iran" | Harrison, Weir, Worrell, Brooks, Bowden | Harrison, Weir, Worrell, Brooks | 6:01 |
| 7. | "Never Let It Slip" | Harrison, Weir, Worrell, John Sieger | Harrison, Weir, Worrell, Brooks | 3:18 |
| 8. | "Cowboy's Got to Go" | Harrison, Sieger, Brooks | no producer credited | 4:52 |
| 9. | "If the Rains Return" | Harrison, Weir, Worrell, Brooks | Harrison, Weir, Worrell, Brooks | 4:23 |
| 10. | "Remain Calm" | Harrison | Harrison | 2:41 |
| 11. | "Big Mouth" | Harrison, Weir, Worrell, Bailey | Harrison, Weir, Worrell, Brooks | 3:31 |
| 12. | "Facing the Fire" | Harrison, Weir, Worrell, Brooks, Arthur Russell | Harrison, Weir, Worrell, Brooks | 4:35 |
| 13. | "The Doctors Lie" | Harrison, Brooks, Weir, Russell | Harrison, Brooks | 5:39 |
Personnel
- Jerry Harrison – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Additional musicians
- Tawatha Agee – background vocals
- Tom Bailey – keyboards
- Adrian Belew – guitar
- Joyce Bowden – background vocals, vocal arrangements
- Ernie Brooks – bass guitar
- Sherrell Harmon – background vocals
- Dan Hartman – keyboards, background vocals
- Rick Jaeger – drums
- Jason Klagstad – guitar
- Jim Liban – harmonica
- Samuel Llanas – background vocals
- Etienne Mboppe – bass
- Abdou M'Boup – percussion
- Arlene Newson – background vocals
- Loveless Redmond – background vocals
- Chris Spedding – guitar
- Vaneese Thomas – background vocals
- Brice Wassy – drums
- Alex Weir – guitar
- Arthur Weir – bass
- Michael Webb – background vocals
- Bernie Worrell – keyboards
Technical
- Jerry Harrison – producer, mixing
- Ernie Brooks – producer
- Dan Hartman – producer, engineer
- Alex Weir – producer
- Bernie Worrell – producer
- Tom Bailey – producer, mixing
- Jay Mark – engineer, mixing
- Richard Manwaring – producer
- David Vartanian – producer
- Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
- Bob Kraushaar – mixing
- Dave Jerden – mixing
- James Farber – mixing
- Keith Fernley – mixing
- David Henszey – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering