Against The Grain (Acoustic Alchemy album)
Encyclopedia
Against The Grain, Acoustic Alchemy's 7th album, was released in 1994 under the GRP label
.
Despite having only ten tracks, "Against The Grain" still manages to notch up a total play time of 53 minutes, notably because of the band's experimentation with some longer, more drawn out tracks.
The most successful effort from this release was "Lazeez", a popular live favourite, and is one of two tracks from this album to appear on the compilation album, "The Very Best Of Acoustic Alchemy" (2002).
GRP Records
GRP Records is an American jazz record company, owned by Universal Music Group and operates through its Verve Music Group. The company's name has had different meanings. In its early days, it stood for "Grusin/Rosen Productions," after the founders...
.
Despite having only ten tracks, "Against The Grain" still manages to notch up a total play time of 53 minutes, notably because of the band's experimentation with some longer, more drawn out tracks.
The most successful effort from this release was "Lazeez", a popular live favourite, and is one of two tracks from this album to appear on the compilation album, "The Very Best Of Acoustic Alchemy" (2002).
Track listing
| # | Title | Writers | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Against The Grain" | Webb/Carmichael/McArthur/Parsons | 5:39 |
| 2 | "Lazeez" | Webb/Carmichael/Parsons | 4:54 |
| 3 | "A Different Kind of Freedom" | Webb/Carmichael/Parsons | 6:20 |
| 4 | "Lady Lynda" | Webb/Carmichael/Parsons | 5:22 |
| 5 | "Road Dogs" | Webb/Carmichael/Parsons | 4:19 |
| 6 | "Shoot The Loop" | Webb/Carmichael/McArthur | 5:19 |
| 7 | "Across The Golden Gate" | Webb/Carmichael/Parsons | 5:12 |
| 8 | "Papillon" | Webb/Carmichael | 6:39 |
| 9 | "Silent Partner" | Webb/Carmichael | 4:30 |
| 10 | "Nouveau Tango" | Webb/Carmichael/Parsons | 5:05 |