Torched (Michael Hedges album)
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Torched is the recording guitarist Michael Hedges
was working on at the time of his fatal automobile accident in 1997. It was released posthumously on the Windham Hill
label.
Michael Hedges
Michael Alden Hedges was an American composer, Acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter.-Background:...
was working on at the time of his fatal automobile accident in 1997. It was released posthumously on the Windham Hill
Windham Hill Records
Windham Hill Records is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment specializing in Acoustic, New Age and Folk music. Originally founded in 1976 as an Independent record label by guitarist and carpenter William Ackerman and his then-wife Anne Robinson, Windham Hill was a successful and well-respected...
label.
Track listing
All compositions by Michael Hedges.- "Torched" – 4:51
- "Spring Buds" – 4:20
- "Fusion of the Five Elements" – 3:59
- "Promised Land" – 3:52
- "Phoenix Fire" – 3:40
- "Dream Beach" – 3:51
- "Arrowhead" – 2:17
- "Shell Shock Venus" – 4:14
- "Ursa Major" – 3:45
- "Free Swinging Soul" – 4:19
- "Rough Wind in Oklahoma" – 4:18
- "Sapphire" – 3:48
- "Gospel of Mary/The Holy Flame" – 5:34
- "Java Man" – 3:44
- "Free Swinging Soul" – 5:29
Personnel
- Michael Hedges – acoustic guitars, bass, harp-guitar, synthesizers, alto flute, melodeon, percussion, and vocals
- Michael ManringMichael ManringMichael Manring is an American electric bassist from the San Francisco Bay Area, .-Biography:...
– fretless bass - David CrosbyDavid CrosbyDavid Van Cortlandt Crosby is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of three bands: The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash , and CPR...
– backing vocals on "Spring Buds" - Graham NashGraham NashGraham William Nash, OBE is an English singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions with the British pop group The Hollies, and with the folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Nash is a photography collector and a published photographer...
– backing vocals on "Spring Buds"