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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Looking East
| Type = [[Album]]
| name = Looking East
| Artist = [[Jackson Browne]]
| type = Album
| Cover = Jackson Browne - Looking East.jpg
| artist = [[Jackson Browne]]
| Released = February 13, 1996
| cover = Jackson Browne - Looking East.jpg
| Recorded = 1995
| alt =
| released = February 13, 1996
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| Length = 50:30
| recorded = 1995
| Label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| studio = [[Groove Masters]], Santa Monica
| venue =
| Producer = Kevin McCormick, [[Scott Thurston]]
| genre = Rock
| Last album = ''[[I'm Alive (Jackson Browne album)|I'm Alive]]'' <br /> (1993)
| length = 50:30
| This album = '''''Looking East''''' <br /> (1996)
| label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| Next album = ''[[The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne]]'' <br /> (1997)
| producer = Kevin McCormick, [[Scott Thurston]]
| prev_title = [[I'm Alive (Jackson Browne album)|I'm Alive]]
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = [[The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne]]
| next_year = 1997
}}
}}
'''''Looking East''''' is the eleventh [[album]] by [[United States|American]] [[singer/songwriter]] [[Jackson Browne]], released in 1996 (see [[1996 in music]]). It peaked at number 36 on [[The Billboard 200]].
'''''Looking East''''' is the eleventh album by American singer-songwriter [[Jackson Browne]], released in 1996 (see [[1996 in music]]). It peaked at number 36 on [[The Billboard 200]].


==History==
==History==
Coming over two years after his successful ''I'm Alive'', Browne returned to more politically and socially oriented themes on ''Looking East''. Only two songs are credited to Browne alone as composer, the rest co-credited with his core backing band.
Coming over two years after his successful ''I'm Alive'', Browne returned to more politically and socially oriented themes on ''Looking East''. Only two songs are credited to Browne alone as composer, the rest co-credited with his core backing band. The most notable song, ''Barricades of Heaven'' is a reference to the "[[wikt:barrio|barrios]]" ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for low income housing) of Los Angeles.


Guests include [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[David Crosby]], [[Vonda Shepard]], [[Ry Cooder]], [[Waddy Watchel]] and [[David Lindley (musician)|David Lindley]].
Guests include [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[David Crosby]], [[Vonda Shepard]], [[Ry Cooder]], [[Waddy Wachtel]] and [[David Lindley (musician)|David Lindley]].


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web |first=William |last= Ruhlmann |title= ''Looking East'' > Review |url= {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r231542|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate= August 18, 2010}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web |first=William |last= Ruhlmann |title= ''Looking East'' > Review |url= {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r231542|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate= August 18, 2010}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2007|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|edition=4th|isbn=978-0195313734|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref>
}}
}}


''Looking East'' was considered somewhat of a letdown after the success of ''I'm Alive'' even after reaching the Top 40 of [[The Billboard 200]]. Critic William Ruhlman agreed, writing that the album "is a highly referential work from an artist who started where most end and has been earnestly seeking the right direction ever since. ''Looking East'' finds him in his own backyard, still searching."<ref name="AM" />
''Looking East'' was considered something of a letdown after the success of ''I'm Alive'' even after reaching the Top 40 of [[The Billboard 200]]. Critic William Ruhlman agreed, writing that the album "is a highly referential work from an artist who started where most end and has been earnestly seeking the right direction ever since. ''Looking East'' finds him in his own backyard, still searching."<ref name="AM" />


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{tracklisting
All songs written by [[Jackson Browne]], [[Luis Conte]], Mark Goldenberg, Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick, [[Scott Thurston]] and Jeff Young, except where noted:
| all_writing = [[Jackson Browne]], [[Luis Conte]], [[Mark Goldenberg]], Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick, [[Scott Thurston]] and Jeff Young, except where noted
| title1 = Looking East
| length1 = 4:56
| title2 = The Barricades of Heaven
| length2 = 5:42
| title3 = Some Bridges
| length3 = 4:51
| title4 = Information Wars
| writer4 = Browne, Jeff Cohen, Conte, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Thurston, Young
| length4 = 5:14
| title5 = I'm the Cat
| length5 = 3:55
| title6 = Culver Moon
| length6 = 5:45
| title7 = Baby How Long
| writer7 = Browne
| length7 = 5:05
| title8 = Niño
| writer8 = Browne, [[Valerie Carter]], [[Jorge Calderón]], Conte, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Thurston, Young
| length8 = 5:14
| title9 = Alive in the World
| writer9 = Browne
| length9 = 4:51
| title10 = It Is One
| writer10 = Browne, Carter, Conte, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Thurston, Young
| length10 = 4:57
| total_length = 50:30
}}


== Personnel ==
#"Looking East" – 4:56
* Jackson Browne – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (2), guitars (5, 10), acoustic piano (9)
#"The Barricades of Heaven" – 5:42
* [[Benmont Tench]] – [[Hammond organ]] (1)
#"Some Bridges" – 4:51
* Jeffrey Young – Hammond organ (2–10), harmony vocals (3, 5, 10), backing vocals (4), keyboards (10)
#"Information Wars" (Browne, Jeff Cohen, Conte, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Thurston, Young) – 5:14
* [[Scott Thurston]] – guitars (1–3, 6, 7, 9), harmony vocals (2–4, 6), electric guitar (4), [[baritone guitar]] (5, 10), acoustic piano (8)
#"I'm the Cat" – 3:55
* [[Mark Goldenberg]] – guitars (1–3, 5–10), electric guitar (4), [[oud]] (4)
#"Culver Moon" – 5:45
* [[Waddy Wachtel]] – guitars (1)
#"Baby How Long" (Browne) – 5:05
* [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]] – 12-string guitar (2), guitars (5)
#"Niño" (Browne, [[Valerie Carter]], [[Jorge Calderón]], Conte, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Thurston, Young) – 5:14
* [[David Lindley (musician)|David Lindley]] – [[lap steel guitar]] (3)
#"Alive in the World" (Browne) – 4:51
* [[Ry Cooder]] – [[slide guitar]] (7)
#"It Is One" (Browne, Carter, Conte, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Thurston, Young) – 4:57
* Kevin McCormick – bass guitar, acoustic guitar (1, 2), harmony vocals (4, 10)
* Mauricio "Fritz" Lewak – drums
* [[Luis Conte]] – percussion
* [[Vonda Shepard]] – harmony vocals (1, 9)
* Beth Anderson – backing vocals (4)
* Suzie Benson – backing vocals (4)
* Mark Campbell – backing vocals (4)
* [[Jim Gilstrap]] – backing vocals (4)
* [[Jim Haas]] – backing vocals (4)
* Jon Joyce – backing vocals (4)
* Kipp Lennon – backing vocals (4)
* [[Phil Perry]] – backing vocals (4)
* Sally Stevens – backing vocals (4)
* Mark Vieha – backing vocals (4), BGV arrangements (4)
* [[Was (Not Was)|Sir Harry Bowens]] – harmony vocals (5)
* William Greene Jr. – harmony vocals (5)
* [[Renée Geyer]] – harmony vocals (7)
* [[Bonnie Raitt]] – harmony vocals (7)
* [[Jorge Calderón]] – harmony vocals (8), Spanish vocals (8)
* Katia Cardenal – Spanish vocals (8)
* Salvador Cardenal – Spanish vocals (8)
* Severin Browne – harmony vocals (9)
* [[Valerie Carter]] – harmony vocals (8, 10)
* [[David Crosby]] – harmony vocals (9)


==Personnel==
== Production ==
* Producers – Kevin McCormick and Scott Thurston
*Jackson Browne – [[Steel-string guitar|acoustic guitar]], [[guitar]], [[piano]]
*Beth Andersonbackground vocals
* EngineerPaul Dieter
* Assistant Engineers – Sebastian Haimerl and Bob Salcedo
*Suzie Benson – background vocals
*Sir Harry Bowensharmony vocals
* Mixing[[Ed Cherney]]
* Mastered by [[Gavin Lurssen]] and [[Doug Sax]] at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
*Severin Browne – harmony vocals
* Technicians – Bill Irvin and Ed Wong
*[[Jorge Calderón]] – vocals, harmony vocals
* Piano Technician – Edd Kolakowski
*Mark Campbell – background vocals
* Art Direction and Design – Jackson Browne
*[[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]] – guitar, [[12 string guitar]]
* Photography – [[Dianna Cohen]], Rob Gilley, Nels Israelson and [[Frank W. Ockenfels III]].
*Katia Cardenal – vocals
*[[Valerie Carter]] – harmony vocals
*[[Luis Conte]] – [[percussion instrument|percussion]]
*[[Ry Cooder]] – [[slide guitar]]
*[[David Crosby]] – harmony vocals
*[[Renée Geyer]] – harmony vocals
*Jim Gilstrap – background vocals
*Mark Goldenberg – guitar, [[electric guitar]], [[oud]]
*William "Bill" Greene – harmony vocals
*[[Jim Haas]] – background vocals
*Kipp Lennon – background vocals
*Mauricio "Fritz" Lewak – [[Drum kit|drums]]
*[[David Lindley (musician)|David Lindley]] – [[lap steel guitar]]
*Kevin McCormick – acoustic guitar, [[bass guitar|bass]], harmony vocals
*Phil Perry – background vocals
*[[Bonnie Raitt]] – harmony vocals
*[[Vonda Shepard]] – harmony vocals
*Sally Stevens – background vocals
*[[Benmont Tench]] – [[Hammond organ]]
*[[Scott Thurston]] – guitar, piano, electric guitar, harmony vocals
*Mark Vieha – background vocals
*[[Waddy Wachtel]] – guitar
*Jeffrey Young – Hammond organ, background vocals, harmony vocals
'''Production notes:'''
*Kevin McCormick – producer
*Scott Thurston – producer
*Paul Dieter – engineer
*Sebastian Haimerl – assistant engineer
*Bob Salcedo – assistant engineer
*Ed Cherney – mixing
*Edd Kolakowski - piano technician
*Gavin Lurssen – mastering
*Mark Vieha – vocal arrangement
*Jackson Browne – design, art direction
*Nels Israelson – photography
*[[Frank W. Ockenfels III]] – photography


==Charts==
==Charts==
'''Album''' - [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (North America)
'''Album''' ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' (United States)
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Looking East
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 13, 1996
Recorded1995
StudioGroove Masters, Santa Monica
GenreRock
Length50:30
LabelElektra
ProducerKevin McCormick, Scott Thurston
Jackson Browne chronology
I'm Alive
(1993)
Looking East
(1996)
The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne
(1997)

Looking East is the eleventh album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). It peaked at number 36 on The Billboard 200.

History

[edit]

Coming over two years after his successful I'm Alive, Browne returned to more politically and socially oriented themes on Looking East. Only two songs are credited to Browne alone as composer, the rest co-credited with his core backing band. The most notable song, Barricades of Heaven is a reference to the "barrios" (Spanish for low income housing) of Los Angeles.

Guests include Bonnie Raitt, David Crosby, Vonda Shepard, Ry Cooder, Waddy Wachtel and David Lindley.

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Looking East was considered something of a letdown after the success of I'm Alive even after reaching the Top 40 of The Billboard 200. Critic William Ruhlman agreed, writing that the album "is a highly referential work from an artist who started where most end and has been earnestly seeking the right direction ever since. Looking East finds him in his own backyard, still searching."[1]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Jackson Browne, Luis Conte, Mark Goldenberg, Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick, Scott Thurston and Jeff Young, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Looking East" 4:56
2."The Barricades of Heaven" 5:42
3."Some Bridges" 4:51
4."Information Wars"Browne, Jeff Cohen, Conte, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Thurston, Young5:14
5."I'm the Cat" 3:55
6."Culver Moon" 5:45
7."Baby How Long"Browne5:05
8."Niño"Browne, Valerie Carter, Jorge Calderón, Conte, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Thurston, Young5:14
9."Alive in the World"Browne4:51
10."It Is One"Browne, Carter, Conte, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Thurston, Young4:57
Total length:50:30

Personnel

[edit]
  • Jackson Browne – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (2), guitars (5, 10), acoustic piano (9)
  • Benmont TenchHammond organ (1)
  • Jeffrey Young – Hammond organ (2–10), harmony vocals (3, 5, 10), backing vocals (4), keyboards (10)
  • Scott Thurston – guitars (1–3, 6, 7, 9), harmony vocals (2–4, 6), electric guitar (4), baritone guitar (5, 10), acoustic piano (8)
  • Mark Goldenberg – guitars (1–3, 5–10), electric guitar (4), oud (4)
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitars (1)
  • Mike Campbell – 12-string guitar (2), guitars (5)
  • David Lindleylap steel guitar (3)
  • Ry Cooderslide guitar (7)
  • Kevin McCormick – bass guitar, acoustic guitar (1, 2), harmony vocals (4, 10)
  • Mauricio "Fritz" Lewak – drums
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Vonda Shepard – harmony vocals (1, 9)
  • Beth Anderson – backing vocals (4)
  • Suzie Benson – backing vocals (4)
  • Mark Campbell – backing vocals (4)
  • Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (4)
  • Jim Haas – backing vocals (4)
  • Jon Joyce – backing vocals (4)
  • Kipp Lennon – backing vocals (4)
  • Phil Perry – backing vocals (4)
  • Sally Stevens – backing vocals (4)
  • Mark Vieha – backing vocals (4), BGV arrangements (4)
  • Sir Harry Bowens – harmony vocals (5)
  • William Greene Jr. – harmony vocals (5)
  • Renée Geyer – harmony vocals (7)
  • Bonnie Raitt – harmony vocals (7)
  • Jorge Calderón – harmony vocals (8), Spanish vocals (8)
  • Katia Cardenal – Spanish vocals (8)
  • Salvador Cardenal – Spanish vocals (8)
  • Severin Browne – harmony vocals (9)
  • Valerie Carter – harmony vocals (8, 10)
  • David Crosby – harmony vocals (9)

Production

[edit]
  • Producers – Kevin McCormick and Scott Thurston
  • Engineer – Paul Dieter
  • Assistant Engineers – Sebastian Haimerl and Bob Salcedo
  • Mixing – Ed Cherney
  • Mastered by Gavin Lurssen and Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
  • Technicians – Bill Irvin and Ed Wong
  • Piano Technician – Edd Kolakowski
  • Art Direction and Design – Jackson Browne
  • Photography – Dianna Cohen, Rob Gilley, Nels Israelson and Frank W. Ockenfels III.

Charts

[edit]

AlbumBillboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1996 The Billboard 200 36

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Looking East > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.