Eric JOHNSON


Tones

(1986)



1. Soulful Terrain 4'16
(Eric Johnson)
2. Friends 5'35
(Eric Johnson)
3. Emerald Eyes 3'23
(Jay Aaron / Eric Johnson)
4. Off My Mind 4'01
(Eric Johnson)
5. Desert Song 4'16
(Eric Johnson)
6. Trail Of Tears 6'01
(Stephen Barber / Eric Johnson / Carla Olson)
7. Bristol Shore 6'41
(Eric Johnson)
8. Zap 4'44
(Eric Johnson)
9. Victory 6'37
(C. Roscoe Beck / Eric Johnson / Tommy Taylor)

Total Time: 45:34


  • Eric Johnson - Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
  • David Tickle - Synthesizer, Percussion, Keyboards, Fairlight
  • Stephen Barber - Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Fairlight
  • C. Roscoe Beck - Bass Guitar, 6-String Bass
  • Jerry Marotta - Percussion, Vocals
  • Tommy Taylor - Percussion, Drums, Vocals
  • Jennifer Warnes - Background Vocals

    David Tickle - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
    David Ahlert - Engineer
    Bernie Grundman - Mastering
    Kyle Brock - Arranger
    Jay Aaron - Arranger
    Tony Berg - Arranger
    Steve Meador - Arranger
    Bill Maddox - Arranger
    Jeri Manus - Art Direction, Design
    Victoria Pearson - Photography




    1. Soulful Terrain

      ( instrumental )

    2. Friends

    3. Emerald Eyes

      When I go and I get lonely
      I begin to think of you
      But I know a dream it's only
      And I'm a fool

      Someone said that you'd be long gone
      And not to waste my time on you
      I see you every day in sunshine
      And I'm a fool

      Emerald Eyes, I see you somewhere
      Why your eyes so blue?
      Love can be like holding your breath
      Is that the way fools do?

      I haven't time to talk about it
      But I admit I've been a fool
      Though I shouldn't think about it
      I need you

    4. Off My Mind

      Misery in my life
      You caused the heartbreak deep down in my soul
      Used to be a part of me
      But now the table's turned and this I know

      Every time I think of you
      It's over, under, sideways, down
      No matter what I try to do
      I try to get you off my mind

      Off my mind
      I get, get, get you off my mind

      Emotional solitude
      A victim of the damage that you do
      I can feel the magnitude
      Confusion, that keeps holding me to you

    5. The Desert Song

      ( instrumental )

    6. Trail Of Tears

      Take me from these earth bound chains
      I must find it once again
      The meaning of equality
      We will never hide in shame
      But forever guard the flame
      Burning for eternity

      Hundreds of nights
      Oh, my body cries
      A trail of tears

      Promises sometimes don't keep
      Freedom, put to sleep, and now I know
      (I lay my body down)
      Written with the words you tell
      Stories, a lesson in life from long ago

      Hold on, hold dear
      The time is near
      When you'll know why
      The spirit flies

      Children carried on your back
      Driven through the wind and cold
      But in the end oh, I will see
      Your spiritual liberty
      Forever to be with you

    7. Bristol Shore

      There's a place, I dream of, far away
      There's a girl living there by the bay
      She works at sea, for the land propriety
      It's her duty, when they call, she's got to go

      Oh, now I'm waiting for you
      Soon again we'll meet
      Yes, I've been hoping for you
      I want to retreat to Bristol Shore

      The Neptune World, she loves most, with ocean breeze
      She protects the Trident Coast and seven seas
      'Til she returns, I must find somewhere to go
      She's been delayed at the Gulf of Mexico

      Oh, I've been waiting for you
      Soon you will arrive
      Oh, yes I'll be hoping for you
      Underneath the sky at Bristol Shore
      (Oh, at Bristol Shore)

      There's a light shining near, off the bay
      Through the siren winds I hear, that girl say
      Soon we will meet, there will be another time
      That we connect, let it be another time

      Oh, I'll be waiting for you
      Keep an open door
      Yes, 'cause I'm hoping for you
      There beside the sea at Bristol Shore

      Soon we will meet, let it be another time
      That we connect, let it be another time

      Oh, I'll be there waiting for you
      Yes, I'll be hoping for you
      Oh, I'll be waiting for you
      Lord knows, I'm hoping for you

      I'll be there waiting for you
      And I'll be there hoping for you
      Oh, I'll be waiting for you
      (Soon we will meet)
      I'm only hoping for you
      Down at Bristol Shore.

    8. Zap

      ( instrumental )

    9. Victory

      ( instrumental )