Up Close (Eric Johnson album)

Up Close
Studio album by Eric Johnson
Released	December 7, 2010
Genre	Rock, Instrumental rock
Length	51:12
Label	EMI, Vortexan
Producer	Eric Johnson and Richard Mullen
Eric Johnson chronology
Bloom (2005) Up Close (2010) Eclectic (2014)

Up Close is Eric Johnson's sixth studio album, released on December 7, 2010. It is Johnson's first studio release since his 2005 album Bloom. The album features guest appearances by Malford Milligan, Sonny Landreth, Steve Miller, Jimmie Vaughan, and Jonny Lang.

Track listing

All songs written by Eric Johnson, except where noted.[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Awaken"		1:05
2.	"Fatdaddy"		2:44
3.	"Brilliant Room" (featuring Malford Milligan)		3:53
4.	"Texas" (featuring Steve Miller and Jimmie Vaughan; The Electric Flag song)	Mike Bloomfield, Buddy Miles	6:02
5.	"Gem"		4:09
6.	"Traverse"		1:18
7.	"Austin" (featuring Jonny Lang)		4:01[2]
8.	"Soul Surprise"		6:11
9.	"On the Way"		3:09
10.	"Arithmetic"		4:32
11.	"The Sea and the Mountain"		1:50
12.	"Vortexan"		3:04
13.	"A Change Has Come to Me"		5:19
14.	"Change (Revisited)"		1:39
15.	"Your Book" (featuring Sonny Landreth)		4:15

Personnel

Personnel are credited alphabetically.

• Roscoe Beck - Bass Guitar
• Kelly Donnelly - Engineer
• Kevin Hall - Drums
• Andy Johns - Mixing
• Eric Johnson - Guitar, Vocals, Producer
• Sonny Landreth - Guitar ("Your Book")
• Jonny Lang - Guitar and Vocals ("Austin")
• Malford Milligan - Vocals ("Brilliant Room")
• Steve Miller - Vocals ("Texas")
• Richard Mullen - Producer
• Kelly Toombs - Album Cover Design
• Barry "Frosty" Smith - Drums
• Tommy Taylor - Drums
• Jimmie Vaughan - Guitar ("Texas")

References

1. Eric Johnson's Up Close: full album preview - MusicRadar.com
2. Preview Of 'Austin' song

External links

• Eric Johnson talks about his upcoming album
• Eric Johnson's Up Close: full album preview
• CD Review: Eric Johnson - "Up Close" - PremierGuitar.com
• Eric Johnson Return Of The Vortexan - Guitar Player Interview