Album
This Perfect World
1994 · Rock, Pop
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
This Perfect World is a Rock album by Freedy Johnston, originally released in 1994. On Gatefold: 11 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
After a series of much-hailed releases on Bar/None, Freedy Johnston made his Elektra debut in 1994 with the wistfully blue <i>This Perfect World</i>. This Kansas-born singer/songwriter is a master at crafting tunes of thwarted romance and unquenchable yearning, but he can unleash exhilarating power-pop when the mood strikes him. "Bad Reputation" and "Can't Sink This Town" ride ascending melodies as he balances his hopes and heartaches. He smoothly slides into jazz with "Cold Again" and kicks up some dust with the folksy "Gone Like the Water." Johnston's vivid character sketches - "Evie's Tears," "Dolores" - are especially potent. In the title track, he poignantly deals with a loved one's suicide. Johnston's intimate vocal style and driving guitar lines underscore his stories. Butch Vig's production frames Johnston's scruffy panache like a tightly focused spotlight. Smart, sensitively rendered, and surprisingly rocking, <i>This Perfect World</i> approaches true pop perfection.
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Tracklist
- 1Bad Reputation4:08
- 2Evie's Tears3:01
- 3Can't Sink This Town3:52
- 4This Perfect World4:35
- 5Cold Again2:37
- 6Two Lovers Stop2:46
- 7Across The Avenue3:29
- 8Gone Like The Water2:44
- 9Delores3:43
- 10Evie's Garden2:54
- 11Disappointed Man3:15
- 12I Can Hear The Laughs3:10
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- jangly
- bittersweet
- storytelling
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Frank VilardiDRUMS
- Freedy JohnstonVOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, WRITTEN-BY VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, WRITTEN-BY, PHOTOGRAPHY
- Graham MabyBASS
- Butch VigDRUMS PERCUSSION PERCUSSION, DRUMS
- Dave Schramm6-STRING BASS BASS LAP STEEL GUITAR
- Doug EriksonPIANO
- Jane ScarpantoniCELLO
- John YatesBASS
- Kevin SalemLEAD GUITAR RHYTHM GUITAR
- Marc RibotLEAD GUITAR
- Mark SpencerGUITAR
- Marshall CrenshawGUITAR TWELVE-STRING GUITAR
- Mary Ellen GainesBACKING VOCALS
- Mary GainesBACKING VOCALS
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 11 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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