Around the Sun (Jeff Watson album)

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Around the Sun
Around the Sun Cover Album.jpg
Studio album by
Released1993
StudioThe Camp Recording Studio
Genre Progressive rock, rock
Label Cleopatra, Dead Line Music
Producer Jeff Watson, Mark Needham
Jeff Watson chronology
Lone Ranger
(1992)
Around the Sun
(1993)
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Around the Sun is a solo album by American guitarist Jeff Watson. Jeff Watson features two guest vocalists on this album; Steve Walsh from the band Kansas and Aaron Hagar. It was first released in 1993, then it was reissued in 1999.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Jeff Watson except where noted

  1. "Glass Revenge" - 4:02
  2. "Life Goes On" (Steve Walsh, Jeff Watson) - 3:39
  3. "Around the Sun" - 4:52
  4. "Follow" - 5:59
  5. "Anna Waits" - 5:00
  6. "Tight Rope" - 3:25 (Jeff Watson, Spike Orberg)
  7. "Leslie Ann" - 4:35
  8. "Man's Best Friend" - 5:36
  9. "Moment of Truth" - 4:19
  10. "Shadows of Winter" - 5:52
  11. "Serenity" - 4:53
  12. "Ghost Town" - 6:45
  13. "When My Ship Comes In" - 4:32

Personnel

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References

  1. Phares, Heather. "Around the Sun - Jeff Watson". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-09-05.