Back on the Case

Back on the Case
Studio album by Acoustic Alchemy
Released	13 August 1991
Recorded	1991
Studio	Hansa Haus Studios (Bonn, Germany)
Genre	Smooth jazz
Length	48:01
Label	GRP 9648
Producer	Greg Carmichael Nick Webb Klaus Genuit
Acoustic Alchemy chronology
Reference Point (1990) Back on the Case (1991) Early Alchemy (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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AllMusic	[1]

Back on the Case is the fifth studio album by Acoustic Alchemy, released on August 13, 1991. The first four tracks all appear on the band's 2002 compilation album, The Very Best of Acoustic Alchemy. It is the second album by the band to feature pianist Terry Disley.

Track listing

#	Title	Writers	Duration
1	"The Alchemist"	Webb/Carmichael	3:54
2	"Jamaica Heartbeat"	Webb/Carmichael/Parsons	5:31
3	"Georgia Peach"	Webb/Carmichael/Parsons	4:23
4	"Playing For Time"	Webb/Carmichael/Parsons	6:05
5	"When The Lights Go Out"	Webb/Parsons	4:36
6	"Clear Air For Miles"	Webb/Carmichael/Disley	6:34
7	"Fire Of The Heart"	Webb/Carmichael/Parsons/Disley	4:06
8	"Freeze Frame"	Webb/Carmichael/Parsons	4:02
9	"On The Case"	Webb/Carmichael/Parsons	3:57
10	"Break For The Border"	Webb/Carmichael/Parsons	4:53

Personnel

Acoustic Alchemy

• Nick Webb - steel-string guitars (1-6, 8, 10), sitar guitar (2), electric guitars (3), 6-string guitar (9), 12-string guitar (9)
• Greg Carmichael – nylon guitars (1-4, 6-10), steel-string guitars (3, 9)

Additional musicians

• Terry Disley – keyboards, synth bass (6)
• Patrick Bettison – bass (1-5, 7, 8, 10)
• Abe White – bass (9)
• Dan Tomlinson – cymbals (1), drums (2-10)
• Mario Argandoña – percussion, vocals (4), handclaps (7)
• Randy Brecker – trumpet (2), flugelhorn (7)
• "Little" Terry Dee – harmonica (9)

Production

• Greg Carmichael – producer
• Nick Webb – producer
• Klaus Genuit – producer, recording, mixing
• Joseph Doughney – digital editing, post-production
• Michael Landy – digital editing, post-production
• The Review Room (New York City, New York, USA) – digital editing and post-production location
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY, USA)
• Michelle Lewis – GRP production coordinator
• Craig Oddy – sleeve photography
• Andy Baltimore – GRP creative director
• David Gibb – graphic design
• Scott Johnson – graphic design
• Sonny Mediana – graphic design
• Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
• Dan Serrano – graphic design
• Stewart Coxhead for The Art and Music Corporation, Ltd. – management

References

1. Back on the Case at AllMusic