Back on the Case

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Back on the Case
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Studio album by
Released13 August 1991
Recorded1991
Studio Hansa Haus Studios, Bonn, Germany
Genre Smooth jazz
Length48:01
Label GRP 9648
Producer Greg Carmichael, Nick Webb, Klaus Genuit
Acoustic Alchemy chronology
Reference Point
(1990)
Back on the Case
(1991)
Early Alchemy
(1992)
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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.

Contents

Track listing

#TitleWritersDuration
1"The Alchemist"Webb/Carmichael3:54
2"Jamaica Heartbeat"Webb/Carmichael/Parsons5:31
3"Georgia Peach"Webb/Carmichael/Parsons4:23
4"Playing For Time"Webb/Carmichael/Parsons6:05
5"When The Lights Go Out"Webb/Parsons4:36
6"Clear Air For Miles"Webb/Carmichael/Disley6:34
7"Fire Of The Heart"Webb/Carmichael/Parsons/Disley4:06
8"Freeze Frame"Webb/Carmichael/Parsons4:02
9"On The Case"Webb/Carmichael/Parsons3:57
10"Break For The Border"Webb/Carmichael/Parsons4:53

Personnel

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