Future's Past

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Future's Past
Dave Mason - Future's Past Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released13 May 2014
Genre Rock
Length42:16
Label Something Music
Producer Dave Mason
Dave Mason chronology
26 Letters - 12 Notes
(2014)
Future's Past
(2014)
Pink Lipstick (EP)
(2017)

Future's Past is the 13th studio album by Traffic founder guitarist/vocalist Dave Mason. The album debuted at #7 on the Billboard Blues Album Charts. The album has a review of 3 out of 5 on AllMusic.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Mason, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dear Mr. Fantasy"Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood, Chris Wood4:35
2."World In Changes" 4:02
3."You Can All Join In" 3:27
4."As Sad And Deep As You" 3:42
5."Good 2 U" 4:14
6."El Toro (Spanish Blues)" 3:38
7."Come On In My Kitchen" 3:02
8."How Do I Get To Heaven"Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi4:34
9."That's Freedom" 3:42
10."Thank You" (Non-Album Bonus Track)Dave Mason, Johnne Sambataro3:27
11."Feelin' Alright" (Newly Recorded Version, Non-Album Bonus Track) 3:53
Total length:42:16

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart.

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