Red Dust & Spanish Lace

Red Dust & Spanish Lace
Studio album by Acoustic Alchemy
Released	May 4, 1987
Recorded	1987
Studio	Hansa-Haus Studios (Bonn, Germany) Hot Nights Studios (London, UK)
Genre	Smooth jazz
Length	38:15
Label	MCA 5816 GRP 9833 (1996 re-release)
Producer	John Parsons
Acoustic Alchemy chronology
Red Dust & Spanish Lace (1987) Natural Elements (1988)
Red Dust & Spanish Lace
Original cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Red Dust and Spanish Lace was the breakthrough debut album by Acoustic Alchemy from 1987. Comprising nine tracks in total, the album spawned the radio-friendly single "Mr. Chow", which was described as "Chinese reggae". Other highlights include "Sarah Victoria", a re-recording of an early demo track, and the title track.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mr. Chow"	Nick Webb; Greg Carmichael	3:06
2.	"Ricochet"	Nick Webb; Greg Carmichael; John Parsons	3:20
3.	"The Stone Circle"	Nick Webb; Greg Carmichael; John Parsons	4:16
4.	"The Rideout"	Nick Webb; Greg Carmichael	3:33
5.	"Girl With A Red Carnation"	Nick Webb	3:07
6.	"The Colonel And The Ashes"	Nick Webb; Greg Carmichael	3:24
7.	"One For The Road"	Nick Webb; John Parsons; Jeff Clyne	6:23
8.	"Sarah Victoria"	Nick Webb	2:19
9.	"Red Dust And Spanish Lace"	Nick Webb; Greg Carmichael; John Parsons	8:47
Total length:			38:15

Singles

1. "Mr. Chow"

Personnel

Acoustic Alchemy

• Greg Carmichael – nylon guitar (1-4, 6-9), steel string guitar (2, 5)
• Nick Webb – steel string guitar, nylon guitar (5)

Additional musicians

• Rainer Bruninghaus – keyboards (1-5, 7, 9)
• David Munday – keyboards (6)
• John Parsons – harmony steel string guitar (1)
• Werner Kopal – bass (1, 2, 7, 9)
• Gunnar Plümer – acoustic bass (3, 4)
• Bert Smaak – drums (1, 2, 4, 7)
• Mario Argandoña – percussion (1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
• Simon Morton – percussion (6)

Production

• John Parsons – producer
• Klaus Genuit – recording (1-5, 7-9)
• John Brand – recording (6)
• Manfred Struck – mixing at Fairland Studios (Bochum, Germany)
• Milan Bogdan – digital editing
• Benny Quinn – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee, USA)
• Simon Levy – art direction
• Virginia Team – art direction, design
• Jerry Joyner – front cover artwork
• Gary Ledden – back cover photography

References

1. Red Dust & Spanish Lace at AllMusic