Shadows Collide with People

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Shadows Collide with People
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Studio album by
John Frusciante
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2004
Recorded2003
StudioCello (Hollywood)
Genre Experimental rock, art rock, alternative rock
Length62:23
Label Warner Bros.
Producer John Frusciante
John Frusciante chronology
From the Sounds Inside
(2001)		Shadows Collide with People
(2004)		 The Brown Bunny
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly B [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Pitchfork 6.9/10 [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Stylus Magazine A− [9]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Shadows Collide with People is the fourth studio album by American musician John Frusciante, released February 24, 2004. The album was written during the recording of By the Way (2002) [12] by Frusciante's group Red Hot Chili Peppers and is widely regarded as his most accessible work, featuring a mix of guitar-driven alternative rock, folk ballads, and electronica. Frusciante has stated that this was his most expensive solo album to date, costing around $150,000 to produce, a significant departure from his earlier albums, which had been low-budget and recorded at his home. [13] Frusciante noted, "I was sick and tired of people dismissing my records as being fucked-up and unprofessional." [14]

Contents

Flea plays a double bass on "The Slaughter", the closing track of the album. All songs were written by John Frusciante, except "Omission" and "-00Ghost27" which were co-written with Josh Klinghoffer who would later replace Frusciante in Red Hot Chili Peppers. Klinghoffer and Frusciante share the album credits for "Vocal, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizers, Keyboards & Percussion". Shadows Collide with People is the only Frusciante solo album to feature Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith.

Frusciante also made acoustic and demo versions of these tracks available to fans through his official site as an alternative to the highly-produced sound of the record. The demo tracks feature Josh Klinghoffer on drums. A promo version of the album was also made, with the tracks "Omission", "Song to Sing When I'm Lonely", and "Failure33Object".

The album reached number 191 on the Billboard 200 and #11 on Heatseekers. [15]

On the vinyl release of the album the words "One step away" were inscribed on side A, "There's riddles in the shadows" on side B, "A hint of sadness" on side C, and '"What they least suspect is coming next" on side D. All of these were hints to lyrics on John's next solo album The Will to Death , specifically the songs "The Will to Death" (side A), "The Days Have Turned" (sides B and D), and "Loss" (side C).

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Frusciante, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Carvel" 6:15
2."Omission" (feat. Josh Klinghoffer )Frusciante, Josh Klinghoffer4:33
3."Regret" 2:58
4."Ricky" 3:59
5."Second Walk" 1:42
6."Every Person" 2:38
7."-00Ghost27"Frusciante, Josh Klinghoffer 3:50
8."Wednesday's Song" 3:31
9."This Cold" 2:00
10."Failure33Object" 2:56
11."Song to Sing When I'm Lonely" 3:16
12."Time Goes Back" 3:23
13."In Relief" 3:36
14."Water" 4:06
15."Cut-Out" 3:34
16."Chances" 1:49
17."23 go in to End" 6:42
18."The Slaughter" 3:53
Total length:64:41
Japanese release
No.TitleLength
15."Of Before"3:17
Total length:67:58
Acoustic version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Carvel" 4:17
2."Omission"Frusciante, Josh Klinghoffer 4:36
3."Regret" 2:50
4."Ricky" 3:44
5."Second Walk" 1:41
6."Every Person" 1:53
7."Wednesday's Song" 3:48
8."This Cold" 1:30
9."Song to Sing When I'm Lonely" 3:18
10."Time Goes Back" 3:23
11."In Relief" 3:27
12."Water" 3:07
13."Cut-Out" 3:32
14."Chances" 1:53
15."The Slaughter" 3:56
Total length:43:35
Demo version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Omission"Frusciante, Josh Klinghoffer 3:31
2."The Slaughter" 4:04
3."Ricky Nelson" (Original title of "Ricky") 3:51
4."Cut-Out" 3:26
5."In Relief" 2:28
6."Every Person" 2:04
7."Time Goes Back" 3:26
8."I Regret My Past" (Original title of "Regret") 3:01
9."Carvel" 4:15
Total length:29:26

Personnel

Charts

Charts (2004)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts) [16] 92
Belgium80 [17]
Finland28 [18]
France127 [19]
Ireland44 [20]
Netherlands83 [21]
Switzerland51 [22]
UK53 [23]
US Billboard 200 [24] 191 [25]

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