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Shaw Blades is an American musical duo/group formed by Tommy Shaw of Styx and Jack Blades of Night Ranger, both of whom played in the supergroup Damn Yankees. It is an informal duo which has produced two albums between other projects, 1995's Hallucination and 2007's Influence. The first two songs on "Hallucination" -- "My Hallucination" and "I'll Always Be with You"—received modest airplay. "Influence" consisted solely of 1960s and 1970s cover songs that influenced them. Blades' son Colin, a songwriter himself, contributed backing vocals and arrangements to the album. [1] Shaw Blades also recorded a cover of the classic Christmas song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" on the A Classic Rock Christmas album by various classic rock artists in 2002. [2] [3] Shaw Blades did a short tour of America in Spring 2007 and another in Autumn 2007. Both members still principally record and perform with the acts which made them famous. From 2007 to 2009, they were joined on tour by Will Evankovich on the request of Blades, who had seen Evankovich's band American Drag perform and wanted him to join them on acoustic,12-string, harmonica and background vocals. [4]

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Discography

Hallucination

Hallucination
Shaw Blades - Hallucination Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Shaw Blades
ReleasedMarch 14, 1995 (1995-03-14)
RecordedAugust/September, 1994
StudioJack's Barn
Genre Rock
Length42:36
Label Warner Records
Producer
Shaw Blades chronology
Hallucination
(1995)
Influence
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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All tracks are written by Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleLength
1."My Hallucination"4:40
2."I'll Always Be With You"4:09
3."Come to Be My Friend"5:08
4."Don't Talk to Me Anymore"4:27
5."I Stumble In"4:32
6."Blue Continental"2:32
7."Down That Highway"3:59
8."How You Gonna Get Used to This"4:05
9."Night Goes On"2:42
10."I Can't Live Without You"5:02
11."The End"1:20
No.TitleLength
12."How Does It Feel" (Japanese Bonus Track) 
13."Straight Down the Line" (Japanese Bonus Track) 

Musicians

  • Jack Blades – Vocals, Bass, Percussion, Acoustic Guitar on "The End"
  • Tommy Shaw – Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion
  • Steve Smith – Drums (except tracks 4,6,7)
  • The Neverleave Brothers – Backing Vocals
  • Michael Cartellone – Drums (tracks 4, 6, 7)

Production

  • Tommy Shaw – Producer
  • Jack Blades – Producer
  • Don Gehman – Producer, Mixer, Recorder
  • Eddy Schreyer – Mastering
  • Neil King – Production Engineer
  • Jeff Lord-Alge – Production Engineer
  • Jim Goodwin – Assistant Engineer
  • Janet Levinson – Art Direction/Design
  • Reisig & Taylor – Photography
  • Cory Jacobs – Studio & Musicians Photos

Influence

Influence
Shaw Blades - Influence Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Shaw Blades
ReleasedMarch 6, 2007 (2007-03-06)
Studio
  • Jack's Barn, Sonoma County, CA
  • Tommy's House, Los Angeles, CA
Genre Rock
Length38:31
Label VH1 Classic Records
Producer
Shaw Blades chronology
Hallucination
(1995)
Influence
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Musicians

  • Jack Blades – Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
  • Tommy Shaw – Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals
  • Michael Lardie – Keyboards
  • Brian Tichy – Drums
  • Kelly Keagy – Drums on "Dirty Work"
  • Ben Krames – Drums on "Time of the Season"
  • Colin Blades – Backing Vocals on "Your Move"
  • Randy Mitchell – Loops

Production

  • Tommy Shaw – Producer
  • Jack Blades – Producer
  • Michael Lardie – Engineer, Mixer
  • Noel Golden – Mixer
  • Dave Donelly – Mastering
  • John Kalodner – Mastering
  • Diane Burk – Album Coordination
  • Leslie Langlo – Album Coordination
  • Jeanne Shaw – Photos
  • Jennifer Starr – Photos
  • Scott Rosen – Photos

Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes. [7] [1]

In other media

"California Dreamin'" was used at the end of the last episode of season 2 of the TV show Californication . [8] [9]

"My Hallucination" was used in the movie Tommy Boy . [10]

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