Silver Rails

Last updated

Silver Rails
Silver Rails.jpg
Studio album by
Released25 March 2014
Studio Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre Rock, jazz-rock, blues-rock, Latin
Length47:31
Label Esoteric Antenna
Producer Rob Cass
Jack Bruce chronology
More Jack than God
(2003)
Silver Rails
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
All About Jazz (very favorable) [2]

Silver Rails is the fourteenth and final studio album by Scottish musician Jack Bruce, released in March 2014. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios with producer Rob Cass. The song "Rusty Lady" is about Margaret Thatcher. [1] The cover art was created by artist Sacha Jafri. [3] Bruce died 7 months after the album's release, making it his final studio work.

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Jack Bruce and Pete Brown unless otherwise stated.

  1. "Candlelight" (Bruce, Margrit Seyffer) – 4:20
  2. "Reach for the Night" – 6:19
  3. "Fields of Forever" – 4:35
  4. "Hidden Cities" (Bruce, Kip Hanrahan) – 5:01
  5. "Don't Look Now" – 5:06
  6. "Rusty Lady" – 5:13
  7. "Industrial Child" – 3:40
  8. "Drone" (Bruce) – 4:47
  9. "Keep It Down" – 4:57
  10. "No Surrender" – 3:33

Personnel

Related Research Articles

<i>Wheels of Fire</i> 1968 studio album / Live album by Cream

Wheels of Fire is the third album by the British rock band Cream. It was released in the US in June 1968 as a two-disc vinyl LP, with one disc recorded in the studio and the other recorded live. It was released in the UK on August 9. It reached number three in the United Kingdom and number one in the United States, Canada and Australia, becoming the world's first platinum-selling double album. In May 2012, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it at number 205 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It was voted number 757 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).

<i>The Fire Inside</i> Album by Bob Seger

The Fire Inside is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger. The album was released in mid 1991 on the record label, Capitol. It was Seger's first album of entirely new music since Like a Rock in 1986. Though credited to "The Silver Bullet Band", much of the album used guest and session musicians, with limited contributions from Silver Bullet Band members. Among the guest artists on the album are Joe Walsh, Bruce Hornsby, Roy Bittan, Steve Lukather, Don Was, Waddy Wachtel, Rick Vito, Mike Campbell, Patty Smyth, Lisa Germano, and Kenny Aronoff.

<i>Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream</i> 1983 compilation album by Cream

Strange Brew: The Very Best of Cream is a 1983 compilation album by the British rock band Cream.

<i>Healing Rain</i> 2004 studio album by Michael W. Smith

Healing Rain is Michael W. Smith's nineteenth album, released in 2004 and debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 chart. It is a departure from his previous two albums which are live worship albums. Healing Rain is a pop CCM album, in a similar vein to his 1999 album This Is Your Time. The album was reissued as a DualDisc in 2005. Some of the album's tracks were recorded at George Lucas' Skywalker Sound, located in Marin County, California.

<i>Bébé le Strange</i> 1980 studio album by Heart

Bébé le Strange is the fifth studio album by American rock band Heart, released on February 14, 1980, by Epic Records. It was the first album without founding member Roger Fisher on lead guitar, who had left the band months prior along with his brother Michael.

<i>Erase the Slate</i> 1999 studio album by Dokken

Erase the Slate is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1999. It is the only Dokken studio album to feature former Winger guitarist Reb Beach and the last one with long-time bassist Jeff Pilson.

<i>My Homes in Alabama</i> 1980 album by the American band, Alabama

My Home's in Alabama is the fourth studio album by American country music band Alabama, released in May 1980 on RCA Nashville, their breakthrough album. It peaked at No. 3 on the Country album charts and no. 71 on Billboard 200.

<i>Blue and Gray</i> (album) 1981 studio album by Poco

Blue and Gray is the thirteenth studio album by the American country rock band Poco, released in 1981. The album is a theme-based record, similar to Desperado by The Eagles, only the theme on this record is the American Civil War. The band scored minor chart success with "Widowmaker". The colors in the title refer to United States Army and Confederate States Army uniforms of the period, respectively.

<i>Burning for You</i> 1977 studio album by Strawbs

Burning for You is the eleventh studio album by English band Strawbs, with cover art by Patrick Woodroffe.

<i>I Prefer the Moonlight</i> 1987 studio album by Kenny Rogers

I Prefer the Moonlight is the twentieth studio album by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. It reached #18 on the charts. Though the album only reached #163 in the Billboard 200.It contained three top five singles: the title cut and the grammy-winning duet with Ronnie Milsap, "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" and "The Factory". The album was Rogers' final studio album for RCA Nashville.

<i>California</i> (Wilson Phillips album) 2004 studio album by Wilson Phillips

California is the third studio album and the first covers album by American female group Wilson Phillips. The group reunited in 2003 to record their first studio album in twelve years released by Columbia Records. The album peaked at #35 on the Billboard 200, and sold 31,000 copies during the first week of its release.

<i>Heart & Soul</i> (Ronnie Milsap album) 1987 studio album by Ronnie Milsap

Heart and Soul is the eighteenth studio album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released in 1987. The album produced four singles, three of which claimed the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart" "Snap Your Fingers"; "Make No Mistake, She's Mine," a duet with Kenny Rogers; and "Where Do the Nights Go." Two other singles, "Old Folks," a duet with Mike Reid; and "Button Off My Shirt" peaked at #2 and #4 respectively on the country charts. "Button Off My Shirt" was also recorded that same year by Mike + The Mechanics & Ace vocalist Paul Carrack for his solo album "One Good Reason".

<i>A Little Good News</i> (album) 1983 studio album by Anne Murray

A Little Good News is the eighteenth studio album by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray, released in 1983 via Capitol Records. The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and was quickly certified Gold by the RIAA.

<i>Phantom Radio</i> 2014 studio album by Mark Lanegan Band

Phantom Radio is the ninth studio album by alternative rock artist Mark Lanegan, performing as the "Mark Lanegan Band". It was released on October 21, 2014, on Vagrant Records. In an interview with The Quietus, Lanegan stated that he used a phone app called FunkBox to write the drum parts on some of the songs.

<i>Cass County</i> (album) 2015 studio album by Don Henley

Cass County is the fifth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Don Henley. The album was released on September 25, 2015, by Past Masters Holdings and Capitol Records. It was Don Henley's first new solo album in 15 years since 2000's Inside Job.

<i>Tennessee Christmas</i> (album) 2016 studio album by Amy Grant

Tennessee Christmas is the nineteenth studio album and fourth solo Christmas album by American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter Amy Grant. It was released on October 21, 2016 on Capitol and Sparrow Records. The album is a collection of new recordings, Christmas song favorites, a re-recording of the album title track and a duet with her husband Vince Gill.

<i>Bottle It In</i> 2018 studio album by Kurt Vile

Bottle It In is the eighth studio album by American musician Kurt Vile, released on October 12, 2018 through Matador Records. It features contributions from Kim Gordon, Cass McCombs, Stella Mozgawa of Warpaint, and Mary Lattimore.

<i>Straight Songs of Sorrow</i> 2020 studio album by Mark Lanegan

Straight Songs of Sorrow is the twelfth and final studio album by American singer Mark Lanegan. It was released through Heavenly Recordings on May 8, 2020. The album was inspired by writing his memoir Sing Backwards and Weep, which was published April 28, 2020. It's his first solo album credited to simply Mark Lanegan, as opposed to Mark Lanegan Band, since 2013's Imitations, and the first one credited to Mark Lanegan that doesn't feature former collaborator Mike Johnson.

<i>Reflection</i> (Hooverphonic album) 2013 studio album by Hooverphonic

Reflection is the eighth studio album by Belgian band Hooverphonic. It was released on 15 November 2013 via Columbia Records/Sony Music. Recording sessions took place at private homes in Gentbrugge, Rachecourt-Suzémont, Boom, Hasselt & Hoeselt. It spawned five singles: "Amalfi", "Ether", "Boomerang", "ABC of Apology" and "Gravity".

<i>Welcome to the Planet</i> 2022 studio album by Big Big Train

Welcome to the Planet is the fourteenth studio album by English progressive rock band Big Big Train, released 28 January 2022. It was their first album since the death of lead singer David Longdon and first to feature new violinist Clare Lindley, as well as former session contributors Dave Foster and Carly Bryant as full members. It is also the last to feature Bryant who departed the band in January 2023.

References

  1. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Jack Bruce: Silver Rails". Allmusic . Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. Woolever, Phillip (15 June 2014). "Jack Bruce: Silver Rails". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  3. Kory Grow, https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jack-bruce-moves-past-cream-it-was-nice-to-have-a-little-comeback-20140415, Rolling Stone Magazine, 15 April 2014