1989 studio album by Stephen Bishop
Bowling in Paris album by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop , released by Atlantic Records in 1989.[ 1] [ 2] Red Cab to Manhattan Eric Clapton , Phil Collins , and Sting contributed to the album.[ 3]
The album includes a re-recorded version of "Walking on Air", the original of which had appeared in the 1986 film The Boy Who Could Fly U.S. Adult Contemporary chart .
The Edmonton Journal [ 6]
All songs written by Stephen Bishop , with additional contributors noted.
Title Writer(s) 1. "Mister Heartbreak" Peter Rafelson 3:49 2. "Think I Know What Love Is" Jeff Jones 3:25 3. "Kari" Mark Spiro 4:00 4. "Sleeping with Girls" 4:58 5. "Parked Cars" 4:45 6. "Walking on Air" 3:26 7. "Innocent Lov" 3:57 8. "Tip of the Iceberg" Spiro, Steve Kipner 4:05 9. "Love at a Distance" 4:47 10. "Love on the Outside" 4:45 11. "Hall Light" 4:48
Musicians
Stephen Bishop – lead vocals, backing vocals (3, 7-10) ; electric guitar, pedal steel drone , harp , sitar , additional bass, drum programming and sequencing (4) ; acoustic guitar (7, 11)
Michael Omartian – keyboards (1–3, 5, 7, 8, 10) , drum programming (1–3, 5, 8, 10) , backing vocals (3, 7) , tambourine (7) , acoustic piano (11) , organ (11) Jeff Jacobs – additional synthesizers (2) , additional bass (4)
Pete Wingfield – keyboards (4) Adrian Lee – keyboards (6, 9) Michael Thompson – guitars (1, 3) Dann Huff – guitars (2) Martin Jenner – guitar effects (4)
Dean Parks – guitars (5, 8) Ronnie Caryl – guitars (6, 9) Mathew Downs – guitars (7)
Steve Lukather – rhythm guitar (7) , guitar solo (7) Steve Bolton – electric guitar solo (9) Michael Landau – guitars (10) Eric Clapton – guitars (11) Nathan East – bass (4) Mo Foster – bass (6, 9) Joe Chemay – bass (7) Sting – bass (11) , harmony vocals (11) , additional lead vocals (11) Phil Collins – drums (4, 6, 9, 11) , drum programming and sequencing (4) , backing vocals (6, 9) Gus Dudgeon – drum programming and sequencing (4) Hugh Padgham – drum programming and sequencing (4) John Keane – drums (7) Dave Boruff – saxophone (10)
Debby Boone – backing vocals (1) Suzanne Christian – backing vocals (1)
Stacy Earl – backing vocals (1) Mark Spiro – backing vocals (3) Brenda Russell – backing vocals (4) Randy Crawford – backing vocals (4) Production
Michael Omartian – producer (1–3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Phil Collins – producer (4, 6, 9, 11) , liner notes
Gus Dudgeon – producer (4)
Hugh Padgham – producer (4, 6, 9) , engineer
Nick Launay – producer (11) , engineer
David Ahlert – engineer
Charles Barrett – engineer
Sid Barrett – engineer
Kevin Becka – engineer
Tchad Blake – engineerDoug Carlton – engineer
Terry Christian – engineer
Graham Dickson – engineer
Steve Jackson –engineer
David Leonard – engineerSteve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (North Hollywood, California)
Chris Cuffaro – photography
^ Arnold, Thomas K. (October 25, 1989). "Liner Notes". Los Angeles Times . p. F2. ^ Cook, Richard (November 24, 1989). "Born to Be Weird". Punch . 297 (7766): 46. ^ Obee, Dave (November 16, 1989). "Disc: Stephen Bishop". Calgary Herald . p. H4. ^ Bowling in Paris at AllMusic ^ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition ISBN 1-85227-832-3
^ Metella, Helen (January 14, 1990). "Bowling in Paris Stephen Bishop". Edmonton Journal . p. D5.
Studio albums Compilations Songs
