Shadows Collide with People

Shadows Collide with People
Shadows Collide with People
Studio album by John Frusciante
Released	February 24, 2004
Recorded	2003
Studio	Cello (Hollywood)
Genre	Experimental rock, art rock, alternative rock
Length	62:23
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	John Frusciante
John Frusciante chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Blender	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[4]
The Guardian	^[5]
Mojo	^[6]
Pitchfork	6.9/10^[7]
Rolling Stone	^[8]
Stylus Magazine	A−^[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes	^[10]
Uncut	^[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]

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Carvel"		6:15
2.	"Omission" (feat. Josh Klinghoffer)	Frusciante, Josh Klinghoffer	4:33
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.	Title	Length
15.	"Of Before"	3:17
Total length:		67:58

Acoustic version
No.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(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

John Frusciante – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizers, bass, piano, Mellotron, producer, art direction
Josh Klinghoffer – lead vocals (on "Omission"), backing vocals, bass, electric guitar, synthesizers, keyboards, piano, mellotron, synare, vocoder, percussion, timpani
Chad Smith – drums, percussion
Flea – upright bass (on "The Slaughter")
Omar Rodríguez-López – slide guitar (on "Chances", "23 Go in to end")
Greg Kurstin – wurlitzer piano (on "Of Before")
Charlie Clouser – orchestral programming (on "Regret" and "Chances")

Production

Jim Scott – engineer, mixing
Ryan Hewitt – engineer
Dave Lee – equipment technician
Ethan Mates – engineer
Chris Holmes – assistant
Chris Ohno – assistant
Joe Mankin – assistant
Alex Marshall – assistant
Daniel Carlotta Jones – assistant
Serena Deakin – assistant
Bernie Grundman – mastering
Rene Ricard – cover painting
Vincent Gallo – photography
Richard Scane Goodheart – design

Charts

Charts (2004)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Charts)^[16]	92
Belgium	80^[17]
Finland	28^[18]
France	127^[19]
Ireland	44^[20]
Netherlands	83^[21]
Switzerland	51^[22]
UK	53^[23]
US Billboard 200^[24]	191^[25]

References

^ "Shadows Collide With People Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
^ Planer, Lindsay. "John Frusciante – Shadows Collide with People". AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
^ Many of the songs here could be Peppers tracks, except for the absence of Anthony Kiedis's vocals. [Apr 2004, p.128]
^ Intermittently engaging if ultimately slight. [27 Feb 2004, p.96]
^ Simpson, Dave (February 20, 2004). "John Frusciante, Shadows Collide With People". The Guardian. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
^ Mojo March 2004 (p.95)
^ Loftus, Johnny. "John Frusciante – Shadows Collide with People". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
^ Walters, Barry. "John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 4, 2004. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
^ McKeating, Scott. "John Frusciante - Shadows Collide with People". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on January 9, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
^ chadwicked. "Shadows Collide with People". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on April 26, 2004. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
^ Full of surprising songs with some cracking tunes that step far outside the punk-funk-grunge-metal formula of the Chili Peppers. [Mar 2004, p.99]
^ "Me And My Friends | John Frusciante unofficial – Invisible Movement". Invisible-movement.net. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
^ Baccigaluppi, John. (September/October 2007) "John Frusciante on Bending Sound and Why You Shouldn't Just Connect the Dots". Tape OP. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
^ "John Frusciante's Creative Explosion | John Frusciante unofficial – Invisible Movement". Invisible-movement.net. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
^ "Shadows Collide with People charting". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 109.
^ "John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People". ultratop.be. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
^ Steffen Hung (September 25, 2008). "John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
^ Steffen Hung. "John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People". lescharts.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
^ "John Frusciante - Albums: Studio". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
^ Steffen Hung. "John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
^ Steffen Hung. "John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People". hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
^ "John Frusciante". Official Charts Company. March 13, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
^ "John Frusciante Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
^ "John Frusciante". Billboard.

[mc-1] "Shadows Collide With People Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

[2] Planer, Lindsay. "John Frusciante – Shadows Collide with People". AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

[3] Many of the songs here could be Peppers tracks, except for the absence of Anthony Kiedis's vocals. [Apr 2004, p.128]

[4] Intermittently engaging if ultimately slight. [27 Feb 2004, p.96]

[5] Simpson, Dave (February 20, 2004). "John Frusciante, Shadows Collide With People". The Guardian. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

[6] Mojo March 2004 (p.95)

[7] Loftus, Johnny. "John Frusciante – Shadows Collide with People". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

[8] Walters, Barry. "John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 4, 2004. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

[9] McKeating, Scott. "John Frusciante - Shadows Collide with People". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on January 9, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

[10] wicked. "Shadows Collide with People". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on April 26, 2004. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

[11] Full of surprising songs with some cracking tunes that step far outside the punk-funk-grunge-metal formula of the Chili Peppers. [Mar 2004, p.99]

[12] "Me And My Friends | John Frusciante unofficial – Invisible Movement". Invisible-movement.net. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.

[13] Baccigaluppi, John. (September/October 2007) "John Frusciante on Bending Sound and Why You Shouldn't Just Connect the Dots". Tape OP. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.

[14] "John Frusciante's Creative Explosion | John Frusciante unofficial – Invisible Movement". Invisible-movement.net. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2012.

[15] "Shadows Collide with People charting". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.

[ARIA-16] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 109.

[17] "John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People". ultratop.be. Retrieved March 9, 2012.

[18] Steffen Hung (September 25, 2008). "John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.

[19] Steffen Hung. "John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People". lescharts.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.

[20] "John Frusciante - Albums: Studio". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2009.

[21] Steffen Hung. "John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 9, 2012.

[22] Steffen Hung. "John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People". hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 9, 2012.

[23] "John Frusciante". Official Charts Company. March 13, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2012.

[ac_Billboard200_John_Frusciante-24] "John Frusciante Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

[25] "John Frusciante". Billboard.

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Albums	Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt Smile from the Streets You Hold To Record Only Water for Ten Days Shadows Collide with People The Will to Death Inside of Emptiness A Sphere in the Heart of Silence Curtains The Empyrean PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone Enclosure Maya I and II
EPs	Estrus EP Going Inside DC EP Letur-Lefr Outsides Foregrow
Internet releases	From the Sounds Inside 4-Track Guitar Music Renoise Tracks 2009–2011
Trickfinger	Sect In Sgt Trickfinger Trickfinger II Look Down, See Us She Smiles Because She Presses the Button
Ataxia	Automatic Writing AW II
Collaborations	Speed Dealer Moms EP Hiding in the Light
Red Hot Chili Peppers	Mother's Milk Blood Sugar Sex Magik Californication By the Way Live in Hyde Park Stadium Arcadium Unlimited Love Return of the Dream Canteen
The Mars Volta	De-Loused in the Comatorium Frances the Mute Amputechture The Bedlam in Goliath Octahedron Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos del Vacío
Omar Rodríguez-López	A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume One The Special 12 Singles Series Se Dice Bisonte, No Búfalo Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) Omar Rodriguez Lopez & John Frusciante Sepulcros de Miel Arañas en la Sombra
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