Bowling in Paris
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| Bowling in Paris | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Studio album by Stephen Bishop | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 46:45 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Phil Collins, Gus Dudgeon, Nick Launay, Michael Omartian, Hugh Padgham | |||
| Stephen Bishop chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Bowling in Paris is an album by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop, released by Atlantic Records in 1989. It is his first studio album released in America since 1980's Red Cab to Manhattan. Notable contributors include Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Sting.
Track listing
All songs written by Stephen Bishop, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mister Heartbreak" (Bishop, Peter Rafelson) | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Think I Know What Love Is" (Bishop, Jeff Jones) | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Kari" (Bishop, 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" (Bishop, Spiro, Steve Kipner) | 4:05 |
| 9. | "Love at a Distance" | 4:47 |
| 10. | "Love on the Outside" | 4:45 |
| 11. | "Hall Light" | 4:48 |
Personnel
<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>
- Stephen Bishop: lead vocals, backing vocals (3, 7-10); electric guitar, pedal steel drone, harp, sitar & additional bass (4); acoustic guitar (7, 11)
- Michael Thompson: guitar (1, 3)
- Dann Huff: guitar (2)
- Dean Parks: guitar (5, 8)
- Mathew Downs: guitar (7)
- Steve Lukather: rhythm guitar solo (7)
- Ronnie Caryl: guitar (9)
- Steve Bolton: electric guitar solo (9)
- Michael Landau: guitar (10)
- Eric Clapton: guitar (11)
- Nathan East: bass (4)
- Mo Foster: bass (6, 9)
- Joe Chemay: bass (7)
- Sting: bass (11), harmony vocals & additional lead vocals (11)
- Phil Collins: drums (4, 6, 9, 11), backing vocals (6, 9)
- Drum programming & sequencing on "Sleeping With Girls": Gus Dudgeon, Hugh Padgham, Phil Collins & Stephen Bishop
- John Keane: drums (7)
- Michael Omartian: keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10), drum programming (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10), tambourine (7), backing vocals (3, 7), piano (11), organ (11)
- Jeff Jacobs: additional synthesizer (2), additional bass (4)
- Pete Wingfield: keyboards (4)
- Adrian Lee: keyboards (6, 9)
- Dave Boruff: saxophone (10)
- Mark Spiro: backing vocals (3)
- Backing vocals on "Mr. Heartbreak": Debby Boone, Stacey Earle & Suzanne Christian
- Backing vocals on "Sleeping With Girls": Brenda Russell & Randy Crawford
References
- ↑ Bowling in Paris at AllMusic
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition, p. 135. Virgin Books, London. ISBN 1-85227-832-3
