Tones

1986 debut studio album by Eric Johnson

AlbumalbumQ1634264

Performer: Eric Johnson
Released: 1986
Label: Reprise Records
Genre: instrumental rock
, rock music
Producer: David Tickle

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Tones is the first studio album by guitarist Eric Johnson, released in 1986 through Reprise Records; a remastered edition was reissued on February 23, 2010 through Wounded Bird Records. Both "Zap" and "Emerald Eyes" are re-recordings from Johnson's then-unreleased 1978 debut album Seven Worlds, which eventually saw an official release in 1998. The instrumental "Zap", released as a B-side to the single "Off My Mind", was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1987 Grammy Awards.

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Title: Tones
Language: English
Has characteristic: debut album
Number of parts of this work: 9 audio track
Place of publication: United States
Form of creative work: studio album
Part of: Eric Johnson's albums in chronological order follows: none · followed by: Ah Via Musicom
Recorded at studio or venue: Ocean Way Recording(1985)

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