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1989 studio album by Jackson Browne
World in Motion is the ninth album by American singer-songwriter
Jackson Browne , released in 1989 (see
1989 in music ). It peaked at number 45 on
The Billboard 200 and was Browne's first album to obtain neither gold nor platinum status. The album took three years to complete and makes statements about
nuclear disarmament and the "secret" government that brought forth
Oliver North and the
Iran-Contra scandal .
[1]
Reception
The critical reviews of World in Motion were lukewarm. Music critic William Rulhmann wrote "Except for the gloomy viewpoint, it was hard to recognize the Jackson Browne of his first few albums amid all the commentary, and even if you agreed with his overall political stance, that was disappointing."
[2] Critic
Robert Christgau commented that the best songs were the ones Browne did not write.
[3]
Rolling Stone wrote, "Steven Van Zandt's 'I Am a Patriot' is the only truly memorable song on Browne's trilogy of protest albums."
[4]
Cash Box said of the title track that "Hackneyed late-’80s production (by Scott Thurston and the artist) and a way too literal political lyric ('Sun going down on the USA,' it starts out) make this AOR emphasis track a struggle to sit through, despite the warming presence of Bonnie Raitt."
[6]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Browne except where noted:
"World in Motion" (Browne,
Craig Doerge ) – 4:24
"Enough of the Night" – 4:54
"Chasing You into the Light" – 4:16
"How Long" – 6:10
"Anything Can Happen" – 5:05
"When the Stone Begins to Turn" – 4:48
"The Word Justice" (Browne,
Scott Thurston ) – 4:18
"My Personal Revenge" (
Tomás Borge , Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy, translation by
Jorge Calderón ) – 4:02
"I Am a Patriot" (
Steven Van Zandt ) – 4:02
"Lights and Virtues" – 4:53
Personnel
Jackson Browne – lead vocals,
slide guitar (1),
resonator guitar (1), acoustic piano (2, 5, 7),
baritone guitar (3, 10), keyboards (4), drum programming (4)
Craig Doerge – keyboards (1, 4)
Ray Lema – keyboards (6), harmony vocals (6)
Doug Haywood – harmony vocals (1, 6, 9), keyboards (7),
organ (9)
Kevin Dukes – guitars (1, 2, 5–7, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (3, 8), electric guitar (8)
David Lindley –
lap steel guitar (4)
Yves N'Djock – guitars (6)
Jorge Strunz –
acoustic gut-string guitar (8)
Hugo Pedroza –
charango (8),
tiple (8)
Scott Thurston – bass (1, 7, 10), harmony vocals (1, 2, 6, 7, 9), keyboards (2–8, 10), guitars (5), guitar solo (8)
Bob Glaub – bass (2–4, 8, 9), guitar (7)
Robbie Shakespeare – bass (6)
Michael Jochum – drums (1–3, 7–10),
tom tom (6)
Russ Kunkel – drums (4), drum programming (5)
Walfredo Reyes, Jr. – drums (5)
Sly Dunbar – drums (6)
Alex Acuña – percussion (2, 5)
Brice Wouassy – percussion (6)
Bonnie Raitt – harmony vocals (1)
Lori B. Williams – harmony vocals (1, 2, 6, 9)
Djene Doumbouya – harmony vocals (6)
Brinsley Forde – harmony vocals (6)
Tony Gad – harmony vocals (6)
Drummie Zeb – harmony vocals (6)
Salif Keita – Malian vocals (6)
David Crosby – harmony vocals (7)
Production
Producers – Jackson Browne and Scott Thurston
Production Assistant – Bill Irvin
Engineers – James Geddes (Tracks 1–5 & 7–10); Paul Smykle (Track 6).
Additional Engineers – Terry Becker, Jim Nipar and David Tickle (Tracks 1–5 & 7–10); Phillippe Boisse and Roy Hendrickson (Track 6).
Assistant Engineers – Scott Blockland (Tracks 1–5 & 7–10); Ingmar Kiang (Track 6).
Recorded at Groove Masters (Santa Monica, CA);
The Power Station (New York, NY);
Island Studios (London, England); Studio Devout (Paris, France).
Mixed by David Tickle at Groove Masters
Mastered by
Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
Technical Engineer – Ed Wong
Art Direction and Design – Dawn Patrol and
Jimmy Wachtel
Photography –
Annie Leibovitz
Paintings – Francisco Letelier
Management – Donald Miller
Management Staff – Veronica Albano, Ty Braswell, Mike Sexton, Lisa Van Valkenburgh and Randall Wixen.
Charts
Album –
Billboard (United States)
Year
Chart
Position
1989
The Billboard 200
45
Singles – Billboard (United States)
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1989
"Anything Can Happen"
Adult Contemporary
23
1989
"Chasing You into the Light"
Mainstream Rock Tracks
9
1989
"World in Motion"
Mainstream Rock Tracks
4
References
^ Michael Granberry (August 26, 1989).
"Jackson Browne, Hit by Sagging Album Sales, Faces Litmus Test" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 12, 2011 .
^
a
b Ruhlmann, William.
"World in Motion > Review" .
Allmusic . Retrieved July 29, 2010 .
^
a
b Christgau, Robert.
"World in Motion > Review" . robertchristgau.com. Retrieved July 13, 2010 .
^
a
b Coleman, Mark.
"World in Motion > Review" .
Rolling Stone . [
dead link ]
^
Larkin, Colin (2007).
Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.).
Oxford University Press .
ISBN
978-0195313734 .
^ Wednesday, Oscar (June 17, 1989).
"Pure Pop for Now People" (PDF) . Cash Box . p. 22. Retrieved December 21, 2022 .
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