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Walking On A Wire Parachute/Mercury 314 526 181-2 |
Their Thoughts:
(Re-release in 1994)
Eric: I remember distinctly when we went back into the studio in 1994 to cut the three songs we added to WOW for the Mercury re-release, we felt like seasoned veterans. We were no less enthusiastic -- quite the opposite -- but we had a much better idea of how the whole process worked.Dan: We had been looking for a way to record Gold Mine and Turn Out The Lights, but couldn't find room on two previous albums. And Rapt In You had been dropped from our set for two years. Stumpy bugged us everyday and night on the road to play Rapt In You - so we added it back into the set. It was sung by me for several years, but we decided to make it an Eric song. We didn't want to use material we had slated for Pendulum, so we put those three songs on the re-release. In the arrangement process, however, Rapt In You grew into a different song altogether, and eventually became one of our biggest radio records.
(Original release in 1990)
Eric: The making of "Walking on a Wire" was a culmination of two lifetimes of big dreams and, at the same time, in so many ways, a beginning. We were, with Jim Scott's invaluable help, inventing ourselves as Lowen & Navarro. He coached us at the beginning of the intense nineteen-day process that we would have "no time for bad days, no time for bad moods and no time for bad work." Eight years later, the words still ring true.Dan: We were so anxious to make a record, we couldn't quite contain ourselves. We tried to play it cool, like on a first date -- joy, tension and anticipation. Throughout the recording, we were in an edgy state of excitement, a netherworld between fun and fear, between party and panic. The whole thing felt like it could fall apart at any second. Yet, when we were done, we sat back and couldn't believe it was actually us.
Eric Lowen - Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Vocals
Dan Navarro - Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals
Simeon Pillich - Acoustic and Electric Bass
Tim Timmermans - Drums and Percussion
David Raven - Drums and Percussion (Rapt In You; Turn Out The Lights (And Go To Bed); GoldMine)
Phil Parlapiano - Keyboards, Accordion (Rapt In You; Turn Out The Lights (And Go To Bed))
Richard Dodd - Cello
Jim Scott - Omnichord, Percussion
David Navarro - Additional Guitars (What I Make Myself Believe; Someone Like You)
Didi Navarro Cortez - Flute (Seven Bridges)
Preston Sturges - Dobro (Hammerhead Shark)
Richard Hardy - Tinwhistle (What I Make Myself Believe)
Tracks 1 - 11:
Produced, Engineered and mixed by Jim Scott
Recording assisted by Annette Cisneros
Recorded 12/14/89 - 12/30/89 at Track Record, N. Hollywood, CA
Assistance and Additional Engineering by Bob Lacivita
Mixed 1/2/90 - 1/7/90 at Soundcastle, Los Angeles, CA
Master by Ron McMaster at Capital Records, Hollywood, CA
Tracks 12, 13 & 14
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Jim Scott
Recording assisted by Teresa Caffin
Recorded 9/3/94 - 9/5/94 at Entourage Studios, N. Hollywood, CA
Mixing assisted by Matt Pakucko
Mixed 9/6/94 at Master Control, Burbank, CA
Mastered 9/7/94 at Future Disc, Los Angeles, CA
David Navarro appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
Tim Timmermans appears courtesy of Higher Octave Music
© 1990, 1994 PolyGram Records, Inc.