Songs in the Key of Rock

Songs in the Key of Rock

Infobox Album | Name = Songs in the Key of Rock
Type = Album
Artist = Glenn Hughes


Released = 9 June, 2003
Genre = Hard rock Funk
Length = 52:44 (European vsn) 53:34 (Japanese vsn)
Label = Frontiers Records (Europe) Pony Canyon (Japan)
Producer = Glenn Hughes Jeff Kollman
Reviews = *"Allmusic" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hvftxqwald6e link]
*"MelodicRock" 94% [http://www.melodicrock.com/reviews/glennhughes-songsinthekeyofrock.p3 link]
*"Basementbar" rating-10|7 [http://basementbar.com/DefaultN1.asp?GoTo=CurrSelN1.asp?ID=1113&Page=Archive link] | Last album = "Building the Machine" (2001)
This album = "Songs in the Key of Rock" (2003)
Next album = "Soul Mover" (2005)

"Songs in the Key of Rock" is a studio album by former Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Trapeze vocalist/ bassist Glenn Hughes. It was his ninth solo studio album and was released in 2003 on Frontier and Pony Canyon records.

History

"Songs in the Key of Rock", which was named after the Stevie Wonder album "Songs in the Key of Life", was written in a ‘seventies vintage frame of mind’, according to Hughes. Although the album features some moments of funk, it has a predominant seventies inspired hard rock sound.

The album features Hughes’ regular guitarist JJ Marsh and is his last album to date to include drummer Gary Ferguson, who has played on five of Hughes solo records. Other musicians include guitarist and producer Jeff Kollman, keyboardist Ed Roth, former Santana vocalist Alex Ligertwood, bassist Billy Sheehan and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith on the track Get You Stoned.

This marked the first occasion Chad Smith performed on one of Hughes’ albums. Smith is now Hughes’ regular drummer for his studio work.

The track Higher Places was written and a tribute to the late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, who was a fan of Hughes’ first band Trapeze and used to jam with them on occasion at gigs [http://www.rockdetector.com/officialbio,9489.sm] .

Two versions of the album were released. The European version includes the bonus track Secret Life, while the Japanese edition features a song entitled Change. Change was also included on the European version of Hughes’ 2004 live album "Soulfully Live in the City of Angels". Both these tracks are listed as track nine in their respective versions.

An unlisted short reprise of the song Higher Places is featured at the end of the album.

Track listing

#"In My Blood" – 4:39 "(Hughes, Marsh)"
#"Lost in the Zone" – 4:26 "(Hughes, Kollman, Marsh)"
#"Gasoline" – 3:10 "(Hughes, Marsh)"
#"Higher Places (Song for Bonzo)" – 5:04 "(Hughes, Kollman)"
#"Get You Stoned" – 4:49 "(Hughes, Kollman)"
#"Written All Over Your Face" – 8:33 "(Hughes, Marsh)"
#"Standing On The Rock" – 3:46 "(Hughes, Kollman)"
#"Courageous" – 4:25 "(Hughes)"
#"Secret Life" – 3:45 "(Hughes, Marsh)" (European vsn only)
#

  • "Change" – 4:35 "(Hughes, Marsh)" (Japanese vsn only)
    #"The Truth" – 3:28 "(Hughes)"
    #"Wherever You Go" – 5:31 "(Hughes, Marsh)"
    #"Higher Places (reprise)" – 1:08 "(Hughes, Kollman)"

    Credits

    Performers

    *Glenn HughesVocals/ Bass
    *JJ MarshGuitars
    *Jeff KollmanGuitars
    *Gary Ferguson – Drums except track 5
    *Ed Roth – Keyboards
    *Alex LigertwoodBacking Vocals
    *Billy SheehanBass on Change
    *Chad SmithDrums on track 5

    References

    [http://www.glennhughes.com/sitkor_index.html Songs In The Key Of Rock entry at glennhughes.com]


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