Colin James
Studio album by
Colin James
ReleasedAugust 13 1988[1]
Recorded1988
StudioCriteria Studios, Miami, Florida[1]
GenreBlues rock
Length40:13
LabelVirgin
ProducerDanny Kortchmar, Tom Dowd, Bob Rock
Colin James chronology
Colin James
(1988)		 Sudden Stop
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Colin James is the debut album by Canadian rock/blues musician Colin James, released in 1988.[1] The album featured several hit singles, including "Five Long Years", "Voodoo Thing", "Chicks 'n Cars (And the Third World War)" and Why'd You Lie".

The album earned James a Juno Award for "Most Promising Artist".

Commercial performance

James' debut album was the 15th best-selling Cancon album in Canada of 1989.[2] The album was certified Double Platinum in Canada in 1994.[3] By May 1998, the album had sold 276,338 units in Canada.[4] It is the best-selling album of James' career to date.

Track listing

  1. "Five Long Years" – 4:36
  2. "Voodoo Thing" – 3:38
  3. "Down in the Bottom" (Willie Dixon) – 4:37
  4. "Chicks 'n Cars (And the Third World War)" (Johnny Ferreira, Rick Hopkins, Colin James, Darrell Mayes) – 3:35
  5. "Why'd You Lie" (Morgan Davis) – 5:25
  6. "Hidden Charms" (Willie Dixon) – 3:26
  7. "Bad Girl" (Rick Hopkins, Colin James, Dennis Marcenko) – 3:34
  8. "Lone Wolf" – 3:40
  9. "Dream of Satin" – 4:43
  10. "Three Sheets to the Wind" (Rick Hopkins) – 2:59[1]

Personnel

  • Colin James – guitar, vocals, background vocals
  • Steve Croes – keyboards
  • Richard Hopkins – piano, keyboards, Hammond organ
  • Bill Payne – piano
  • David Burgin – harmonica
  • Johnny Ferreira – tenor and soprano saxophones
  • Dennis Marcenko – bass
  • Darrell Mayes – percussion, drums
  • Betty Wright – background vocals
  • Bill Cowsill – background vocals[5]

Production

  • Tom Dowd – producer
  • Danny Kortchmar – producer, mixing
  • Bob Rock – producer
  • Mike Fraser – engineer
  • Shep Lonsdale – engineer
  • Simon Pressey – engineer
  • Duane Seykora – engineer, assistant engineer
  • Charles Die – assistant engineer
  • Neil Dorfsman – mixing
  • Dan Hersch – mastering
  • Brian Lynch – photography
  • Melanie Nissen – design
  • Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction
  • Alberto Tolot – photography[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Colin James - Colin James | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Top 50 Cancon Albums of '89". RPM. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Gold Platinum Database: Colin James". Music Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ No Blues For James With Canadian Sales. Billboard. 1998-05-23. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Colin James - Colin James | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
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