Shaw Blades is an American musical duo/group formed by

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and

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, both of whom played in the supergroup

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. It is an informal duo which has produced two albums between other projects, 1995's ''Hallucination'' and 2007's ''Influence''. The first two songs on "Hallucination" -- "My Hallucination" and "I'll Always Be with You"—received modest airplay. "Influence" consisted solely of 1960s and 1970s cover songs that influenced them. Blades' son Colin, a songwriter himself, contributed backing vocals and arrangements to the album. Shaw Blades also recorded a cover of the classic

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song " The Twelve Days of Christmas" on the ''A Classic Rock Christmas'' album by various

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artists in 2002. Shaw Blades did a short tour of America in Spring 2007 and another in Autumn 2007. Both members still principally record and perform with the acts which made them famous. From 2007 to 2009, they were joined on tour by

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on the request of Blades, who had seen Evankovich's band American Drag perform and wanted him to join them on acoustic,12-string, harmonica and background vocals.

Discography

''Hallucination''

Musicians

– Vocals, Bass, Percussion, Acoustic Guitar on "The End" *

– Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion * Steve Smith – Drums (except tracks 4,6,7) *The Neverleave Brothers – Backing Vocals *

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– Drums (tracks 4, 6, 7)

Production

*Tommy Shaw – Producer *Jack Blades – Producer *

Don Gehman Don Gehman is an American record producer, engineer, and executive, best known for his work with John Mellencamp and Hootie & the Blowfish. AllMusic calls him one of "the most successful producers of the 1980s and 1990s." As a sound engineer, he ...

– Producer, Mixer, Recorder *Eddy Schreyer – Mastering *Neil King – Production Engineer *Jeff Lord-Alge – Production Engineer *Jim Goodwin – Assistant Engineer *Janet Levinson – Art Direction/Design *Reisig & Taylor – Photography *Cory Jacobs – Studio & Musicians Photos

''Influence''

Musicians

– Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vocals *

– Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals *

Michael Lardie Michael Lardie (born September 8, 1958) is an American musician and record producer known for his memberships in the rock bands Great White and Night Ranger. Early life Lardie was born on September 8, 1958, in Anchorage, Alaska and raised in ...

– Keyboards *

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– Drums *

Kelly Keagy Kelly Dean Keagy (born September 15, 1952) is an American drummer and vocalist, best known for his work with the hard rock band Night Ranger. Keagy sang lead vocals on several of their hits, such as "Sister Christian", "Sing Me Away", and " Se ...

– Drums on "Dirty Work" *Ben Krames – Drums on "Time of the Season" *Colin Blades – Backing Vocals on "Your Move" *Randy Mitchell – Loops

Production

*Tommy Shaw – Producer *Jack Blades – Producer *Michael Lardie – Engineer, Mixer *Noel Golden – Mixer *Dave Donelly – Mastering *

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– Mastering *Diane Burk – Album Coordination *Leslie Langlo – Album Coordination *Jeanne Shaw – Photos *Jennifer Starr – Photos *Scott Rosen – Photos Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes.

In other media

California Dreamin' "California Dreamin" is a song written by John and Michelle Phillips in 1963 and first recorded by Barry McGuire. The best-known version is by the Mamas & the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in Dec ...

" was used at the end of the last episode of season 2 of the TV show ''

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''. "My Hallucination" was used in the movie ''

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''.

References

External links

The Official Shaw Blades site
archived at the

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