''Swing Shift'' is the fifth studio album by the Canadian guitarist
Rik Emmett
Richard Gordon Emmett (born July 10, 1953) is a vocalist, guitarist, and member of the Canadian rock band Triumph.
Career
Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, '' Absolutely'', was released in 1990 and bec ...
, released in 1997. It is the second installment in the guitar trilogy, released merely six months after ''
Ten Invitations from the Mistress of Mr. E'', which was the beginning of the trilogy that is meant to cover the basis of Emmett's guitar teaching.
Track listing
All songs written by Rik Emmett
# "Taste of Steel" – 2:19 (''contains lead vocals'')
# "Way Cool" – 3:49
# "Swing Shift" – 3:42
# "Three Clouds Across the Moon" – 5:45
# "Santa Fe Horizon" – 5:47
# "Swizzle Stick" – 4:19
# "Gladhands" – 1:28
# "One Look" – 4:30 (''contains lead vocals'')
# "Key Chain" – 3:37
# "Veronica's Blue Waltz" – 5:15
# "Mr. Bebop" – 1:54 (''contains lead vocals'')
# "A Theory of Relativity" – 2:42
Personnel
*
Rik Emmett
Richard Gordon Emmett (born July 10, 1953) is a vocalist, guitarist, and member of the Canadian rock band Triumph.
Career
Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, '' Absolutely'', was released in 1990 and bec ...
– guitars, synthesizers, vocals
* Steve Skingley – bass
* Denton Young – drums
*
Randy Cooke – percussion
* Marty Anderson – keyboards
Production
* Rik Emmett producer
* Tony Daniels engineer
References
External links
Swing Shift Entry at the Official Rik Emmett HomepageDEAD LINK
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Rik Emmett albums
1997 albums
Open House Records albums