Venus Isle is the fourth solo album by American musician Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson is an American guitarist. Though he is best known for his success in the instrumental rock format, Johnson regularly incorporates jazz, fusion, gospel and country and western music into his recordings...

, released in 1996

1996 in music

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. The album includes the song "S.R.V." which is a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stevie Ray Vaughan

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. It features his brother, Jimmie Vaughan

Jimmie Vaughan

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, as a guest soloist. The song "Camel's Night Out" is featured as downloadable content for the music video game Guitar Hero World Tour

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, and also can be exportable to Guitar Hero 5

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Track listing

All songs written by Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson is an American guitarist. Though he is best known for his success in the instrumental rock format, Johnson regularly incorporates jazz, fusion, gospel and country and western music into his recordings...

, except where noted.

1. "Venus Isle" - 5:28
2. "Battle We Have Won" - 5:59
3. "All About You" - 8:20
4. "S.R.V." - 3:03
5. "Lonely in the Night" (Vince Mariani) - 6:04
6. "Manhattan" - 4:52
7. "Camel's Night Out" (Kyle Brock, Mark Younger-Smith) - 5:17
8. "Song for Lynette" - 4:54
9. "When the Sun Meets the Sky" (Johnson, Stephen Barber) - 7:54
10. "Pavilion" - 5:02
11. "Venus Reprise" - 1:29

Personnel

• Eric Johnson
  Eric Johnson
  Eric Johnson is an American guitarist. Though he is best known for his success in the instrumental rock format, Johnson regularly incorporates jazz, fusion, gospel and country and western music into his recordings...
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
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  s, piano
  Piano
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  , pedal steel guitar
  Pedal steel guitar
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  , vocals, electric sitar
  Electric sitar
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• Tommy Taylor - percussion, drums
• Kyle Brock - bass
• Stephen Barber - synthesizers, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ
• C. Roscoe Beck
  Roscoe Beck
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   - bass
• James Fenner - percussion
• Steven Hennig - guitar
• Christopher Cross
  Christopher Cross
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  - additional vocals
• Jimmie Vaughan - guitar on S.R.V.

Beyond the original album

Musician Kingley Durant recorded a cover of 'When The Sun Meets The Sky' which is on his 2003 album "Away from the Water".