Eric Johnson discography explained

This is the discography for American rock musician Eric Johnson.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
US
[1] 		JPN
[2]
Tones
  • Released: March 12, 1986
  • Label: Reprise
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download
— —
  • US: 186,384[3]
Ah Via Musicom
  • Released: March 20, 1990[4]
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download
67 —
  • US: 705,616
Venus Isle
  • Released: September 3, 1996[5]
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD, digital download
51 88
  • US: 183,773
Seven Worlds
  • Released: November 6, 1998
  • Label: Ark 21
  • Formats: CD
— —
  • US: 24,074
Souvenir
  • Released: January 13, 2003[6]
  • Label: Vortexan Records
  • Formats: CD
— —
Bloom
  • Released: June 14, 2005[7]
  • Label: Favored Nations
  • Formats: CD, digital download
— 140
Up Close
  • Released: December 7, 2010[8]
  • Label: EMI, Vortexan
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
— —
Eclectic — —
EJ[10]
  • Released October 7, 2016
  • Label: Provogue
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, mp3, streaming
— —
Collage[11]
  • Released November 17, 2017
  • Label: Vortexan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
— —
EJ Vol II
  • Released March 6, 2020
  • Label: Vortexan
  • Formats: CD, streaming
— —
The Book of Making / Yesterday Meets Today
  • Released July 29, 2022
  • Label: Blue Elan Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, streaming
— —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
FIN
[12] 		FRA
[13] 		JPN
NLD
[14] 		UK
[15]

(with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai)
  • Released: June 3, 1997
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD, CS, digital download [16]
35 20 37 52 82
Live and Beyond
(with Alien Love Child)
  • Released: Oct, 24 2000
  • Label: Favored Nations
  • Formats CD, DD [17] [18]
— — — — —
Live from Austin, TX — — — — —
Live from Austin TX '84
  • Released: November 22, 2010[21]
  • Label: New West
  • Formats: CD, digital download[22]
— — — — —
Europe Live
  • Released: June 23, 2014[23]
  • Label: Mascot Label Group
  • Formats: CD, LP
— — 123 — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
Video
[24]

with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai
  • Released: June 3, 1997
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
37
Live from Austin, TX
  • Released: November 1, 2005[26]
  • Label: New West
  • Formats: DVD
—
Anaheim
  • Released: November 11, 2008[27]
  • Label: Vanguard
  • Formats: DVD
—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Instructional videos

TitleAlbum details Notes
Eric Johnson: Total Electric Guitar
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Hot Licks
  • Formats: VHS
  • re-released as DVD on November 15, 2005[28]
Eric Johnson: The Fine Art of Guitar
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Hot Licks
  • Formats: VHS
  • re-released as DVD on March 7, 2006
Eric Johnson: The Art of Guitar
  • Released: February 1, 2006[29]
  • Label: Hal Leonard
  • Formats: DVD

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Main.
[30]
"Righteous"19908Ah Via Musicom
"High Landrons" 31
"Cliffs of Dover" 5
"Trademark"19917
"Pavilion"199633Venus Isle
"Beck's Bolero"[31] 2007—non-album single
"The Wind Cries Mary"[32] 2013—
"Tidal"[33] —
"Wonder"[34] —
"Imagination of You" (feat. Christopher Cross)[35] —
"To Whom It May Concern"[36] —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

AlbumSongYear NotesRef.
Perpetuum Mobile by Mariani 1970band member[37]
Electromagnets by Electromagnets 1975 [38]
Christopher Cross by Christopher Cross "Minstrel Gigolo" 1979guest[39]
by Carole King 1980
One to One by Carole King 1982[40]
Long Time Friends by Alessi "Rise Up" 1982[41]
Marc Anthony Thompson by Marc Anthony Thompson "Recover Gracefully" 1984 [42]
"Distant Star"1985 [43]
Street Language by Rodney Crowell "Ballad of Fast Eddie" 1986 [44]
Guitar Speak "Western Flyer" 1988 compilation of various artists[45]
Willie Jones by Willie Jones "So Long Mary Jane" 1990guest[46]
"On Our Dreams" and "Lone Star" 1991guest[47]
Instrumental Moods "Cliffs of Dover" compilation of various artists[48]
Guitar's Practicing Musicians, Vol. 2 "Cliffs of Dover" [49]
"Keep Coming Back" 1992guest[50]
"Lights of Louisiana" and "I Can't Hide" [51]
Rendezvous by Christopher Cross "Nothing Will Change" [52]
Herman Harris & the Voices of Hope by Herman Harris 1993 [53]
"Somebody Loves Me Now" 1994guest[54]
Wave of the Hand by Carla Olson "I'm Trying" 1995 [55]
True Voices "At The End of the Day" with Susan Cowsill compilation of various artists[56]
Angelica "Ave Maria"1997[57]
Merry Axemas"The First Nowell" [58]
Guitar Gods "Trademark" 1998 guest[59]
Walking in Avalon by Christopher Cross "When She Smiles"
Koko's Hideaway by Van Wilks "Vanquila" 1999[60]
The Best of Rockline "S.R.V." compilation of various artists[61]
Moods Box Set "Cliffs of Dover" [62]
"Lunchtime at Rosie's" guest[63]
Live and Beyond by Alien Love Child 2000band member[64]
Been A Long Time by Double Trouble "In The Garden" 2001guest[65]
Texas Guitar Slingers Vol. 1 "Enzo Shuffle" 2002compilation of various artists[66]
More To Life Than This by Mike Tramp "On The Good, The Sad, And The Ugly"2003guest[67]
A Guitar Supreme, Giant Steps in Fusion Guitar "Resolution" 2004compilation of various artists[68]
Don't Mess With Texas Vol. 2 "Boogie King" [69]
KGSR 107.1 Broadcasts Vol. 12 "Song For George"[70]
Fusion For Miles, A Guitar Tribute: A Bitchin' Brew"Jean Pierre" 2005[71]
"New Blues Old Bruise" 2006guest[72]
Viva Carlos: A Supernatural Marathon Celebration"Aqua Marine" compilation of various artists[73]
"Together All The Time"guest[74]
Electromagnets 2 by Electromagnets band member[75]
"The Washing Away of Wrong" 2007guest[76]
Freeway Jam: To Beck and Back"Beck's Bolero" compilation of various artists[77]
Lovers by Bobby Whitlock and CoCo Carmel "Layla" 2008guest[78]
"The Milky Way Home" [79]
"Red Clay" [80]
"6th Street" and "Long Time Gone" 2009 [81]
Doctor Faith by Christopher Cross"Hey Kid"2010[82]
"Passionola" 2012 [83]
Musica E Palavras Dos Bee Gees (Bee Gees Tribute Album) by Ana Gazzola "Run To Me" [84]
2776 "Not What the Founders Intended"2014compilation of various artists[85]
Good For Sumthin by Eric Gales"E2 (Note for Note)"2014Guest[86]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eric Johnson. Billboard.com.
  2. Web site: エリック・ジョンソンのアルバム売上ランキング. Oricon.co.jp.
  3. Web site: Sludge Scan As of January 16, 2000 . www.metalsludge.tv . February 16, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729013718/http://www.metalsludge.tv/?p=30334 . July 29, 2014 .
  4. Web site: Ah Via Musicom . ericjohnson.com . 17 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Venus Isle – Eric Johnson – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. AllMusic.
  6. Web site: Souvenir . ericjohnson.com . 17 August 2022.
  7. Web site: Bloom – Eric Johnson – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Greg Prato. AllMusic.
  8. Web site: Up Close – Eric Johnson – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. AllMusic.
  9. Web site: Eric Johnson and Mike Stern Discuss Their 'Eclectic' New Album. Guitarworld.com.
  10. Web site: Wood . James . Eric Johnson Talks 'EJ,' His First All-Acoustic Album . Guitarworld.com . 2016-09-14 . 2020-05-05.
  11. Web site: Eric Johnson Releases 'Collage' . Abstractlogix.com . 2020-05-05.
  12. Web site: finnishcharts.com - Finnish charts portal. Finnishcharts.com.
  13. Web site: lescharts.com - Les charts français. Lescharts.com.
  14. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl. Dutchcharts.nl.
  15. Web site: Chart Log UK. Zobbel.de.
  16. Web site: iTunes – Music – G3 – Live in Concert by Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson & Steve Vai. iTunes.apple.com.
  17. Web site: Live and Beyond - Eric Johnson, Eric Johnson & Alien Love Child | Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic.
  18. Web site: Live and Beyond by Eric Johnson & Alien Love Child on Amazon Music - Amazon.com . Smile.amazon.com . 2019-08-19.
  19. Web site: Live from Austin TX – Eric Johnson – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Mark Deming. AllMusic.
  20. Web site: iTunes – Music – Live from Austin, TX: Eric Johnson by Eric Johnson. iTunes.apple.com.
  21. Web site: Live from Austin TX '84 – Eric Johnson – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. William Ruhlmann. AllMusic.
  22. Web site: iTunes – Music – Live from Austin, TX '84 by Eric Johnson. iTunes.apple.com.
  23. Web site: Europe Live – Eric Johnson – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Steve Leggett. AllMusic.
  24. Web site: Billboard. 31 January 1998.
  25. Web site: RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – March 13, 2015 . riaa.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070626051113/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS . June 26, 2007 . mdy .
  26. Web site: Live from Austin TX [DVD] – Eric Johnson – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic]. AllMusic.
  27. Web site: Anaheim Live – Eric Johnson – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Richie Unterberger. AllMusic.
  28. Web site: DVDS - EricJohnson.com . Administrator . ericjohnson.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141108215335/http://www.ericjohnson.com/dvds . November 8, 2014 . mdy .
  29. Web site: Amazon.com: Eric Johnson – The Art of Guitar: Eric Johnson: Movies & TV. Amazon.com.
  30. Web site: Eric Johnson – Awards – AllMusic. Bill Meredith. AllMusic.
  31. Web site: iTunes – Music – Beck's Bolero – Single by Eric Johnson. iTunes.apple.com.
  32. Web site: iTunes – Music – The Wind Cries Mary – Single by Eric Johnson. iTunes.apple.com.
  33. Web site: iTunes – Music – Tidal – Single by Eric Johnson. iTunes.apple.com.
  34. Web site: iTunes – Music – Wonder – Single by Eric Johnson. iTunes.apple.com.
  35. Web site: iTunes – Music – Imagination of You (feat. Christopher Cross) – Single by Eric Johnson. iTunes.apple.com.
  36. Web site: iTunes – Music – To Whom It May Concern – Single by Eric Johnson. iTunes.apple.com.
  37. Web site: Perpetuum Mobile – Mariani – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  38. Web site: Electromagnets – Electromagnets – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  39. Web site: Christopher Cross – Christopher Cross – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  40. Web site: One to One – Carole King – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  41. Web site: Album Search for "long time friends" - AllMusic. AllMusic.
  42. Web site: Marc Anthony Thompson – Marc Anthony Thompson – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  43. Web site: Stand Up – Steve Morse Band – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  44. Web site: Street Language – Rodney Crowell – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  45. Web site: Guitar Speak – Various Artists – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Paul Kohler. AllMusic.
  46. Web site: Willi Jones – Willi Jones, Willie Jones – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Tim Griggs. AllMusic.
  47. Web site: The Urge – Stuart Hamm – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  48. Web site: Instrumental Moods – Various Artists – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Rodney Batdorf. AllMusic.
  49. Web site: Guitar's Practicing Musicians, Vol. 2 – Various Artists – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Paul Kohler. AllMusic.
  50. Web site: Keep Coming Back – Richard Marx – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  51. Web site: The Hunter – Jennifer Warnes – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  52. Web site: Rendezvous – Christopher Cross – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  53. Web site: Herman Harris & The Voices of Hope & Love – Herman Harris – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  54. Web site: Read My Licks – Chet Atkins – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  55. Web site: Wave of the Hand: The Best of Carla Olson – Carla Olson – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Roch Parisien. AllMusic.
  56. Web site: True Voices – Various Artists – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  57. Web site: Angelica [Atlantic] – Angelica – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic]. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. AllMusic.
  58. Web site: Merry Axemas: A Guitar Christmas – Various Artists – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Robert Taylor. AllMusic.
  59. Web site: Guitar Gods [EMI] – Various Artists – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic]. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. AllMusic.
  60. Web site: Koko's Hideaway – Van Wilks – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  61. Web site: The Best of Rockline – Various Artists – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Becky Byrkit. AllMusic.
  62. Web site: Moods Box Set – Various Artists – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. AllMusic.
  63. Web site: Fingers & Thumbs – Adrian Legg – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Rick Anderson. AllMusic.
  64. Web site: Eric Johnson – "Alien Love Child: Live And Beyond". onet.pl. 2019-08-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903111307/http://muzyka.onet.pl/eric-johnson-alien-love-child-live-and-beyond. 2014-09-03. dead.
  65. Web site: Been a Long Time – Double Trouble – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  66. Web site: Review: Texas Guitar Slingers Volume 1 – Music – The Austin Chronicle. Austinchronicle.com.
  67. Web site: nehrecords.com . August 29, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061113071144/http://nehrecords.com/shop/TrampMore.htm . November 13, 2006 . dead .
  68. A Guitar Supreme, Giant Steps in Fusion Guitar
  69. Web site: Don't Mess with Texas Music, Vol. 2 – Various Artists – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  70. Web site: Broadcasts Vol. 12 107.1 KGSR Radio Austin. Rancho Alegre Radio. 2019-08-19. 2017-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828110219/http://www.ranchoalegreradio.org/?q=catalog/various-artists/broadcasts-vol-12-1071-kgsr-radio-austin. dead.
  71. Web site: Jeff Richman & Friends: Fusion for Miles, A Guitar Tribute: A Bitchin' Brew. John Kelman. All About Jazz.
  72. Web site: Industrial Zen – John McLaughlin – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  73. Web site: Viva Carlos: A Supernatural Marathon Celebration – Various Artists – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Greg Prato. AllMusic.
  74. Web site: Review: Roscoe Beck – Music – The Austin Chronicle. Austinchronicle.com.
  75. Web site: II – Electromagnets, Eric Johnson – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  76. Web site: The Devil Knows My Name – John 5 – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Greg Prato. AllMusic.
  77. Web site: Freeway Jam: To Beck and Back – Various Artists – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Hal Horowitz. AllMusic.
  78. Web site: Lovers – Bobby Whitlock – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  79. Web site: From the Reach – Sonny Landreth – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Hal Horowitz. AllMusic.
  80. Web site: Red Clay – Doyle Dykes and Eric Johnson (preview) by Eric Johnson (guitarist) – Hear the world's sounds. SoundCloud.com.
  81. Web site: Big Neighborhood – Mike Stern – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Jonathan Widran. AllMusic.
  82. Web site: Doctor Faith – Christopher Cross – Credits – AllMusic. AllMusic.
  83. Web site: Elemental Journey – Sonny Landreth – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Steve Leggett. AllMusic.
  84. Web site: Musicas e Palavras dos Bee Gees – Ana Gazzola – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. Rick Anderson. AllMusic.
  85. Web site: 2776: A Levinson Brothers & Rob Kutner Presentation – Various Artists – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic. David Jeffries. AllMusic.
  86. Web site: Good For Sumthin. 2014-10-27. Cleopatra. 2016-05-18.

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