Swing Shift (album) explained

Swing Shift
Type:	studio
Artist:	Rik Emmett
Cover:	Emmett_Swing_Shift_Cover.jpg
Recorded:	1997
Genre:	Pop, rock^[1]
Length:	45:13
Label:	Open House
Producer:	Rik Emmett
Prev Title:	Ten Invitations From The Mistress Of Mr. E
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Raw Quartet
Next Year:	1999

Swing Shift is the fifth studio album by the Canadian guitarist Rik Emmett, 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

1. "Taste of Steel"  - 2:19 (contains lead vocals)
2. "Way Cool"  - 3:49
3. "Swing Shift"  - 3:42
4. "Three Clouds Across the Moon"  - 5:45
5. "Santa Fe Horizon"  - 5:47
6. "Swizzle Stick"  - 4:19
7. "Gladhands"  - 1:28
8. "One Look"  - 4:30 (contains lead vocals)
9. "Key Chain"  - 3:37
10. "Veronica's Blue Waltz"  - 5:15
11. "Mr. Bebop"  - 1:54 (contains lead vocals)
12. "A Theory of Relativity"  - 2:42

Personnel

• Rik Emmett  - guitars, synthesizers, vocals
• Steve Skingley  - bass
• Denton Young  - drums
• Randy Cooke  - percussion
• Marty Anderson  - keyboards

Production

• Rik Emmett producer
• Tony Daniels engineer

External links

• Swing Shift Entry at the Official Rik Emmett Homepage DEAD LINK

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swing Shift - Rik Emmett . AllMusic . 30 May 2018.