Venus Isle

Venus Isle
Studio album by Eric Johnson
Released	September 3, 1996
Recorded	1996 at Austin's Saucer One Studio
Genre	Instrumental Rock Rock
Length	58:28
Label	Capitol
Producer	Eric Johnson and Richard Mullen
Eric Johnson chronology
Ah Via Musicom (1990) Venus Isle (1996) G3: Live in Concert (1996)

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Venus Isle is the fourth solo album by American musician Eric Johnson, released in 1996. The album includes the song "S.R.V." which is a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan. It features his brother, Jimmie Vaughan, as a guest soloist. The song "Camel's Night Out" is featured as downloadable content for the music video game Guitar Hero World Tour, and also can be exportable to Guitar Hero 5.

Track listing

All songs written by Eric Johnson, 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 - guitars, piano, pedal steel guitar, vocals, electric sitar
• Tommy Taylor - percussion, drums
• Kyle Brock - bass
• Stephen Barber - synthesizers, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ
• C. Roscoe Beck - bass
• James Fenner - percussion
• Steven Hennig - guitar
• Christopher Cross - additional vocals
• Jimmie Vaughan - guitar on S.R.V.
• Amit Chatterjee - Vocals

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".