The Tri-Tone Fascination

The Tri-Tone Fascination
Studio album by Shawn Lane
Released	1999 (1999)
Recorded	Sounds Good Recording in Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Instrumental rock, jazz fusion
Length	53:40
Label	Eye Reckon
Producer	Shawn Lane, Les Birchfield
Shawn Lane chronology
Powers of Ten (1992) The Tri-Tone Fascination (1999) Powers of Ten; Live! (2001)
Alternative cover
2000 reissue

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The Tri-Tone Fascination is the second and final studio album by guitarist Shawn Lane, released in 1999 through Eye Reckon Records; a second edition was reissued in 2000, containing a revised track listing (with the omission of two songs) and different cover art. The opening track, "Kaiser Nancarrow", was inspired by and named after composer Conlon Nancarrow.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Kaiser Nancarrow"	Shawn Lane, Sean Rickman	4:43
2.	"Peace in Mississippi"	Jimi Hendrix	3:54
3.	"Minarets"	Lane, Luther Dickinson	3:30
4.	"The Way It Has to Be"	Lane	4:39
5.	"Nine=101"	Lane, Jonas Hellborg	4:26
6.	"Art Tatum"	Lane	2:05
7.	"Hardcase"	Lane, John Eatman	4:58
8.	"Trois Sept Cinq"	Lane	4:19
9.	"The Hurt, the Joy"	Lane, Tom Ward	4:00
10.	"One Note at a Time"	Lane	3:30
11.	"Maria"	Lane	5:44
12.	"Song for Diane (World Keeps Spinning)"	Lane	5:23
13.	"Ich ruf zu dir Herr Jesu"	Johann Sebastian Bach; arr. Eduard Artemyev	2:29
Total length:			53:40

2000 reissue

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kaiser Nancarrow"	4:43
2.	"Peace in Mississippi"	3:54
3.	"Minarets"	3:30
4.	"The Way It Has to Be"	4:39
5.	"Tri 7\5" (originally "Trois Sept Cinq")	4:19
6.	"Art Tatum"	2:05
7.	"The Hurt, the Joy"	4:00
8.	"Maria"	5:44
9.	"One Note at a Time"	3:30
10.	"World Keeps Spinning (Song for Diane)"	5:23
11.	"Epilogue: J.S. Bach (Ich ruf zu dir)" (originally "Ich ruf zu dir Herr Jesu")	2:29
12.	"I Only Want to Know" (Japanese edition bonus track)	4:19
Total length:		44:16

Personnel

• Shawn Lane – vocals, guitar, keyboard (except track 9), drums (except tracks 1, 3, 5), drum machine, bass (except tracks 3, 5, 9), production
• Luther Dickinson – guitar (tracks 3, 5)
• Buddy Davis – guitar (track 9)
• Tom Ward – keyboard (track 9)
• Sean Rickman – drums (track 1)
• Cody Dickinson – drums (tracks 3, 5)
• Paul Taylor – bass (tracks 3, 5)
• Eric Phillips – bass (track 9)
• Les Birchfield – executive production