Looking East

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Looking East is the eleventh album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). It peaked at number 36 on The Billboard 200.

History

Coming over two years after his successful I'm Alive, Browne returned to more politically and socially oriented themes on Looking East. Only two songs are credited to Browne alone as composer, the rest co-credited with his core backing band.

Guests include Bonnie Raitt, David Crosby, Vonda Shepard, Ry Cooder, Waddy Wachtel and David Lindley.

Reception

Professional ratings

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Allmusic

Looking East was considered somewhat of a letdown after the success of I'm Alive even after reaching the Top 40 of The Billboard 200. Critic William Ruhlman agreed, writing that the album "is a highly referential work from an artist who started where most end and has been earnestly seeking the right direction ever since. Looking East finds him in his own backyard, still searching."

Track listing

All songs written by Jackson Browne, Luis Conte, Mark Goldenberg, Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick, Scott Thurston and Jeff Young, except where noted:

1. "Looking East" – 4:56
2. "The Barricades of Heaven" – 5:42
3. "Some Bridges" – 4:51
4. "Information Wars" (Browne, Jeff Cohen, Conte, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Thurston, Young) – 5:14
5. "I'm the Cat" – 3:55
6. "Culver Moon" – 5:45
7. "Baby How Long" (Browne) – 5:05
8. "Niño" (Browne, Valerie Carter, Jorge Calderón, Conte, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Thurston, Young) – 5:14
9. "Alive in the World" (Browne) – 4:51
10. "It Is One" (Browne, Carter, Conte, Goldenberg, Lewak, McCormick, Thurston, Young) – 4:57

Personnel

• Jackson Browne – acoustic guitar, guitar, piano
• Beth Anderson – background vocals
• Suzie Benson – background vocals
• Sir Harry Bowens – harmony vocals
• Severin Browne – harmony vocals
• Jorge Calderón – vocals, harmony vocals
• Mark Campbell – background vocals
• Mike Campbell – guitar, 12 string guitar
• Katia Cardenal – vocals
• Valerie Carter – harmony vocals
• Luis Conte – percussion
• Ry Cooder – slide guitar
• David Crosby – harmony vocals
• Renée Geyer – harmony vocals
• Jim Gilstrap – background vocals
• Mark Goldenberg – guitar, electric guitar, oud
• William "Bill" Greene – harmony vocals
• Jim Haas – background vocals
• Kipp Lennon – background vocals
• Mauricio "Fritz" Lewak – drums
• David Lindley – lap steel guitar
• Kevin McCormick – acoustic guitar, bass, harmony vocals
• Phil Perry – background vocals
• Bonnie Raitt – harmony vocals
• Vonda Shepard – harmony vocals
• Sally Stevens – background vocals
• Benmont Tench – Hammond organ
• Scott Thurston – guitar, piano, electric guitar, harmony vocals
• Mark Vieha – background vocals
• Waddy Wachtel – guitar
• Jeffrey Young – Hammond organ, background vocals, harmony vocals

Production notes:

• Kevin McCormick – producer
• Scott Thurston – producer
• Paul Dieter – engineer
• Sebastian Haimerl – assistant engineer
• Bob Salcedo – assistant engineer
• Ed Cherney – mixing
• Edd Kolakowski - piano technician
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering
• Mark Vieha – vocal arrangement
• Jackson Browne – design, art direction
• Nels Israelson – photography
• Frank W. Ockenfels III – photography

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1996	The Billboard 200	36