Swing Shift (album)

Swing Shift
Studio album by Rik Emmett
Released	December 11, 1997 (1997-12-11)
Recorded	1997
Genre	Jazz, smooth jazz, swing, folk, country
Length	45:13
Label	Open House Records
Producer	Rik Emmett
Rik Emmett chronology
Ten Invitations From The Mistress Of Mr. E (1997)Ten Invitations From The Mistress Of Mr. E1997 Swing Shift (1997) Raw Quartet (1999)Raw Quartet1999

Swing Shift is the fifth studio album by the Canadian guitarist Rik Emmett, released in 1997. It is the second instalment 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 Rik Emmett's guitar teaching.

Track listing

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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
• Ed Stone – engineer
• Hugh Cooper – mixing
• Noel Golden – assistant engineer
• George Marino – mastering
• Chris Chapman – photography

External links

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