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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = World Gone Strange
| name = World Gone Strange
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Andy Summers]]
| artist = [[Andy Summers]]
| Cover =
| cover =World Gone Strange.jpg
| Released = August 27, 1991
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1991|8|27}}
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| Recorded = May 21, 1991 to June 14, 1991 at Centerfield Studios; New York, New York
| recorded = May 21, 1991 – June 14, 1991
| Genre = [[Jazz]]/[[jazz fusion|fusion]]
| Length = 50:11
| venue =
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| studio = Centerfield Studios, New York City
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| Label = [[Private Music]]
| Producer = [[Mike Mainieri]]
| genre = [[Jazz fusion]]
| length = {{Duration|m=50|s=11}}
| Last album = ''[[Charming Snakes]]''<br />(1990)
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| label = [[Private Music]]
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| This album = '''''World Gone Strange'''''<br />(1991)
| Next album = ''[[Invisible Threads]]''<br />(1993)
| producer = [[Mike Mainieri]]
| prev_title = Charming Snakes
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Invisible Threads
| next_year = 1993
}}
}}
'''''World Gone Strange''''' is a 1991 instrumental jazz album by [[Andy Summers]]. It was his first solo album to not involve producer/keyboardist/songwriting partner [[David Hentschel]], whose lack of presence was clearly noticeable on the release.
'''''World Gone Strange''''' is a 1991 solo album by [[Andy Summers]]. It was his first solo album which did not involve producer [[David Hentschel]], and the last one recorded for the jazz fusion label [[Private Music]]. The title track presents a distinct descending pattern and features a wordless vocal by Summers himself. Summers utilized one of his own mixed media compositions for the cover.


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|2|5}} <ref name="allmusic">{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r148315}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{rating|2|5}} <ref name="allmusic">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r148315}}</ref>
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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
All songs written by Andy Summers.
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# "World Gone Strange" - 6:14
| all_writing = [[Andy Summers]]
# "Ruffled Feathers" - 4:23
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| title1 =World Gone Strange
# "Bacchante" - 6:28
# "Song For M" - 4:58
| length1 = 6:14
| title2 = Ruffled Feathers
# "Rhythm Spirits" - 6:03
# "Somewhere in the West" - 5:10
| length2 = 4:23
| title3 = Bacchante
# "But She" - 4:53
| length3 = 6:28
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# "The Blues Prior to Richard" - 4:47
| title4 = Song for M
# "Oudu Kanjaira" - 5:15
| length4 = 4:58
# "Dream Trains" - 1:50
| title5 = Rhythm Spirits
| length5 = 6:03
| title6 = Somewhere in the West
| length6 = 5:10
| title7 = But She
| length7 =4:53
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| title8 = The Blues Prior to Richard
| length8 = 4:47
| title9 = Oudu Kanjaira
| length9 = 5:15
| title10 = Dream Trains
| length10 = 1:50
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* Andy Summers - guitar, vocal (track 1)
* Andy Summers – guitar, vocals
* [[Mitchel Forman]] - keyboards
* [[Mitchel Forman]] – keyboards
* [[Tony Levin]] - bass
* [[Tony Levin]] – bass guitar
* [[Chad Wackerman]] - drums
* [[Chad Wackerman]] – drums
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* [[Eliane Elias]] – piano, vocals (1, 3)
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* [[Bendik Hofseth]] – soprano saxophone (9)
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* [[Victor Bailey (musician)|Victor Bailey]] – bass guitar (4, 6)
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* [[Mike Mainieri]] – marimba (9)
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* [[Manolo Badrena]] – percussion (1, 3, 9)
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* [[Mino Cinelu]] – percussion (1, 3, 9)
* [[Naná Vasconcelos]] – percussion (9)


'''ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL'''
'''Technical'''
* [[Manolo Badrena]] - percussion (Tracks 1, 3 & 9)
* [[Mike Mainieri]] – producer, mixing, engineer
* Garry Rindfuss – engineer, mixing
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* [[Victor Bailey (musician)|Victor Bailey]] - bass (Tracks 4 & 6)
* [[Øystein Sevåg]] – mixing
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* [[Mino Cinelu]] - percussion (Tracks 1, 3 & 9)
* [[Bob Ludwig]] – mastering<ref name="AM credits">{{cite web|title=World Gone Strange - Andy Summers {{!}} Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/world-gone-strange-mw0000265290/credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=21 February 2017}}</ref>
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* [[Eliane Elias]] - piano & vocals (Tracks 1 & 3)
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* Bendik Hofseth - soprano saxophone (Track 9)
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* [[Mike Mainieri]] - marimba (Track 9)
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* [[Naná Vasconcelos]] - percussion (Track 9)


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Andy Summers}}
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[[Category:1991 albums]]
[[Category:1991 albums]]

Latest revision as of 19:02, 26 October 2023

World Gone Strange
Studio album by
Andy Summers
ReleasedAugust 27, 1991 (1991-08-27)
RecordedMay 21, 1991 – June 14, 1991
StudioCenterfield Studios, New York City
GenreJazz fusion
Length50:11
LabelPrivate Music
ProducerMike Mainieri
Andy Summers chronology
Charming Snakes
(1990) 		World Gone Strange
(1991) 		Invisible Threads
(1993)

World Gone Strange is a 1991 solo album by Andy Summers. It was his first solo album which did not involve producer David Hentschel, and the last one recorded for the jazz fusion label Private Music. The title track presents a distinct descending pattern and features a wordless vocal by Summers himself. Summers utilized one of his own mixed media compositions for the cover.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Allmusic's review of the album consisted of a single sentence fragment: "Not really standard jazz, but some fine playing."[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Andy Summers

World Gone Strange track listing
No.TitleLength
1."World Gone Strange"6:14
2."Ruffled Feathers"4:23
3."Bacchante"6:28
4."Song for M"4:58
5."Rhythm Spirits"6:03
6."Somewhere in the West"5:10
7."But She"4:53
8."The Blues Prior to Richard"4:47
9."Oudu Kanjaira"5:15
10."Dream Trains"1:50

Personnel

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Technical

References

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  1. ^ a b World Gone Strange at AllMusic
  2. ^ "World Gone Strange - Andy Summers | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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