World Gone Strange

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.

World Gone Strange
Studio album by Andy Summers
Released	August 27, 1991 (1991-08-27)
Recorded	May 21, 1991 – June 14, 1991
Studio	Centerfield Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	50:11
Label	Private Music
Producer	Mike Mainieri
Andy Summers chronology
Charming Snakes (1990) World Gone Strange (1991) Invisible Threads (1993)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

All tracks are written by Andy Summers.

World Gone Strange track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

• Andy Summers – guitars, vocals
• Mitchel Forman – keyboards
• Eliane Elias – acoustic piano (1, 3), vocals (1, 3)
• Tony Levin – bass (1-3, 5, 7-10)
• Victor Bailey – bass (4, 6)
• Chad Wackerman – drums
• Manolo Badrena – percussion (1, 3, 9)
• Mino Cinelu – percussion (1, 3, 9)
• Mike Mainieri – marimba (9)
• Naná Vasconcelos – percussion (9)
• Bendik Hofseth – soprano saxophone (9)

Production

• Mike Mainieri – producer, mixing, assistant engineer
• Garry Rindfuss – recording, mixing
• Øystein Sevåg – mixing
• Dennis Smith – technical assistance
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
• Joshua Cantor – production coordinator
• Norman Moore – art direction, design
• Merlyn Rosenberg – photography
• Andy Summers – cover artwork
• Peter Shukat – management

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