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World in Motion (Jackson Browne album)

1989 studio album by Jackson Browne From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

World in Motion (Jackson Browne album)
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World in Motion is the ninth album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). It peaked at number 45 on The Billboard 200 and was Browne's first album that did not obtain either gold or platinum status. The album took three years to complete and makes statements about nuclear disarmament and the "secret" government that brought forth Oliver North and the Iran-Contra scandal.[1]

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Reception

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The critical reviews of World in Motion were lukewarm. Music critic William Rulhmann wrote "Except for the gloomy viewpoint, it was hard to recognize the Jackson Browne of his first few albums amid all the commentary, and even if you agreed with his overall political stance, that was disappointing."[2] Critic Robert Christgau commented that the best songs were the ones Browne did not write.[3] Rolling Stone wrote, "Steven Van Zandt's 'I Am a Patriot' is the only truly memorable song on Browne's trilogy of protest albums."[5]

Cash Box said of the title track that "Hackneyed late-’80s production (by Scott Thurston and the artist) and a way too literal political lyric ('Sun going down on the USA,' it starts out) make this AOR emphasis track a struggle to sit through, despite the warming presence of Bonnie Raitt."[6]

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Browne except where noted:

  1. "World in Motion" (Browne, Craig Doerge) – 4:24
  2. "Enough of the Night" – 4:54
  3. "Chasing You into the Light" – 4:16
  4. "How Long" – 6:10
  5. "Anything Can Happen" – 5:05
  6. "When the Stone Begins to Turn" – 4:48
  7. "The Word Justice" (Browne, Scott Thurston) – 4:18
  8. "My Personal Revenge" (Tomás Borge, Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy, translation by Jorge Calderón) – 4:02
  9. "I Am a Patriot" (Steven Van Zandt) – 4:02
  10. "Lights and Virtues" – 4:53
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Personnel

Production

  • Producers – Jackson Browne and Scott Thurston
  • Engineers – James Geddes (Tracks 1–5 & 7–10); Paul Smykle (Track 6).
  • Additional Engineers – Terry Becker, Jim Nipar and David Tickle (Tracks 1–5 & 7–10); Phillippe Boisse and Roy Hendrickson (Track 6).
  • Assistant Engineers – Scott Blockland (Tracks 1–5 & 7–10); Ingmar Kiang (Track 6).
  • Technical Engineer – Ed Wong
  • Mixed by David Tickle at Groove Masters (Santa Monica, California)
  • Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
  • Production Assistant – Bill Irvin
  • Art Direction and Design – Dawn Patrol and Jimmy Wachtel
  • Photography – Annie Leibovitz
  • Paintings – Francisco Letelier
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Charts

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References

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