16 - John Frusciante - Chances (Shadows Collide With People)

John Frusciante - Chances Album: Shadows Collide With People (2004) Shadows Collide with People is the fourth studio album by John Frusciante, released February 24, 2004. The album was written during the recording of By the Way, and is widely regarded as his most accessible work, featuring a mix of guitar-driven alternative rock, folk ballads, and electronica. Frusciante has stated that this was his most expensive album to date, costing around $150,000 to produce. Flea plays a double bass on “The Slaughter“, the closing track of the album. All tracks were written by John Frusciante and the majority of the vocal work is performed by him. Frusciante also made acoustic and demo versions of these tracks available to fans through his official site, now only a blog, as an alternative to the highly produced sound of the record. A promo version of the album was also made, with the tracks “Omission“, “Song to Sing When I’m Lonely“, and “Failure 33 Object“. The album reached number 191 on the Billboard 200 and #11 on Heatseekers. On the vinyl release of the album the words “One step away“ were inscribed on side A, “There’s riddles in the shadows“ on side B, “A hint of sadness“ on side C, and ’“What they least suspect is coming next“ on side D. All of these were hints to lyrics on John’s next solo album The Will to Death. 1. Carvel [4:14] 2. Omission [4:34] 3. Regret [2:58] 4. Ricky [3:57] 5. Second Walk [1:42] 6. Every Person [2:38] 7. -00Ghost27 [3:50] 8. Wednesday’s Song [3:31] 9. This Cold [2:00] 10. Failure33Object [2:55] 11. Song To Sing When I’m Lonely [3:17] 12. Time Goes Back [3:23] 13. In Relief [3:36] 14. Water [4:06] 15. Cut-Out [3:34] 16. Chances [1:50] 17. 23 Go In To End [6:42] 18. The Slaughter [3:52] 19. Of Before [3:17] (Japanese bonus track) Lyrics: This is the time to die I’m not someone on whom to rely Chances come and chances go This is letting go I feel the tightening of the dawn The creation of something I’ve sung No one goes back ’cause they’re all there Are you everywhere Becoming who you think you are In order to do your part In the multi-dimensional scheme You’ll know what I mean This is the time to die I’m not someone on whom to rely Chances come and chances go This is letting you know I’m almost where I’ll never be (ooooh ooooh ooooh) This cutting off of fare like a string A line that falls to the floor And I’m not me anymore I’m not me anymore I’m not me anymore Credits: Release date: 23rd February 2004 in US, 24th February in the rest of the world, 3rd March in UK and 6th March in Japan Released: Worldwide Publisher: Warner Bros Duration: 1 hour, 4 minutes, 50 seconds Bonus track: “Of Before“ available on the Japanese import of the CD John plays: Guitar, bass, synthesizer, drums and percussion Other musicians: Josh Klinghoffer plays the same instruments as John (they’re listed together in the credits); Chad Smith plays drums and percussion, Omar Rodriguez plays slide guitar on “Chances“ and “23 go in to end“ Flea plays upright bass on “The Slaughter“ and Charlie Clouser did orchestral programming on “Regret“ and “Chances“ Produced by: John Frusciante Engineered by: Jim Scott, Ryan Hewitt; “23 go in to end“ and “Failure33Object“ by Ethan Mates Mixed by: Jim Scott Assisted by: Chris Holmes, Jason Grossman, Chris Ohno Recorded/mixed at: Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA Mastered by/where: Bernie Grundman/Bernie Grundman Mastering Hollywood, CA, USA Designed by: Richard Scane Goodheart Cover painting by: Rene Ricard Art direction by: John Frusciante Equipment by: Dave Lee Management: Q-Prime Inc.