Red Dust & Spanish Lace

Red Dust & Spanish Lace
Studio album by Acoustic Alchemy
Released	May 4, 1987
Recorded	1987
Studios	Hansa-Haus Studios (Bonn, Germany) Hot Nights Studios (London, UK)
Genre	Smooth jazz
Length	38:15
Labels	MCA 5816 GRP 9833 (1996 re-release)
Producer	John Parsons
Acoustic Alchemy chronology
Red Dust & Spanish Lace (1987) Natural Elements (1988)
Red Dust & Spanish Lace
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Red Dust and Spanish Lace was the breakthrough debut album by Acoustic Alchemy from 1987. Comprising nine tracks in total, the album spawned the radio-friendly single "Mr. Chow", which was described as "Chinese reggae". Other highlights include "Sarah Victoria", a re-recording of an early demo track, and the title track.

Track listing

Singles

1. "Mr. Chow"

Personnel

Acoustic Alchemy

• Greg Carmichael – nylon guitar (1–4, 6–9), steel string guitar (2, 5)
• Nick Webb – steel string guitar, nylon guitar (5)

Additional musicians

• Rainer Bruninghaus – keyboards (1–5, 7, 9)
• David Munday – keyboards (6)
• John Parsons – harmony steel string guitar (1)
• Werner Kopal – bass (1, 2, 7, 9)
• Gunnar Plümer – acoustic bass (3, 4)
• Bert Smaak – drums (1, 2, 4, 7)
• Mario Argandoña – percussion (1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
• Simon Morton – percussion (6)

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