Acoustic Alchemy, Instrumental & Smooth Jazz?

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Acoustic Alchemy adalah sebuah grup musik instrumental dan smooth jazz kontemporer, menggunakan alat musik gitar string nylon dan gitar string steel yang dibentuk di Inggris pada era tahun 80’an ( tepatnya pada tahun 1981 ). Grup ini awalnya terdiri dari gitaris akustik Nick Webb and Simon James, dilanjutkan kemudian oleh Nick Webb bersama dengan Greg Carmichael hingga meninggalnya frontman grup ini, Nick Webb pada tahun 1998 setelah album Positif Thinking dirilis. Lalu kemudian setelah itu beberapa kali berganti formasi dan terakhir pada tahun 2007 terdiri dari Greg Carmichael dan Miles Gilderdale pada album This Way.

Sampai tahun 2007 lalu, Acoustic Alchemy telah merilis 17 album, dimana 1 album adalah merupakan kompilasi The Best dari album-album terdahulu. Berikut ini diskografi dari album-album yang sudah dirilis oleh grup musik Acoustic Alchemy beserta cover album pada album yang telah dirilis :

1. Album Red Dust and Spanish Lace ( 1987 )

Mr. Chow Ricochet The Stone Circle The Rideout Girl With A Red Carnation The Colonel And The Ashes One For The Road Sarah Victoria Red Dust And Spanish Lace

2. Album Natural Elements ( 1988 )

Drake’s Drum Overnight Sleeper Natural Elements Casino If Only Ballad For Kay Evil The Weasel Late Nite Duke Street

3. Album Blue Chip ( 1989 )

Catalina Kiss The Blue Chip Bop Making Waves With You In Mind Bright Tiger Ariane Highland Boulder Coaster Hearts in Chains No More Nachos

4. Album Reference Point ( 1990 )

Reference Point Missing Your Touch Take Five Same Road, Same Reason Make My Day Caravan Of Dreams Homecoming Cuban Heels Lullaby For The First Born

5. Album Back On The Case ( 1991 )

The Alchemist Jamaica Heartbeat Georgia Peach Playing For Time When The Lights Go Out Clear Air For Miles Fire Of The Heart Freeze Frame On The Case Break For The Border

6. Album Early Alchemy ( 1992 )

Santiago Sarah Victoria Last Summer Song Slap It Down Sira’s Song Moonstone Wind It Up Casino Little Bercheres Amanecer Waiting For You Return Flight Daybreak A Dream Of Fair Women

7. Album The New Edge ( 1993 )

Oceans Apart The Notting Hill Two-Step Slow Ride Home Cool As A Rule Santa Cafe Arc En Ciel London Skyline The Liaison Until Always Rive Gauche

8. Album Against The Grain ( 1994 )

Against The Grain Lazeez A Different Kind Of Freedom Lady Linda Road Dogs Shoot The Loop Across The Golden Gate Papillon Silent Partner Nouveau Tango

9. Album Arcanum ( 1996 )

Columbia Homecoming Chance Meeting Lazeez Mr. Chow Some Road, Some Reason Casino Something She Said Jamaica Heartbeat Catalina Kiss

10. Album Positive Thinking ( 1998 )

Pasionelle Rainwatching W. I. Cadaques The Five Card Trick Positive Thinking The Better Shoes Vapour Trails Augustrasse 18 Time Gentlemen Please Limited Excess

11. Album The Beautiful Game ( 2000 )

Angel Of The South The Panama Cat Trail Blazer The Beautiful Game Hats Of Magic Tete a Tete The Last Flamenco Kidstuff Big Sky Country Hold On To Your Heart Jubilation Big Sky Country (Nashville Version) Trail Blazer (Nashville Version)

12. Album Aart ( 2001 )

Wish You Were Near Aart Attack Flamoco Loco Tuff Puzzle Passion Play Senjo Wine Viva Ché The Velvet Swing Robbie’s Revenge Love At A Distance Code Name Pandora Nathan Road Cactus Blue The Wind Of Change

13. Album The Very Best Of Acoustic Alchemy ( 2002 )

Mr. Chow Catalina Kiss Ariane Jamaica Heartbeat Caravan of Dreams Playing for Time Lazeez The Stone Circle The Alchemist Shoot the Loop Same Road, Same Reason Cool as a Rule Georgia Peach Casino Reference Point Red Dust and Spanish Lace

14. Album Radio Contact ( 2003 )

No Messin’ Milo Shelter Island Drive Urban Cowboy El Camino Del Corazon Little Laughter Tinderbox What Comes Around Coffee With Manni Shoestring Turn The Stars On Ya Tebya Lubliu Venus Morena

15. Album Live : Sound Of St. Lucia ( 2003 )

Trail Blazer Playing For Time Angel Of The South The Beautiful Game Viva Che Cool As A Rule Red Dust And Spanish Lace Flamoco Loco The Wind Of Change Augustrasse Panama Cat Lazeez Red Dust And Spanish Lace Casino

16. Album American/English ( 2005 )

The Crossing Say Yeah So Kylie Trinity The Detroit Shuffle Cherry Hill She Speaks American English Lilac Line The 14 Carrot Cafe Get Up (Levantar y Bailar) The Moon And The Sun

17. Album This Way ( 2007 )

Love Is All There Is Ernie Who Knows Slampop Out Of Nowhere This Way Tied Up With String Only In My Dreams Carlos The King Egg Now I’m On My Way

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