Swing Shift is the fifth studio album by the Canadian guitarist Rik Emmett, released in 1997. It is the second installment in the guitar trilogy, released merely six months after Ten Invitations from the Mistress of Mr. E, which was the beginning of the trilogy that is meant to cover the basis of Emmett's guitar teaching.

Swing Shift
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 11, 1997 (1997-12-11)
Recorded1997
GenrePop, rock[1]
Length45:13
LabelOpen House
ProducerRik Emmett
Rik Emmett chronology
Ten Invitations From The Mistress Of Mr. E
(1997)
Swing Shift
(1997)
Raw Quartet
(1999)

Track listing edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

All songs written by Rik Emmett

  1. "Taste of Steel" – 2:19 (contains lead vocals)
  2. "Way Cool" – 3:49
  3. "Swing Shift" – 3:42
  4. "Three Clouds Across the Moon" – 5:45
  5. "Santa Fe Horizon" – 5:47
  6. "Swizzle Stick" – 4:19
  7. "Gladhands" – 1:28
  8. "One Look" – 4:30 (contains lead vocals)
  9. "Key Chain" – 3:37
  10. "Veronica's Blue Waltz" – 5:15
  11. "Mr. Bebop" – 1:54 (contains lead vocals)
  12. "A Theory of Relativity" – 2:42

Personnel edit

  • Rik Emmett – guitars, synthesizers, vocals
  • Steve Skingley – bass
  • Denton Young – drums
  • Randy Cooke – percussion
  • Marty Anderson – keyboards

Production edit

  • Rik Emmett producer
  • Tony Daniels engineer

References edit

  1. ^ "Swing Shift - Rik Emmett". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Allmusic review".

External links edit