The New Edge is the seventh album by Acoustic Alchemy, released on 16 March 1993. The album is critically regarded as one of Acoustic Alchemy's better albums, despite only having one track, "Cool as a Rule", on their standard set-list.

The New Edge
Studio album by
Released16 March 1993
Recorded1993
Studio
GenreSmooth jazz
Length44:18
LabelGRP 9711
ProducerSteven Jones
Acoustic Alchemy chronology
Early Alchemy
(1992)
The New Edge
(1993)
Against the Grain
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

There are two different versions of the album. The New Edge was released with an extra track on the European release. The eleventh track, "Act of Innocence", was written in three time. This extends the total length of the disc to 47 minutes.

Track listing

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# Title Writers Duration
1 "Oceans Apart" Nick Webb/Greg Carmichael/John Parsons 5:36
2 "The Notting Hill Two-Step" Webb/Carmichael/Parsons 3:49
3 "Slow Ride Home" Webb/Carmichael 4:10
4 "Cool As A Rule" Webb/Carmichael 3:47
5 "Santa Café" Webb/Carmichael/Parsons 4:24
6 "Arc En Ciel" Webb/Carmichael 3:19
7 "London Skyline" Webb/Carmichael/Parsons 6:01
8 "The Liaison" Webb/Carmichael/Parsons 5:14
9 "Until Always" Parsons 4:52
10 "Rive Gauche" Webb/Carmichael 3:06
11 "Act Of Innocence" Webb/Carmichael 3:09 (Extra Track)

Personnel

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  • Nick Webb – Steel String Guitar
  • Greg Carmichael – Nylon String Guitar
  • Dave Pomeroy – Bass
  • Patrick Bettison – Bass
  • Dan Tomlinson – Drums
  • Mario Argandoña [es] – Percussion
  • Derrick James – Saxophone
  • Terry Disley - Keyboards extraordinaire!

References

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