Change No Change
Elliot Easton's only solo album, co-written with Jules Shear.
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Change No Change stands as Elliot Easton's first and only solo album, hitting shelves in 1985 through Elektra Records. The record packs ten songs, all co-written by Easton and Jules Shear, who also lent background vocals. Easton handled every guitar part himself—including 12-string and sitar—plus bass, except for four tracks on Side B where Brad Hallen took over bass duties.
Production came from Stephen Hague (who'd played with Shear in Jules and the Polar Bears) and synth player Jon Mathias. Roy Thomas Baker, producer of The Cars' first four albums, received thanks in the credits for encouraging the project but didn't produce. The album saw re-releases in 1996 on Elektra Traditions/Rhino Records and again in 2006 on Wounded Bird.
Did You Know?
- Both Easton and Jules Shear named 'Wide Awake' as their favorite track; Shear said it has 'a little fairy dust quality.'
- The bonus tracks come from Band of Angels, a project Easton formed with singer Danny Malone—not to be confused with the mid-1960s English pop group A Band of Angels.
- The instrumental 'Walk on Walden' is played on 12-string guitar in drop D tuning.
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- Wikipedia: Change No Change (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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