Terra Incognita (Chris Whitley album)

Terra Incognita
Studio album by
Chris Whitley
ReleasedFebruary 18, 1997
RecordedMarch – April 1996
GenreRock
Length42:01
LabelWork[1]
ProducerChris Whitley, Toby Wright, Dougie Bowne
Chris Whitley chronology
Din of Ecstasy
(1995) 		Terra Incognita
(1997) 		Dirt Floor
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]

Terra Incognita is the third studio album by singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley, released in 1997.[5][6]

It was produced primarily by Chris Whitley, Toby Wright, and Dougie Bowne.[7] The album was recorded primarily by Mark Howard (assisted by Wayne Lorenz) at Boulevard Teatro in Oxnard, California. It was mixed primarily by Toby Wright (assisted by John Seymour) at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.

Additional recording was done by Dinky Dawson at the Best Western Highway Inn in Salem, Oregon ("As Flat as the Earth (exp)"), by Chris Whitley at the Sheffield Holiday Inn in Sheffield, Alabama ("Immortal Blues"), and by Toby Wright at Electric Lady Studios in New York City ("Alien").

Additional production and mixing on "Automatic" was done by Michael Barbiero.[8]

The album's title was inspired by Dime-Store Alchemy: The Art of Joseph Cornell by Charles Simic.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Terra Incognita at AllMusic
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 636.
  4. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1225.
  5. ^ "Chris Whitley | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Jill Sobule Takes Bold Step With 'Happy Town' | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
  7. ^ "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 29, 1997 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Whitley Returns To Familiar Turf On Work Group Album". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 18, 1997 – via Google Books.