Venus Isle

Venus Isle
Studio album by
Eric Johnson
ReleasedSeptember 3, 1996 (1996-09-03)[1]
Recorded1996
Studio
  • Saucer One, Austin
  • Arlyn, Austin
  • A&M, Hollywood
  • Digital Services, Houston
  • Rocket Ranch, Houston
  • Reelsound, Buda
GenreInstrumental rock, pop rock
Length58:23[2]
LabelCapitol
ProducerEric Johnson, Richard Mullen
Eric Johnson chronology
Ah Via Musicom
(1990) 		Venus Isle
(1996) 		G3: Live in Concert
(1996)
Singles from Ah Via Musicom
  1. "Pavilion" / "S.R.V."
    Released: 1996[3]

Venus Isle is the third studio album by guitarist Eric Johnson, released on September 3, 1996, through Capitol Records. The album reached No. 51 on the U.S. Billboard 200,[4] the highest position in Johnson's career, and remained on that chart for six weeks.[5] "Pavilion" was released as a single and reached No. 33 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart,[4] while its B-side "S.R.V." is a tribute to guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and features his elder brother Jimmie Vaughan as a guest soloist. "Camel's Night Out" is featured as downloadable content for the video game Guitar Hero World Tour (2008) and can also be exported to Guitar Hero 5 (2009).

The album's original title was to be Travel One Hope, but this was changed at the last minute by Capitol for "being too oblique."[6] Advance promotional CDs of Travel One Hope have since become a collector's item.

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Venus Isle - Eric Johnson". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  2. ^ Venus Isle (CD release "Capitol Compact Disc 0777 7 983312 2 2").
  3. ^ "Eric Johnson (2) – Pavilion / S.R.V.". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  4. ^ a b "Venus Isle - Eric Johnson | Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  5. ^ "Eric Johnson - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  6. ^ Hernandez, Raoul (1996-09-27). "Eric's World: The Many Fanastic Colors of". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-12-25.