Tones (album)

Tones
Studio album by
Eric Johnson
Released1986 (1986)[1]
RecordedAugust 28 – November 17, 1985
StudioOcean Way (Hollywood)
GenreInstrumental rock, rock
Length45:31[2]
LabelReprise
ProducerDavid Tickle
Eric Johnson chronology
Tones
(1986) 		Ah Via Musicom
(1990)
Singles from Tones
  1. "Off My Mind" / "Zap"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Trail of Tears"
    Released: 1986

Tones is the first studio album by guitarist Eric Johnson, released in 1986 through Reprise Records; a remastered edition was reissued on February 23, 2010 through Wounded Bird Records. Both "Zap" and "Emerald Eyes" are re-recordings from Johnson's then-unreleased 1978 debut album Seven Worlds, which eventually saw an official release in 1998. The instrumental "Zap", released as a B-side to the single "Off My Mind", was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1987 Grammy Awards.[3]

  1. ^ Gioffre, Daniel. "Tones - Eric Johnson". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  2. ^ Tones (CD release "Reprise 9 25375-2").
  3. ^ "29th Grammy Awards - 1987". Rock On The Net. Retrieved 2014-03-27.