Bowling in Paris | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 46:45 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Phil Collins, Gus Dudgeon, Nick Launay, Michael Omartian, Hugh Padgham | |||
Stephen Bishop chronology | ||||
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Bowling in Paris is an album by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop, released by Atlantic Records in 1989.[1][2] It was his first studio album released in America since 1980's Red Cab to Manhattan. Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, and Sting contributed to the album.[3]
The album includes a re-recorded version of "Walking on Air", the original of which had appeared in the 1986 film The Boy Who Could Fly. The updated version, featuring Collins on drums and additional vocals, cracked the top 20 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
The Edmonton Journal labeled the album "a morass of syrupy, wimpy love songs."[6]
All songs written by Stephen Bishop, with additional contributors noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mister Heartbreak" | Peter Rafelson | 3:49 |
2. | "Think I Know What Love Is" | Jeff Jones | 3:25 |
3. | "Kari" | Mark Spiro | 4:00 |
4. | "Sleeping with Girls" | 4:58 | |
5. | "Parked Cars" | 4:45 | |
6. | "Walking on Air" | 3:26 | |
7. | "Innocent Lov" | 3:57 | |
8. | "Tip of the Iceberg" | Spiro, Steve Kipner | 4:05 |
9. | "Love at a Distance" | 4:47 | |
10. | "Love on the Outside" | 4:45 | |
11. | "Hall Light" | 4:48 |