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Living In the Present Future

 
Album Review: Living in the Present Future

  • Artist: Eagle-Eye Cherry
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: March 06, 2001
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

What Eagle-Eye Cherry lacks in vocal prowess, he more than makes up for with attitude and style. And he certainly knows how to craft a melodic hook, a chorus that sticks in your head, and lyrics built for the masses, as witnessed by his 1998 hit "Save Tonight" and a number of songs on Living in the Present Future. Funny that some of his best tunes are the ones that sit a little outside the tomb of accessibility. For instance, "One Good Reason" hinges on a blues riff brought to life by the steel sounds of a National guitar which lends an old-school, dirt road feel. Creative arrangements and production also lift "Been Here Once Before," "Promises Made," and "Together" out of the abyss of stale pop. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for "Are You Still Having Fun?," "Lonely Days (Miles Away)," and "Burning Up," which opens sounding a fair amount like "Save Tonight." They fall a little flat. Perhaps the centerpiece of the album is "Long Way Around," which jumps right out at you even on the first listen thanks to the sassy guest vocals of sister Neneh Cherry. Her welcome presence adds a lightness and fun that is lacking on some of the other tracks. With 12 songs, Living in the Present Future starts to feel somewhat long round about "She Didn't Believe." On top of that, "Wishing It Was" is an added bonus track on the U.K. disc and features Carlos Santana with Cherry in their duet from Supernatural. Although this offering is a bit uneven and stale in places, Cherry throws out enough bones to make it pretty tasty. ~ Kelly McCartney, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Been Here Once Before (Lyrics) Eagle-Eye Cherry, Klas Åhlund Eagle-Eye Cherry (3:31)
Are You Still Having Fun? (Lyrics) Eagle-Eye Cherry Eagle-Eye Cherry (3:09)
One Good Reason (Lyrics) Eagle-Eye Cherry Eagle-Eye Cherry (3:27)
Promises Made (Lyrics) Eagle-Eye Cherry Eagle-Eye Cherry (3:37)
Burning Up (Lyrics) Eagle-Eye Cherry Eagle-Eye Cherry (4:14)
Together (Lyrics) Eagle-Eye Cherry Eagle-Eye Cherry (5:17)
Long Way Around Eagle-Eye Cherry Neneh Cherry, Eagle-Eye Cherry (3:28)
Lonely Days (Miles Away) Eagle-Eye Cherry Eagle-Eye Cherry (3:58)
First to Fall Eagle-Eye Cherry Eagle-Eye Cherry (3:57)
Miss Fortune Eagle-Eye Cherry Eagle-Eye Cherry (3:47)
She Didn't Believe Eagle-Eye Cherry Eagle-Eye Cherry (3:41)
Shades of Gray (Lyrics) Eric Schermerhorn, Eagle-Eye Cherry Eagle-Eye Cherry (3:23)
Wishing It Was (Lyrics) Eagle-Eye Cherry Santana, Eagle-Eye Cherry (4:18)

Credits

Dominic Keyes (Percussion), Adam Kviman (Engineer), Adam Kviman (Mixing), Karl Perazzo (Timbales), Magnus Persson (Percussion), Rick Rubin (Mixing), Stephen Marcussen (Mastering), Chester Thompson (Keyboards), Mats Asplen (Fender Rhodes), Jim Scott (Mixing), Rick Rubin (Producer), Patrick Warren (Chamberlin), Eagle-Eye Cherry (Vocals (Background)), Robert Wellerfors (Engineer), Preacher Boy (Guitar), Neneh Cherry (Performer), Eagle-Eye Cherry (Programming), Sharon Dyall (Vocals (Background)), Adam Kviman (Producer), Dave Fisher (Engineer), Eagle-Eye Cherry (Producer), Sarah Edin (Violin), Preacher Boy (National Steel Guitar), Per "Texas" Johansson (Saxophone), Anton Corbijn (Photography), Greg Fidelman (Digital Editing), Klas Åhlund (Mixing), Rodney Holmes (Drums), Juan Garcia (Engineer), Eagle-Eye Cherry (Keyboards), Mason (Engineer), Jaya Deva (Guitar (Acoustic)), Billy Kinsley (Assistant Engineer), Steve Fontano (Engineer), Klas Åhlund (Producer), Mattias Thorell (Guitar (Acoustic)), Goran Kajfes (Trumpet), Eagle-Eye Cherry (Piano), Billy Konkel (Assistant Engineer), The Dust Brothers (Producer), Tracey Brown (Assistant Engineer), Mats Asplen (Organ (Hammond)), Raul Aekow (Conga), Magnus Persson (Drums), David Frazer (Engineer), Anton Pukshansky (Engineer), Eric Schermerhorn (Guitar), Jaya Deva (Guitar (Electric)), Dave Shiffman (Engineer), Dominic Keyes (Vocals (Background)), Raul Aekow (Percussion), John Sorenson (Engineer), Klas Åhlund (Guitar), Benny Rietveld (Bass)
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Living In the Present Future
Studio album by Eagle-Eye Cherry
Released 2000
Genre Rock
Label MCA Records
Eagle-Eye Cherry chronology
Desireless
(1997)
Living In the Present Future
(2000)
Sub Rosa
(2003)

Living In the Present Future is the second studio album by Eagle-Eye Cherry. It was released in 2000.

Track listing

  1. "Been Here Once Before" – 3:48
  2. "Are You Still Having Fun?" – 3:11
  3. "One Good Reason" – 3:26
  4. "Promises Made" – 3:36
  5. "Feels So Right" – 4:20
  6. "Crashing Down" – 5:21
  7. "Long Way Around" featuring Neneh Cherry – 3:28
  8. "Lonely Days (Miles Away)" – 3:59
  9. "Together" – 5:30
  10. "Burning Up" – 5:02
  11. "Shades of Gray" – 3:22
  12. "Never Let You Down" – 5:45
  13. "Wishing I Was" – 4:17

 
 

 

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