Shaw Blades (Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades)

Shaw Blades is an American musical duo/group formed by Tommy Shaw of Styx and Jack Blades of Night Ranger, both of whom played in the supergroup Damn Yankees. It is an informal duo that has produced two albums between other projects, 1995's Hallucination and 2007's Influence. The first two songs on "Hallucination" — "My Hallucination" and "I'll Always Be with You"—received modest airplay. "Influence" consisted solely of 1960s and 1970s cover songs that influenced them. Blades' son Colin, a songwriter himself, contributed backing vocals and arrangements to the album. Shaw Blades also recorded a cover of the classic Christmas song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" on the A Classic Rock Christmas album by various classic rock artists in 2002. Shaw Blades did a short tour of America in Spring 2007 and another in Autumn 2007. Both members still principally record and perform with the acts that made them famous. From 2007 to 2009, they were joined on tour by Will Evankovich on the request of Blades, who had seen Evankovich's band American Drag perform and wanted him to join them on acoustic,12-string, harmonica and background vocals. All tracks are written by Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades, unless otherwise noted. Jack Blades – vocals, bass, percussion, acoustic guitar (11) Tommy Shaw – vocals, keyboards, guitars, percussion Steve Smith – drums (1–3, 5, 8–13) Michael Cartellone – drums (4, 6, 7) The Neverleave Brothers – backing vocals Tommy Shaw – producer Jack Blades – producer Don Gehman – producer, recording, mixing Neil King – production engineer Jeff Lord-Alge – production engineer Jim Goodwin – assistant engineer Eddy Schreyer – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California) Janet Levinson – art direction, design Reisig & Taylor – photography Cory Jacobs – studio photography, musician photography Jack Blades – Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vocals Tommy Shaw – Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals Michael Lardie – Keyboards Brian Tichy – Drums Kelly Keagy – Drums on "Dirty Work" Ben Krames – Drums on "Time of the Season" Colin Blades – Backing Vocals on "Your Move" Randy Mitchell – Loops Tommy Shaw – Producer Jack Blades – Producer Michael Lardie – Engineer, Mixer Noel Golden – Mixer Dave Donelly – Mastering John Kalodner – Mastering Diane Burk – Album Coordination Leslie Langlo – Album Coordination Jeanne Shaw – Photos Jennifer Starr – Photos Scott Rosen – Photos Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes. "California Dreamin'" was used at the end of the last episode of season 2 of the TV show Californication. "My Hallucination" was used in the movie Tommy Boy. Influence (liner notes). Shaw Blades. VH1 Classic Records. 2007. VH00106.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) "A Classic Rock Christmas". Discogs. Retrieved April 26, 2021. "A Classic Rock Christmas". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2021. Richter, Alison (February 1, 2012). "Interview: Producer/Musician Will Evankovich on Importance of Theory and How Guitarists Can Maximize Studio Time". guitarworld. Retrieved October 6, 2021. Mathew, Leslie. Hallucination Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 April 2021. Prato, Greg. Influence Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 April 2021. Hallucination (liner notes). Shaw Blades. Warner Brothers. 1995. 9 45835-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) "Californication S2-E12". Popisms. Retrieved April 26, 2021. "Californication Soundtrack". IMDB. Retrieved April 26, 2021. "Tommy Boy Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2021. The Official Shaw Blades site archived at the Internet Archive v t e