The Book of Making and Yesterday Meets Today are due July 29th
Eric Johnson releases his third set of two new singles, “Move on Over” and “To Be Alive” from his forthcoming albums, The Book of Making and Yesterday Meets Today. The duo of album releases will be available on July 29th via his new partnership with Blue Élan Records. Fans have the opportunity to unlock Eric’s Takeouts, a collection of seven bonus tracks, when they purchase both albums together.
From Yesterday Meets Today, “To Be Alive” was co-written with the only guest on the two albums, singer/guitarist Arielle, whose sweetly powerful crystal-clear vocals shine on the slightly moody piano-based ballad. “It was a song I wrote years ago but never had any lyrics for. It was recorded a couple years ago after Arielle wrote some very nice lyrics for it. I’m a big fan of her voice and I love the way she sang the song.”
“Move on Over” is the latest from The Book of Making and Johnson describes it as “A variation on a John Lee Hooker riff and I just added some vocals that would talk about getting out of the way and letting the universal spirit flow through you. It was actually a live track from an Alien Love Child gig.”
It was during the mandatory “lockdown vacation” that all of us endured throughout 2020 when Johnson realized, “I have the time, let’s go through the vaults and see what’s there.” What he found was enough material to emerge with two albums featuring nine songs on each LP. The Grammy-winning, multi-genre guitarist took inventory—both emotionally and musically — delving into the many unfinished tracks, outtakes, demos, and sonic ideas in his archive to compile the 18 songs that ultimately ended up on the albums.
