World Gone Strange

World Gone Strange is a 1991 solo album by Andy Summers. It was his first solo album which did not involve David Hentschel and the last one recorded for the jazz fusion label Private Music. The title track presents a distinct descending pattern and features a rare vocal performance by Summers himself. Summers also decided to use one of his mixed media compositions for the cover.

World Gone Strange
Studio album by Andy Summers
Released	August 27, 1991 (1991-08-27)
Recorded	May 21, 1991 – June 14, 1991
Studio	Centerfield Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	50:11
Label	Private Music
Producer	Mike Mainieri
Andy Summers chronology
Charming Snakes (1990) World Gone Strange (1991) Invisible Threads (1993)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Allmusic's review of the album consisted of a single sentence fragment: "Not really standard jazz, but some fine playing."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy Summers.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"World Gone Strange"	6:14
2.	"Ruffled Feathers"	4:23
3.	"Bacchante"	6:28
4.	"Song for M"	4:58
5.	"Rhythm Spirits"	6:03
6.	"Somewhere in the West"	5:10
7.	"But She"	4:53
8.	"The Blues Prior to Richard"	4:47
9.	"Oudu Kanjaira"	5:15
10.	"Dream Trains"	1:50

Personnel

• Andy Summers – guitar, vocals
• Mitchel Forman – keyboards
• Tony Levin – bass guitar
• Chad Wackerman – drums
• Eliane Elias – piano, vocals (1, 3)
• Bendik Hofseth – soprano saxophone (9)
• Victor Bailey – bass guitar (4, 6)
• Mike Mainieri – marimba (9)
• Manolo Badrena – percussion (1, 3, 9)
• Mino Cinelu – percussion (1, 3, 9)
• Naná Vasconcelos – percussion (9)

Technical

• Mike Mainieri – producer, mixing, engineer
• Garry Rindfuss – engineer, mixing
• Øystein Sevåg – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering[2]

References

1. World Gone Strange at AllMusic
2. "World Gone Strange - Andy Summers | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2017.