Shadows Collide with People
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{{Infobox album
| name = Shadows Collide with People
| type = studio
| artist = John Frusciante
| cover = ShadowsCollideWithPeople.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 24, 2004
| recorded = 2003
| studio = Cello (Hollywood)
| venue =
| genre = Experimental rock, art rock, alternative rock
| length = 62:23
| label = Warner Bros.
| producer = John Frusciante
| prev_title = From the Sounds Inside
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = The Brown Bunny
| next_year = 2004
}}
{{Music ratings
| MC = 70/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/shadows-collide-with-people/john-frusciante|title=Shadows Collide With People Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=25 September 2012}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Planer |first=Lindsay |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/shadows-collide-with-people-mw0000334920 |title=John Frusciante – Shadows Collide with People |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=29 August 2019}}
| rev2 = Blender
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}Many of the songs here could be Peppers tracks, except for the absence of Anthony Kiedis's vocals. [Apr 2004, p.128]
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3Score = BIntermittently engaging if ultimately slight. [27 Feb 2004, p.96]
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev4Score = {{Rating |4|5}}{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Dave |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/feb/20/popandrock.shopping6|title=John Frusciante, Shadows Collide With People |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=29 August 2019|date=2004-02-20 }}
| rev5 = Mojo
| rev5Score = {{Rating |4.5|5}}Mojo March 2004 (p.95)
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6Score = 6.9/10{{cite web |last=Loftus |first=Johnny |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3233-shadows-collide-with-people/ |title=John Frusciante – Shadows Collide with People |publisher=Pitchfork |accessdate=29 August 2019}}
| rev7 = Rolling Stone
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Walters |first=Barry |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=2048169 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040304215118/https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=2048169 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2004 |title=John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People|publisher=Rolling Stone |accessdate=29 August 2019}}
| rev8 = Stylus Magazine
| rev8Score = A−{{cite web |last=McKeating |first=Scott |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=1748&PHPSESSID=575b6a2a9b7d580e58a060316e0673f1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060109013955/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=1748&PHPSESSID=575b6a2a9b7d580e58a060316e0673f1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 January 2006 |title=John Frusciante - Shadows Collide with People |publisher=Stylus Magazine |accessdate=29 August 2019}}
| rev9 = Tiny Mix Tapes
| rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |author=chadwicked |url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/musicreviews/f/john_frusciante.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040426223041/http://www.tinymixtapes.com/musicreviews/f/john_frusciante.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2004|title=Shadows Collide with People |publisher=Tiny Mix Tapes |accessdate=29 August 2019}}
| rev10 = Uncut
| rev10Score = {{Rating |3.5|5}}Full of surprising songs with some cracking tunes that step far outside the punk-funk-grunge-metal formula of the Chili Peppers. [Mar 2004, p.99]
}}
Shadows Collide with People is the fourth studio album by American musician John Frusciante, released February 24, 2004. The album was written during the recording of By the Way (2002){{cite web |url=http://www.invisible-movement.net/articles/2004-press/1126-austincronicle/2 |title=Me And My Friends | John Frusciante unofficial – Invisible Movement |publisher=Invisible-movement.net |accessdate=2012-03-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120802052143/http://www.invisible-movement.net/articles/2004-press/1126-austincronicle/2 |archivedate=2012-08-02 }} by Frusciante's group Red Hot Chili Peppers and is widely regarded as his most accessible work, featuring a mix of guitar-driven alternative rock, folk ballads, and electronica. Frusciante has stated that this was his most expensive solo album to date, costing around $150,000 to produce, a significant departure from his earlier albums, which had been low-budget and recorded at his home.Baccigaluppi, John. (September/October 2007) "John Frusciante on Bending Sound and Why You Shouldn't Just Connect the Dots". Tape OP. Retrieved on 2007-10-18. Frusciante noted, "I was sick and tired of people dismissing my records as being fucked-up and unprofessional."{{cite web|url=http://invisible-movement.net/articles/2005-press/01-electronicmusician |title=John Frusciante's Creative Explosion | John Frusciante unofficial – Invisible Movement |publisher=Invisible-movement.net |accessdate=2012-03-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525153756/http://invisible-movement.net/articles/2005-press/01-electronicmusician |archivedate=2013-05-25 }}
Flea plays a double bass on "The Slaughter", the closing track of the album. All songs were written by John Frusciante, except "Omission" and "-00Ghost27" which were co-written with Josh Klinghoffer who would later replace Frusciante in Red Hot Chili Peppers. Klinghoffer and Frusciante share the album credits for "Vocal, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizers, Keyboards & Percussion". Shadows Collide with People is the only Frusciante solo album to feature Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith.
Frusciante also made acoustic and demo versions of these tracks available to fans through his official site as an alternative to the highly-produced sound of the record. The demo tracks feature Josh Klinghoffer on drums. A promo version of the album was also made, with the tracks "Omission", "Song to Sing When I'm Lonely", and "Failure33Object".
The album reached number 191 on the Billboard 200 and #11 on Heatseekers.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2004-03-13/billboard-200 |title=Shadows Collide with People charting |accessdate=2007-08-31 |magazine=Billboard |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929204348/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The%2BBillboard%2B200&ci=3053046&cdi=8123385&cid=03%2F13%2F2004 |archivedate=2007-09-29 |url-status=dead }}
On the vinyl release of the album the words "One step away" were inscribed on side A, "There's riddles in the shadows" on side B, "A hint of sadness" on side C, and '"What they least suspect is coming next" on side D. All of these were hints to lyrics on John's next solo album The Will to Death, specifically the songs "The Will to Death" (side A), "The Days Have Turned" (sides B and D), and "Loss" (side C).
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline =
| all_writing = John Frusciante, unless otherwise noted
| title1 = Carvel
| length1 = 6:15
| title2 = Omission
| note2 = feat. Josh Klinghoffer
| length2 = 4:33
| writer2 = Frusciante, Josh Klinghoffer
| title3 = Regret
| length3 = 2:58
| title4 = Ricky
| length4 = 3:59
| title5 = Second Walk
| length5 = 1:42
| title6 = Every Person
| length6 = 2:38
| title7 = -00Ghost27
| length7 = 3:50
| writer7 = Frusciante, Josh Klinghoffer
| title8 = Wednesday's Song
| length8 = 3:31
| title9 = This Cold
| length9 = 2:00
| title10 = Failure33Object
| length10 = 2:56
| title11 = Song to Sing When I'm Lonely
| length11 = 3:16
| title12 = Time Goes Back
| length12 = 3:23
| title13 = In Relief
| length13 = 3:36
| title14 = Water
| length14 = 4:06
| title15 = Cut-Out
| length15 = 3:34
| title16 = Chances
| length16 = 1:49
| title17 = 23 go in to End
| length17 = 6:42
| title18 = The Slaughter
| length18 = 3:53
| total_length = 64:41
}}
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Japanese release
| title15 = Of Before
| length15 = 3:17
| total_length = 67:58
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Acoustic version
| title1 = Carvel
| length1 = 4:17
| title2 = Omission
| writer2 = Frusciante, Josh Klinghoffer
| length2 = 4:36
| title3 = Regret
| length3 = 2:50
| title4 = Ricky
| length4 = 3:44
| title5 = Second Walk
| length5 = 1:41
| title6 = Every Person
| length6 = 1:53
| title7 = Wednesday's Song
| length7 = 3:48
| title8 = This Cold
| length8 = 1:30
| title9 = Song to Sing When I'm Lonely
| length9 = 3:18
| title10 = Time Goes Back
| length10 = 3:23
| title11 = In Relief
| length11 = 3:27
| title12 = Water
| length12 = 3:07
| title13 = Cut-Out
| length13 = 3:32
| title14 = Chances
| length14 = 1:53
| title15 = The Slaughter
| length15 = 3:56
| total_length = 43:35
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Demo version
| title1 = Omission
| writer1 = Frusciante, Josh Klinghoffer
| length1 = 3:31
| title2 = The Slaughter
| length2 = 4:04
| title3 = Ricky Nelson
| note3 = Original title of "Ricky"
| length3 = 3:51
| title4 = Cut-Out
| length4 = 3:26
| title5 = In Relief
| length5 = 2:28
| title6 = Every Person
| length6 = 2:04
| title7 = Time Goes Back
| length7 = 3:26
| title8 = I Regret My Past
| length8 = 3:01
| note8 = Original title of "Regret"
| title9 = Carvel
| length9 = 4:15
| total_length = 29:26
}}
Personnel
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- John Frusciante – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizers, bass, piano, Mellotron, producer, art direction
- Josh Klinghoffer – lead vocals (on "Omission"), backing vocals, bass, electric guitar, synthesizers, keyboards, piano, mellotron, synare, vocoder, percussion, timpani
- Chad Smith – drums, percussion
- Flea – upright bass (on "The Slaughter")
- Omar Rodríguez-López – slide guitar (on "Chances", "23 Go in to end")
- Greg Kurstin – wurlitzer piano (on "Of Before")
- Charlie Clouser – orchestral programming (on "Regret" and "Chances")
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;Production
- Jim Scott – engineer, mixing
- Ryan Hewitt – engineer
- Dave Lee – equipment technician
- Ethan Mates – engineer
- Chris Holmes – assistant
- Chris Ohno – assistant
- Joe Mankin – assistant
- Alex Marshall – assistant
- Daniel Carlotta Jones – assistant
- Serena Deakin – assistant
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Rene Ricard – cover painting
- Vincent Gallo – photography
- Richard Scane Goodheart – design
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