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| Third Eye Open | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | November 26, 1992 |
| Recorded | 1992 |
| Genre | Rock/Funk |
| Length | 52:36 |
| Label | Polystar(Japan),Rykodisc(U.S.) |
| Producer | Bill Laswell,Stevie Salas |
Third Eye Open is an album by American funk/rocksupergroupHardware.[1] Hardware consists of lead guitaristStevie Salas,P-Funk bassistBootsy Collins, and drummerBuddy Miles, formerly of theBand of Gypsys. Released in 1992, the album was produced byBill Laswell and Salas and was the first release to be part of Laswell's Black Arc Series, which includesLord of the Harvest by Zillatron,Out of the Dark by O.G. Funk, andUnder the 6 by Slave Master.
When the album was first released inJapan on the Polystar label, the band was called The Third Eye and the name of the album was "Hardware". When the album secured distribution in the U.S., it was found that another band had owned the name "The Third Eye". To avoid any further legal hassles, it was opted that the title of the album and the name of band would simply be switched, thus the name of the band would be Hardware, and the title of the album becameThird Eye Open.[citation needed]
The song "Leakin'" is a version of a track that appeared on Collins' 1988 albumWhat's Bootsy Doin'?, which featured Salas playing guitar. On this album, the song is credited to Salas, whereas the previous version is credited to Collins,George Clinton and Trey Stone.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Got a Feelin'" | Stevie Salas, Buddy Miles | 6:31 |
| 2. | "Waiting On You" | Miles | 6:11 |
| 3. | "What's Goin' Down" | Salas | 5:06 |
| 4. | "Love Obsession (When the Eagle Flies)" | Miles | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Hard Look" | Salas, Miles, Bootsy Collins | 6:07 |
| 6. | "Shake It" | Salas, Collins, David Friendly | 4:28 |
| 7. | "The Walls Came Down" | Salas | 4:15 |
| 8. | "500 Years" | Salas | 5:43 |
| 9. | "Tell Me" | Salas | 5:22 |
| 10. | "Leakin'" | Salas | 4:21 |
| Total length: | 52:36 | ||