Blue Chip (album)

Blue Chip is the third album by Acoustic Alchemy, released under the MCA Master Series label in 1989, and again under GRP in 1996. The album presented an experiment with pop music in the band's signature style using strong memorable melody lines.

The most successful track is "Catalina Kiss", the album opener and a longstanding live favourite. Using a shuffle rhythm, the track calls upon the saxophone for embellishments, whilst tonal harmonies between the two guitars evoke a strong melody. JazzTrax host Art Good suggested that the song was inspired by a performance the band performed at the Catalina Island Jazz Festival in 1988.

Personnel

 * John Parsons – Acoustic and electric guitars
 * Greg Carmichael – Guitar
 * Nick Webb – Guitar
 * Rainer Bruninghaus – Piano, Keyboards
 * Klaus Sperber: Bass
 * Mario Argadoña – Percussion
 * Bert Smaak – Drums, Percussion, Programming
 * Klaus Genuit – Percussion, Engineer
 * Karl Heinz Wiberny – Saxophone, Woodwind