Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Eric Johnson (born August 17, 1954) is an instrumental rock performer. He was born in Austin, Texas and formed his first band, The Electromagnets in 1973. Johnson then recorded The Electromagnets album in autumn 1974 and then started touring from 1975 until 1976. The Electromagnets then broke up in 1977 and for 1978 he recorded his first solo album and put out his first solo record Seven Worlds in April 1979 on the Warner Brothers label. Then later on, in 1985 he recorded his next solo album Tones which was released in April 1986. In 1987 he quit Warner Brothers and switched to Capitol Records before he recorded his next album in 1988-1989, Ah Via Musicom which was released in March of 1990. His second band was Alien Love Child. He formed the band in 1999. Table of contents 1 Solo Albums 2 Albums played on 3 Charts and Awards by albums 4 Charts and Awards by songs 5 External Link Solo Albums Seven Worlds (1979) (re-issue, 1998) Tones (1986) Ah Via Musicom (1990) Long Path Meadow (1993) Venus Isle (1996) Makin' Whoopie (1999) Albums played on The Electromagnets (1975) by The Electromagnets Christopher Cross (1979) by Christopher Cross Dancing With The Lion (1989) by Andreas Vollenweider Live And Beyond (2000) by Alien Love Child Charts and Awards by albums 1987 - Tones - Grammy Award 1991 - Ah Via Musicom - The Billboard Charts and Awards by songs 1990 - "Cliffs Of Dover" - Mainstream Rock Tracks 1990 - "High Landrons" - Mainstream Rock Tracks 1991 - "Righteous" - Mainstream Rock Tracks 1991 - "Trademark" - Mainstream Rock Tracks External Link Eric Johnson's homepage This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.