Torched (album)

Torched
Studio album by Michael Hedges
Released	Feb 9, 1999
Genre	New-age, world
Label	Windham Hill
Michael Hedges chronology
Oracle (1996) Torched (1999)

Torched is the recording guitarist Michael Hedges was working on at the time of his fatal automobile accident in 1997. It was released posthumously on the Windham Hill label.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Michael Hedges.

1. "Torched" – 4:51
2. "Spring Buds" – 4:20
3. "Fusion of the Five Elements" – 3:59
4. "Promised Land" – 3:52
5. "Phoenix Fire" – 3:40
6. "Dream Beach" – 3:51
7. "Arrowhead" – 2:17
8. "Shell Shock Venus" – 4:14
9. "Ursa Major" – 3:45
10. "Free Swinging Soul" – 4:19
11. "Rough Wind in Oklahoma" – 4:18
12. "Sapphire" – 3:48
13. "Gospel of Mary/The Holy Flame" – 5:34
14. "Java Man" – 3:44
15. "Coda: Free Swinging Soul (Live At Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Colorado - October 16, 1994)" – 5:29

Personnel

• Michael Hedges – acoustic guitars, bass, harp-guitar, synthesizers, alto flute, melodeon, percussion, and vocals
• Michael Manring – fretless bass
• David Crosby – backing vocals on "Spring Buds"
• Graham Nash – backing vocals on "Spring Buds"

Production notes

• Executive producer - Hilleary Burgess
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman

References

1. Allmusic review