20th Century is the third solo album by English musician John Sykes, released on 26 December 1997.
The record is a companion piece to Sykes's second solo album Loveland, released that same year. As Loveland was entirely composed of ballads, 20th Century was written to dispel accusations that Sykes had "gone soft". Sykes's goal with the album was also to have shorter and more "concise" songs, similar in vein to Van Halen's first album. The album's title was inspired by the impending end of the 20th century.
The album reached number 47 on the Japanese charts.
Track listing All songs written and composed by John Sykes.
Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Musicians John Sykes – guitars, vocals, bass (on "2 Counts") Marco Mendoza – bass Simon Phillips – drums
Additional musicians Tommy O'Steen – drums (on "2 Counts") Tommy Aldridge – drums (on "Look In His Eyes") Bonnie Bonapart – drums (on "System Ain't Working" and "Found What I Needed") Mars Lasar – keyboardsProduction John Sykes – production Noel Golden – mixing Jeff Robinette – additional mix engineering Orris Henry – additional engineering Eddy Schreyer – mastering
Artwork William Hames – photography John Sykes and Tami Fukatami – artwork concept Masahiro Yamazaki and Ryota Mizuki – designs
Charts + Chart performance for Loveland+ Chart (1997)Peakposition Japanese Albums (Oricon) 47
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