UNLIMITED LOVE / RETURN OF THE DREAM CANTEEN

 

RECORDING INFO:

Dates: November 2020 - August 2021
Players: Flea, John Frusciante, Chad Smith, Anthony Kiedis
Additional Performers: Matthew Tollings (piano), Mauro Refosco (percussion), Josh Johnson (saxophone), Vikram Devasthali (trombone), Nate Wolcott (trumpet), Marcia Pinna (as Aura T-09) (vocals), Cory Henry (organ), Lenny Castro (percussion).
Recorded at: Shangri La Studios, 30065 Morning View Drive, Malibu, CA, SuperLegal, Bushwick, NY for percussion overdubs & somewhere in Hawaii for Anthony’s vocals.
Produced by: Rick Rubin
Engineered by: Bo Bodnar, Phillip Broussard Jr., Jason Lader, Ethan Mates, Dylan Neustadter, Jonathan Pfarr, Chaz Sexton.
Mixed by: Ryan Hewitt at EastWest Studios, 6000 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA.
Released on: Unlimited Love released on April 1, 2022; Return of the Dream Canteen released on October 14, 2022.

SONGS RECORDED:

  • Black Summer

  • Here Ever After

  • Aquatic Mouth Dance

  • Not the One

  • Poster Child

  • The Great Apes

  • It’s Only Natural

  • She’s a Lover

  • These Are the Ways

  • Whatchu Thinkin’

  • Bastards of Light

  • White Braids & Pillow Chair

  • One Way Traffic

  • Veronica

  • Let ‘em Cry

  • The Heavy Wing

  • Tangelo
    Released on the album “Unlimited Love”

  • Nerve Flip
    Released on the Japanese edition of “Unlimited Love” and worldwide on streaming services

  • Tippa My Tongue

  • Peace and Love

  • Reach Out

  • Eddie

  • Fake as Fu@K

  • Bella

  • Roulette

  • My Cigarette

  • Afterlife

  • Shoot Me a Smile

  • Handful

  • The Drummer

  • Bag of Grins

  • La La La La La La La La

  • Copperbelly

  • Carry Me Home

  • In the Snow
    Released on the album “Return of the Dream Canteen”

  • The Shape I’m Takin’
    Released on the Japanese edition of “Return of the Dream Canteen” and worldwide on streaming services.

  • Comedy Store
    Recorded during the sessions but unreleased.

    According to a November 2022 interview with John, 48 tracks were finished during the sessions, which means 12 are yet to be released.

WORKING TITLES:

Zap = She’s a Lover
Joy Example = Here Ever After
Faye (or) Fay = Poster Child
New Blues = Carry Me Home
Drown = The Drummer
Ambient = La La La La La La La La

SESSION PHOTOS: