"Love is Like Oxygen" 2024 - The Red Balloon - An "ALL STAR JAM"

"Love is Like Oxygen" (The Sweet) - new arrangement 2024
with "The Red Balloon"- a short film - (1956)
An All Star Jam
Produced by Barry Sparks
Mixed by Terry Brown

Featuring :
Barry Sparks (M.S.G, Dokken , U.F.O., Ted Nugent) - bass guitar, 12 string guitar, mandolin, electric guitar and backing vocals
Andy Scott (The Sweet) - classical guitar ( middle section)
JOHN NORUM (Europe, Dokken, Solo Artist) - lead guitars
Gilby Clarke (Guns 'n' Roses ) - rhythm guitar
Simon Phillips (The Who, Toto, etc.) - drums
Tony Carey (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Solo Artist) - moog keyboard solos and mellotrons
Steve Mann (The Sweet, M.S.G.) - piano and keyboards
Mark Wood - electric and acoustic violins
Steven Bentley Klein - violin and string sections
James Durbin ("American Idol", Quiet Riot) - lead vocals, backing vocals
Michael Voss (Michael Schenker Group) - lead and backing vocals
Derek Sharp (The Guess Who) - backing vocals
Frederik Akesson (Opeth) - classical guitar on the outro section
John Helliwell (Supertramp) - Saxophone

All extra musical pieces written by Barry Sparks

All these exceptional musicians worked together to record this fabulous version of this legendary classic song by the band THE SWEET. This performance includes a very special cameo appearance by Andy Scott (The Sweet), playing his iconic classical guitar melody (middle of the song).
The extended outro of the song includes fantastic guitar playing from Swedish guitar legend JOHN NORUM, the amazing violin player
Mark Wood, John Helliwell's wonderful sax playing and keyboard wizard Tony Carey's awesome moog solos along with James Durbin's amazing vocals.

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Norwegian/Swedish hard rock and blues guitarist and singer. Solo Artist and founder/axeman in the Swedish band Europe
Official website: https://johnnorum.se
Social pages and contacts: check at https://johnnorum.se/contacts

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