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{{other uses|Positive Thinking (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Positive Thinking...
| type = Album
| artist = [[Acoustic Alchemy]]
| cover = AAPositiveThinking.jpg
| alt =
| released = 19 May 1998
| recorded = 1997–1998
| venue =
| studio = Manor House, [[Monkton Combe]], UK
| genre = [[Smooth jazz]]
| length = 52:11
| label = [[GRP Records|GRP]]<br />9907
| producer = Steven Jones<br />[[Greg Carmichael]]
| prev_title = [[Arcanum (album)|Arcanum]]
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = [[The Beautiful Game (Acoustic Alchemy album)|The Beautiful Game]]
| next_year = 2000
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r351869|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Record Mirror]]''
|rev2Score = 9/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Album of the week|last=Blackmore|first=Richie|date=March 30, 1991|magazine=[[Record Mirror]]|page=14}}</ref>
}}

'''''Positive Thinking...''''' is the tenth and final album recorded by [[Acoustic Alchemy]] for [[GRP Records|GRP]], released on May 19, 1998.

It marks a milestone in the band's history not only for the change of record company, but for the loss of founding member [[Nick Webb (musician)|Nick Webb]], who died during the recording of this album. His name appears in the credits for having contributed to every song, however Webb's parts in the recordings were done by longstanding sideman [[John Parsons (musician)|John Parsons]].

Current steel string guitarist [[Miles Gilderdale]] contributes to two songs on this album.

The song "Augustrasse 18" is titled after the address of the Hansahaus-Studios in [[Bonn]], [[Germany]] (actually written Auguststraße) where Acoustic Alchemy recorded numerous albums under producer John Parsons.<ref>Stated on the [[Sounds of St. Lucia: Live]] DVD at time 1:00:15</ref><ref>[http://www.hansahaus-studios.de Website] of Hansahaus-Studios</ref>

==Track listing==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Title !! Writers !! Duration
|-
| 1
| "Passionelle"
| Webb/Carmichael
| 4:40
|-
| 2
| "Rainwatching W.I."
| Webb/Carmichael
| 4:42
|-
| 3
| "Cadaqués"
| Webb/Carmichael
| 5:49
|-
| 4
| "The Five Card Trick"
| Webb/Carmichael/Parsons
| 5:10
|-
| 5
| "Positive Thinking"
| Webb/Carmichael/Dale
| 4:21
|-
| 6
| "The Better Shoes"
| Webb/Carmichael/Parsons
| 5:27
|-
| 7
| "Vapour Trails"
| Webb/Carmichael/Parsons
| 4:29
|-
| 8
| "Augustrasse 18"
| Webb/Carmichael/Gilderdale/Parsons
| 6:46
|-
| 9
| "Time Gentlemen Please"
| Webb/Carmichael
| 4:37
|-
| 10
| "Limited Excess"
| Webb/Carmichael/Gilderdale/Parsons
| 6:10
|}

== Personnel ==

*[[Greg Carmichael]] - Steel and Nylon String Guitar
*John Parsons - Electric and Steel Guitar
*[[Miles Gilderdale]] - Electric Guitar and Programing
*Dennis Murphy - Bass Guitar
*John Sheppard - Drums
*Nick Webb - Composition, Arrangements, and Inspiration
*[[Rainer Brüninghaus]] - Keyboards
*Mario Argandoña -Percussion
*[[Caroline Dale]] - Cello and other String Instruments

==References==
<references/>
{{Acoustic Alchemy}}
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[[Category:1998 albums]]
[[Category:Acoustic Alchemy albums]]
[[Category:GRP Records albums]]

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