The Steve Howe Album
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| Studio album by Steve Howe | ||||||||||
| Released | November 1979 (UK); January 1980 (US) | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||||||||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||||||||
| Length | 39:02 | |||||||||
| Label | Atlantic | |||||||||
| Producer | Steve Howe | |||||||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Steve Howe Album is Yes guitarist Steve Howe's second solo album. It was released in 1979. The album features Yes band members Alan White, Bill Bruford and Patrick Moraz.
Track listing
All songs written by Steve Howe except where noted.
Side one
- "Pennants" – 4:35
- "Cactus Boogie" – 2:00
- "All's a Chord" – 4:55
- "Diary of a Man Who Vanished" – 2:35
- "Look Over Your Shoulder" – 5:00
Side two
- "Meadow Rag" – 2:40
- "The Continental" (Conrad-Magidson) – 2:50
- "Surface Tension" – 3:25
- "Double Rondo" (music by Steve Howe; orchestrated by Andrew Jackman) – 8:12
- "Concerto In D (Second Movement)" (Vivaldi; arranged by Steve Howe) – 4:50
Personnel
- Steve Howe – acoustic, electric & bass guitars, Spanish guitar, Dan Electro sitar guitar, mandolin, banjo-guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Moog synthesizer, string ensemble, vocals
- Claire Hamill – vocals (5)
- Ronnie Leahy – Korg & ARP synthesizers, Hammond organ (1, 5)
- Patrick Moraz – piano (3)
- Alan White – drums (1, 5)
- Bill Bruford – drums (3)
- Clive Bunker – percussion (2)
- Graham Preskett – violin (7)
- 59 piece classical orchestra arranged and conducted by Andrew Jackman (9)
- String ensemble (10)
Guitars used on the recording
The inner part of the gatefold album artwork features pictures of the guitars that were used during the recording and a legend to indicate the tracks on which they were played. The photographs of the guitars are credited to Miki Slingsby.
| Guitar | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Kohno Spanish Guitar | x | x | x | |||||||
| Martin 0018 | x | x | x | |||||||
| Gibson EB6 Bass | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Gibson The Les Paul | x | x | ||||||||
| Fender Stratocaster | x | x | ||||||||
| Gibson Florentine Electric Mandolin | x | |||||||||
| Martin Mandolin | x | |||||||||
| Danelectro Electric sitar | x | x | ||||||||
| Bacon & Day Banjo Guitar | x | x | ||||||||
| Gibson Les Paul Recording | x | |||||||||
| Gibson ES 175 D | x | x | ||||||||
| Fender Telecaster | x | |||||||||
| Sho-Bud Pedal Steel | x | x | x | |||||||
| Fender Twin Neck Steel | x | |||||||||
References
- ↑ Ross Smith, David (2011). "The Steve Howe Album - Steve Howe | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
External links
- Complete album artwork
- Yescography entry
- Steve Howe's Martin 0018
- EB-6 Catalogue Page
- Les Paul Recording Guitar
- Steve Howe Discography
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