White Rock (album)
| White Rock | ||||
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| Studio album by Rick Wakeman | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | January–September 1976 | |||
| Studio | CBS Studios, Wembley, London | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 34:52 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Rick Wakeman | |||
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White Rock is a soundtrack album from the English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released in 1977 by A&M Records. It was produced as the soundtrack to White Rock, a 1977 documentary film about the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria.[1][2] In 1999, Wakeman released a sequel soundtrack, White Rock II.[3]
Track listing
- "White Rock" – 3:10
- "Searching for Gold" – 4:20
- "The Loser" – 5:30
- "The Shoot" – 3:59
- "Lax'x" – 4:53
- "After the Ball" – 3:03
- "Montezuma's Revenge" (traditional) – 3:56
- "Ice Run" – 6:11
Trivia
Wakeman had forgotten about a track he had been asked to compose, titled "After the Ball". Instead of confessing to the producers that he had forgot to write something, he said he had a composition ready and proceeded to play a completely improvised track. The first take was a success, without the need to record a second take. "After the Ball" has become part of Wakeman's repertoire, featured on several future albums and videos.[4][5]
"Ice Run" uses parts of "Anne of Cleves", a track from Wakeman's first album, The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973). The comparison can be made by listening to "Anne of Cleves" at 00:48 and "Ice Run" at 3:29.
Personnel
- Music
- Rick Wakeman – keyboards
- St Paul's Cathedral Choir – choir
- Tony Fernandez – drums, percussion
- Production
- Paul Hardiman – mastering
- Richard Lewzey – assistant on "After the Ball" and "Montezuma's Revenge"
- Ken Thomas – tape operator[6]