The Grand Scheme of Things

The Grand Scheme of Things
Studio album by Steve Howe
Released	August 24, 1993
Genre	Progressive rock
Label	Relativity Records
Producer	Steve Howe
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Turbulence The Grand Scheme of Things Not Necessarily Acoustic

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The Grand Scheme of Things is a 1993 solo album by Yes guitarist Steve Howe. The album features seven vocal tracks and nine instrumental tracks using instruments including dobro, steel guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, keyboards, organ, spanish guitar and anvil. The album reached #15 in the Billboard Top New Age Albums charts.

Track listings

All songs have been composed by Steve Howe except where noted.

1. "The Grand Scheme of Things" – 5:09
2. "Desire Comes First" – 3:36
3. "Blinded by Science" – 3:28
4. "Beautiful Ideas" – 3:58
5. "The Valley of Rocks" – 3:07
6. "At the Gates of the New World" – 3:57
7. "Wayward Course" – 4:13
8. "Reaching the Point" (Howe, West) – 3:52
9. "Common Ground" – 2:15
10. "Luck of the Draw" – 1:40
11. "The Fall of Civilisation" (Howe, West) – 4:06
12. "Passing Phase" – 3:28
13. "Georgia's Theme" – 2:44
14. "Too Much is Taken and Not Enough Given" – 5:32
15. "Maiden Voyage" (Herbie Hancock, Howe) – 4:20
16. "Road to One's Self" – 2:38

Personnel

Musicians:

• Steve Howe - vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric, steel, pedal steel, bass), mandolin, koto, flute, keyboards, percussion
• Nick Beggs – bass, stick
• Dylan Howe – drums, percussion
• Keith West – harmony vocals, harmonica
• Virgil Howe – keyboards, piano
• Anna Palm – violin, vocals

Production personnel:

• Martyn Dean – photography, logo, cover art
• Roger Dean – artwork, design
• Richard Edwards – mixing
• Renny Hill – engineer, mixing
• Michael Jeffries – engineer, cabassa
• Steve Rush – engineer
• Paul Wright III – engineer

External links

• "Steve Howe - The Grand Scheme Of Things (CD) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Steve-Howe-The-Grand-Scheme-Of-Things/release/1100194. Retrieved 2010-08-14.