The Speed of Sound (album)

The Speed of Sound
Studio album by Ronnie Montrose
Released	March 1988 (March 1988)
Genre	Instrumental Rock
Length	38:32
Label	Enigma Records
Producer	Ronnie Montrose
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Ronnie Montrose chronology
Mean (1987) The Speed of Sound (1988) The Diva Station (1990)

The Speed of Sound is a 1988 all instrumental album by Ronnie Montrose and in 1997 said that it was his favorite instrumental disc he had done so far. [1] The track titles are words and phrases that reference aviation themes.

Track listing

1. "Mach 1" (Ronnie Montrose) - 4:27
2. "Black Box" (Montrose) - 4:40
3. "Hyper-Thrust" (Montrose) - 3:25
4. "Monolith" (Montrose) - 3:15
5. "Zero G" (Montrose) - 4:18
6. "Telstar" (Joe Meek) - 3:11 (The Tornados cover)
7. "Sidewinder" (Montrose) - 3:54
8. "Windshear" (Montrose) - 4:16
9. "VTOL" (Montrose) - 3:05
10. "Outer Marker Inbound" (Montrose) - 4:34

Personnel

• Ronnie Montrose – Guitar, Percussion, MIDI guitar synthesizer
• Glenn Letsch – Bass
• Johnny Badanjek – Drums
• Patrick Feehan - Synthesizer on "Zero G" and "Outer Marker Inbound"

Production

• Produced by Ronnie Montrose
• Engineered by Ronnie Montrose and Roger Wiersema

References

• Ronnie Montrose; "The Speed of Sound" liner notes; Enigma Records 1988
• All Music Guide [2]