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1987 studio album by Mason Williams and Mannheim Steamroller
Classical Gas is a 1987 album by new age group Mannheim Steamroller and guitarist/composer Mason Williams . The album's title piece, "Classical Gas ", was originally featured on Williams's 1968 solo album The Mason Williams Phonograph Record .
Track listing
All tracks written by Mason Williams unless otherwise indicated.
"Classical Gas " – 3:32
"Sunflower" – 2:14
"Samba Beach" – 3:59
"Country Idyll" – 2:18
"Saturday Night at the World" – 3:56
"Shady Dell" – 3:23
"Katydid's Ditty" – 0:58
"Greensleeves " (traditional) – 3:07
"Doot-Doot" – 2:08
"La Chanson de Claudine" – 3:17
"McCall" – 2:41
"Vancouver Island" – 2:50
"Baroque-a-Nova" – 3:06
Personnel
Performance Credits[2]
Mannheim Steamroller – primary artist; drums; recorder
Mason Williams – primary artist; guitar; horn
Clinton Gregory – cello
Jackson Berkey – keyboards
Ron Cooley – guitar; electric guitar; rhythm guitar
Chip Davis – drums; recorder; baton
Bob Jenkins – oboe
Deborah Fuller – violin
Joey Gulizia – percussion
Eric Hansen – bass
David Low – cello
Roxanne Adams – violin
Grace Granata – violin
David Kappy – french horn
Richard Lohmann – violin
Bill Ritchie – double bass
Bill Erickson – accordion
Sherrie Goeden – viola
Joshua Kuhl – double bass
Michelle Mathewson – viola
Arthur McCann – saxophone
Jim Schanilec – trombone
Scott Shoemaker – violin
David Wampler – trombone
Candida Wiley – violin
Margaret Wilmeth – cello
Bochmann String Quartet – group
Technical Credits[2]
Mason Williams – composer; liner notes
Mannheim Steamroller – contributor
Chip Davis – director; producer; contributor; orchestration
Clete Baker – mastering
John Boyd – engineer
Joe Gastwirt – mastering
Howie Weinberg – mastering
Steve Shipps – contributor
Dick Lewsey – engineer
In Popular Culture
The title track was featured in "The Great Crane Robbery", a 2000 episode of Frasier . When Frasier's new boss copies his apartment down to the last detail, Frasier tries redecorating, and the song plays over a montage of him trying a long series of ridiculous styles of décor.
References
External links
Fresh Aire series Albums Compilations Christmas albums Christmas compilations Halloween albums Chip Davis albums