Piano Vibrations
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Piano Vibrations, though promoted in its re-release as the first studio album by English progressive rock keyboardist Rick Wakeman, is not considered a Wakeman album, even by himself. His contributions were limited to performing as a session musician and he did not compose any of the tracks. The album was released in 1971 on Polydor, after Wakeman had signed on to A&M Records. The album developed from Wakeman's time as a session musician.[1] A&M Records had signed Wakeman on as the Strawbs' keyboardist at the time of the release.
Piano Vibrations, when it has been reviewed, has been described as "slightly cheesy",[2] especially in light of Wakeman's later involvement in progressive rock, but still listenable.
Track listing[3]
Side one
- "Take Me to the Pilot" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 3:00
- "Yellow Man" (Randy Newman) – 2:36
- "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi, Carel Werber) – 2:35
- "Gloria, Gloria" (Schroeder, King) – 3:08
- "Your Song" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 3:45
Side two
- "Delta Lady" (Leon Russell) – 3:26
- "A Picture of You" (Schroeder, King) – 2:59
- "Home Sweet Oklahoma" (Leon Russell) – 3:22
- "Fire and Rain" (James Taylor) – 3:25
- "Classical Gas" (Mason Williams) – 2:56
Musicians
- Rick Wakeman: Grand Piano
References
- ^ [1] Wakeman as session musician is also mentioned in the Rick Wakeman article under Wikipedia.
- ^ [2] The style is a radical departure from his later work, especially with Yes. Outtakes of track listings can also be heard on Emusic.com
- ^ Track listing