What Is This? (What Is This? album)

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What Is This? is an album by rock band What Is This?, released in 1985. The album was produced by Todd Rundgren, who also played Fairlight Synthesizer on it. A cover version of the track Chasing Your Ghost is featured on the so-called Re)production album of Todd Rundgren released in 2011. According to the album, Hillel Slovak plays guitar except on "Chasing Your Ghost", "Whisper (To Natasha)" and "I'll Be Around", later he left What Is This? to rejoin the Red Hot Chili Peppers to record their second album Freaky Styley.

Track listing

All tracks are written by What Is This? except if otherwise noted

No.	Title	Note	Length
1.	"Dreams of Heaven"		3:34
2.	"Big Raft"		3:32
3.	"Chasing Your Ghost"		3:27
4.	"Whisper (To Natasha)"		3:44
5.	"Stuck"		3:15
6.	"I'll Be Around"	Originally by The Spinners Written by Thom Bell, Phil Hurtt	3:50
7.	"Touch the Flame"		3:26
8.	"Wool Over My Eyes"		2:30
9.	"Waves in the Sand"		3:45
10.	"Breathing"		2:26
Total length:			33:29

Personnel

Band

• Alain Johannes: Vocals, Guitar
• Hillel Slovak: Guitar (except 3,4,6)
• Chris Hutchinson: Bass
• Jack Irons: Drums

Additional musicians

• Todd Rundgren: Fairlight Synthesizer