Piano Vibrations

Piano Vibrations
Studio album by
Rick Wakeman
Released1971
RecordedPye, London
GenrePop, folk rock, jazz
Length32:45
LabelPolydor
ProducerJohn Schroeder
Rick Wakeman chronology
Piano Vibrations
(1971) 		The Six Wives of Henry VIII
(1973)

Piano Vibrations is the debut studio album by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released in 1971 by Polydor Records.

Overview

Piano Vibrations was recorded when Wakeman was a session musician and a member of the folk rock group The Strawbs. The album features covers of pop, jazz, and folk songs with Wakeman on piano, John Schroeder and his orchestra, and a singer called Chris. Wakeman was paid a total of £36 for the four sessions it took to record the album. His name, and that of the lead vocalist, are not even written on the cover.

Track listing

[1]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take Me to the Pilot"Elton John, Bernie Taupin3:00
2."Yellow Man"Randy Newman2:36
3."Cast Your Fate to the Wind"Vince Guaraldi, Carel Weber2:35
4."Gloria, Gloria"John Schroeder, Anthony King3:08
5."Your Song"Elton John, Bernie Taupin3:45
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Delta Lady"Leon Russell3:26
7."A Picture Of You"John Schroeder, Anthony King2:59
8."Home Sweet Oklahoma"Leon Russell3:22
9."Fire and Rain"James Taylor3:25
10."Classical Gas"Mason Williams2:56

Personnel

  • Rick Wakeman – grand piano
  • John Schroeder orchestra
  • Chris – vocals

References

  1. ^ Track listing
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