Piano Vibrations

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Piano Vibrations
Studio album by Rick Wakeman
Released	1971
Recorded	?
Genre	Pop, Progressive Rock
Length	32:45
Label	Polydor
Producer(s)	?
Rick Wakeman chronology
N/A	Piano Vibrations (1971)	The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973)

Piano Vibrations is the title of a 1971 album by progressive rock keyboard player Rick Wakeman. It was his first solo album released in the UK. Wakeman has said on his website regarding Piano Vibrations:

"This was never meant to be a solo album and to be honest I certainly don't count it as a solo album in any respect. True it is a piece of history, but not one I'm proud of. I was actually booked to play piano on a session at Pye Studios in London's Marble Arch and it was to play on some backtracks for an unknown singer who was due in later that week to put his vocals on. Shortly afterwards I started having some success with Strawbs and the next thing we knew was that the album was being put out by PYE Records as "Piano Vibrations" with no vocalist and with a picture of me on the back. I was unhappy and A&M Records, who had Strawbs and myself signed, were furious."

[edit] Track listing

1. "Take Me to the Pilot" (John/Taupin) – 3:00
2. "Yellow Man" (Newman) – 2:36
3. "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Guaraldi) – 2:35
4. "Gloria, Gloria" (?) – 3:08
5. "Your Song" (John/Taupin) – 3:45
6. "Delta Lady" (Russell) – 3:26
7. "A Picture of You" (?) – 2:59
8. "Home Sweet Oklahoma" (?) – 3:22
9. "Fire and Rain" (?) – 3:25
10. "Classical Gas" (Williams) – 2:56

[edit] Musicians

• Rick Wakeman: Grand Piano