Rhapsodies (album)

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Rhapsodies
Double album by Rick Wakeman
Released	May 1979
Length	67:14
Label	A&M Records A&M SP-6501
Producer(s)	Tony Visconti
Professional reviews
Bandmembers: Rick Wakeman - keyboards; Bruce Lynch - bass guitars; Frank Gibson - drums and percussion; Nico Ramsden - electric guitar; Tony Visconti - acoustic guitar. Comments: Gatefold sleeve. Each to their own, but "Summertime" is the standout track. Best news: NO singing!!! Thanks to Greg Predmore for providing this information. SOURCE: http://www.relayer35.com/Yescography/Rhapsodies.htm RECOMMENDED SITES: http://www.connollyco.com/discography/rick_wakeman/index.html AND http://web.onetel.net.uk/~ggj/recollection/rickwakeman/ All Music Guide link
Rick Wakeman chronology
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Performs the Best Known Works of Rick Wakeman (1978)	Rhapsodies (1979)	The Burning (1981)

Rhapsodies is a double LP by keyboardist Rick Wakeman, which was released in 1979.

[edit] Track listing

Record one, Side one:

1. "Pedra de Gavea" – 4:11
2. "Front Line" – 3:42
3. "Bombay Duck" – 3:14
4. "Animal Showdown" (Yes We Have no Bananas) – 2:40 (Wakeman/Silver/Cohn)
5. "Big Ben" – 3:48

Record one, Side two:

1. "Rhapsody in Blue" – 5:26 (George Gershwin; arr. Tony Visconti)
2. "Wooly Willy Tango" – 3:24
3. "The Pulse" – 5:21
4. "Swan Lager" – 2:50 (music taken from Tchaikovski's "Swan Lake" and Grieg's pianoforte "Concerto in A Minor"; arr. Rick Wakeman)

Record two, Side one:

1. "March of the Gladiators" – 4:53
2. "Flacons de Neige" – 5:01
3. "The Flasher" – 5:32
4. "The Palais" – 2:23

Record two, Side two:

1. "Stand-By" – 3:30
2. "Sea Horses" – 3:52
3. "Half Holiday" – 3:00
4. "Summertime" – 4:27 (Georege Gershwin; arr. Rick Wakeman)