GTR (album)

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GTR
Studio album by GTR
Released	1986
Recorded	1985-86
Genre	Rock, Hard rock
Length	44:11
Label	Arista Records
Producer	Geoff Downes
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (reviewed, not rated) link
GTR chronology
GTR (1986) King Biscuit Flower Hour (1997)

GTR is the self-titled debut album from the short-lived supergroup GTR. The album peaked at #11 on the Billboard 200, and the single "When the Heart Rules the Mind" reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100. Another single, "The Hunter," peaked at #85.

The group, founded by ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and then ex-Yes and Asia guitarist Steve Howe, disbanded in 1987.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Musicians 2.2 Production

[edit] Track listing

1. "When the Heart Rules the Mind" (Steve Hackett, Steve Howe) – 5:24
2. "The Hunter" (Geoff Downes) – 4:51
3. "Here I Wait" (Hackett, Howe) – 4:54
4. "Sketches in the Sun" (Howe) – 2:29
5. "Jekyll and Hyde" (Max Bacon, Hackett, Howe) – 4:42
6. "You Can Still Get Through" (Hackett, Howe) – 4:53
7. "Reach Out (Never Say No)" (Hackett, Howe, Phil Spalding) – 4:00
8. "Toe the Line" (Hackett, Howe) – 4:29
9. "Hackett to Bits" (Hackett) – 2:10
10. "Imagining" (Hackett, Howe, Jonathan Mover) – 5:49

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Musicians

• Max Bacon – vocals
• Steve Hackett – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, guitar, vocals, backing vocals
• Steve Howe – synthesizer, bass guitar, guitar, vocals
• Jonathan Mover – percussion, drums
• Phil Spalding – bass guitar, vocals, backing vocals

[edit] Production

• John Brough – assistant engineer
• Alan Douglas – engineer
• Geoff Downes – producer
• Howard Fritzson – art direction
• Noel Haris – assistant engineer
• Andy Mason – assistant engineer
• Ian Miller – design
• Mike Russell – photography
• Miki Slingsby – photography
• Jimmy Starr – remastering
• Eddie Wilner – reissue producer