The Seventh Song

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The Seventh Song
The Seventh Song cover
Compilation album by Steve Vai
Released November 7, 2000
Genre Instrumental rock
Length 61:43
Label Epic
Producer Steve Vai
Professional reviews
Steve Vai chronology
The Ultra Zone
(1999)		 The Seventh Song
(2000)		 Alive in an Ultra World
(2001)

The Seventh Song is a 2000 album by guitarist Steve Vai. It is his first compilation album, but unlike a standard "greatest hits" or "best of" album, this one has an unusual twist: all of the songs on it (save for the three new tracks and the hidden track) can be found on one of Vai's previous albums as the 7th track. The 7th track on each of his albums is meant to be the most emotional and well articulated piece on the album. "Christmas Time is Here", while not previously released on a Vai album, can nonetheless be found as the 7th track on the 1996 Christmas compilation, Merry Axemas.

The new songs on this album are "Melissa's Garden" (which does occupy the 7th track), "The Wall of Light", and "Boston Rain Melody". The track for "Boston Rain Melody" continues on to contain the unlisted song "Warm Regards", the instrumental finale to Vai's 1996 album, Fire Garden. There are some suspicians to fans that "Warm Regards" was originally intended to be the seventh track of the second disc of Fire Garden when it was planned to be two discs. However, Steve Vai hasn't said anything about it.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Steve Vai, except where noted.

  1. "For the Love of God" – 6:09
  2. "Touching Tongues" – 5:32
  3. "Windows to the Soul" – 6:25
  4. "Burnin' Down the Mountain" – 4:19
  5. "Tender Surrender" – 5:10
  6. "Hand on Heart" – 5:26
  7. "Melissa's Garden" – 7:54
  8. "Call it Sleep" – 5:04
  9. "Christmas Time is Here" (Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson) – 4:13
  10. "The Wall of Light" – 2:38
  11. "Boston Rain Melody" – 4:39