The Steve Howe Album

The Steve Howe Album
Studio album by Steve Howe
Released	November 1979(UK); January 1980 (US)
Recorded	1979
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	39:02
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Steve Howe
Steve Howe chronology
Beginnings (1975) The Steve Howe Album (1979) Turbulence (1991) CD reissue cover

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The Steve Howe Album is the title of Yes guitarist Steve Howe's second solo album. It was released in 1979. The album featured current (Alan White) and former (Bill Bruford and Patrick Moraz) Yes band members.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one 1.2 Side two 2 Personnel 3 Guitars used on the recording 4 References 5 External links

Track listing

All songs are credited to Steve Howe except where noted.

Side one

1. "Pennants" – 4:35
2. "Cactus Boogie" – 2:00
3. "All's a Chord" – 4:55
4. "Diary Of a Man Who Vanished" – 2:35
5. "Look Over Your Shoulder" – 5:00

Side two

6. "Meadow Rag" – 2:40
7. "The Continental" (Conrad-Magidson) – 2:50
8. "Surface Tension" – 3:25
9. "Double Rondo" (Music by Steve Howe; Orchestrated by Andrew Jackman) – 8:12
10. "Concerto In D (Second Movement)" (Vivaldi arranged by Steve Howe) – 4:50

Personnel

• Steve Howe: Acoustic, Electric & Bass Guitars, Spanish Guitar, Sitar Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo-Guitar, Pedal Steel, Moog Synthesizer, String Ensemble, Vocal
• Claire Hamill: Vocal
• Ronnie Leahy: Korg & ARP Synthesizers, Hammond Organ
• Patrick Moraz: Piano
• Alan White: Drums
• Clive Bunker: Percussion
• Graham Preskett: Violin
• 59 Piece Orchestra Arranged and Conducted by Andrew Jackman

Guitars used on the recording

The inner part of the gatefold album artwork features pictures of the guitars that were used during the recording and a legend to indicate the tracks on which they were played. The photographs of the guitars are credited to Miki Slingsby.

Guitar	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Kohno Spanish Guitar			x					x		x
Martin 0018			x		x	x
Gibson EB6 Bass	x	x	x		x
Gibson The Les Paul									x	x
Fender Stratocaster				x	x
Gibson Florentine Electric Mandolin	x
Martin Mandolin			x
Danelectro Coral Sitar Guitar			x		x
Bacon & Day Banjo Guitar		x	x
Gibson Les Paul Recording		x
Gibson ES 175 D			x				x
Fender Telecaster	x
Sho-Bud Pedal Steel		x	x		x
Fender Twin Neck Steel	x

References

External links

• Complete album artwork
• Yescography entry
• Steve Howe's Martin 0018
• EB-6 Catalogue Page
• Danelectro Coral Sitar Guitar
• Details on the Les Paul Recording Guitar
• Steve Howe Discography

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