What If (Dixie Dregs album)

What If is a studio album by the jazz fusion band Dixie Dregs, released in 1978.

Track listing

1. "Take It Off The Top" (Morse) – 4:07
2. "Odyssey" (Morse ^[2] ) – 7:35
3. "What If" (Morse) – 5:01
4. "Travel Tunes" (West) – 4:34
5. "Ice Cakes" (Morse) – 4:39
6. "Little Kids" (Morse) – 2:03
7. "Gina Lola Breakdown" (Morse/T. Lyndon) – 4:00
8. "Night Meets Light" (Morse) – 7:47

Personnel

• Rod Morgenstein – Drums, Vocals
• Steve Morse – Banjo, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Synthesizer), Guitar (Classical)
• Mark Parrish – Keyboards
• Allen Sloan – Strings, Violin, Viola
• Andy West – Bass, Bass (Electric)

Notes

• The lead track "Take It Off The Top" was used as the theme tune for the Friday Rock Show for most of the show's run (from 1978 to 1993).
• American heavy metal guitarist James Murphy covered "Odyssey" on his Feeding The Machine solo album.
• Progressive metal band Dream Theater covered "Odyssey" for the special edition of their 10th studio album Black Clouds & Silver Linings.

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