Schemer-Dreamer
| Schemer-Dreamer | ||||
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| Studio album by Steve Walsh | ||||
| Released | January, 26, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 37:33 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
| Producer | Brad Aaron | |||
| Steve Walsh chronology | ||||
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Schemer-Dreamer is the first solo album by Steve Walsh, the former and original keyboardist/vocalist of the progressive rock band Kansas. It was released in 1980. Although this is his solo album, it features other members of Kansas including Kerry Livgren, Phil Ehart, and Rich Williams.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
In their retrospective review, Allmusic sarcastically suggested that the self-aggrandizing front cover of Schemer-Dreamer "very well could be the greatest album cover in rock history." They criticized the music itself as "a big, loud, dumb arena rock record, one that sounds completely tied to its year, if not month, of release", but also avouched that "it's kind of fun because of that".[1]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Steve Walsh except where noted:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Schemer-Dreamer/That's All Right" | Steve Walsh, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup | 5:22 | |
| 2. | "Get Too Far" | 4:26 | ||
| 3. | "So Many Nights" | 4:19 | ||
| 4. | "You Think You Got It Made" | 4:16 | ||
| 5. | "Every Step of the Way" | 8:30 | ||
| 6. | "Just How It Feels" | 3:39 | ||
| 7. | "Wait Until Tomorrow" | 6:01 | ||
Total length: |
37:33 | |||
Personnel
- Steve Walsh - keyboards, lead vocals, vibes, drums (track 3)
- Jeff Lux - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vibraphone, flute, background vocals
- Merle McLain - bass (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7)
- Tim Gehrt - drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
- Turner Gaugh - bass (track 6)
- David Bryson - electric guitar (track 2)
- Vic Hancock - handclaps
- Skip Lane - saxophone (track 7)
- Allen Sloan - violin, viola (track 6)
- Cecil Welch - trumpet (track 7)
- Marie Walsh- Photography (Album Sleeve)
- Chuck Sillery - photography
- Davey Moire - producer, engineer
- Brad Aaron - producer, engineer
- George Marino - mastering
- David Pinkston - engineer
- Phil Ehart - guest drums (track 7)
- Kerry Livgren - guest electric guitar (track 4)
- Rich Williams - guest electric and acoustic guitars (track 1)
- Steve Morse - guest electric guitar (track 7)
- Duane Buckler - bass guitar (track 4, 5)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Schemer-Dreamer - Steve Walsh". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-09-05.