The View (album)
The View is the second studio album by drummer Chad Wackerman, released in 1993 through CMP Records; it was later reissued together with Wackerman's 1991 album Forty Reasons as a limited edition double-disc compilation.[2]
Critical reception
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Alex Henderson at AllMusic gave The View three stars out of five, calling it "worthwhile fusion [...] which falls short of remarkable but is a decent, respectable effort".[1]
Track listing
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| 1. | "Close to Home" | Chad Wackerman | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Across the Bridge" | Wackerman | 5:44 |
| 3. | "Black Coffee" | Wackerman | 5:57 |
| 4. | "Empty Suitcase" | Wackerman, Jim Cox, Jimmy Johnson, Allan Holdsworth, Walt Fowler | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Introduction" | Wackerman | 6:39 |
| 6. | "Starry Nights" | Wackerman | 4:39 |
| 7. | "All Sevens" | Wackerman | 8:13 |
| 8. | "On the Edge" | Wackerman, Cox, Johnson, Holdsworth | 2:51 |
| 9. | "Just a Moment" | Holdsworth, Fowler | 1:12 |
| 10. | "The View" | Wackerman, Carl Verheyen | 5:06 |
| 11. | "Flares" | Wackerman | 5:26 |
| 12. | "Bash" | Wackerman | 1:33 |
| 13. | "Days Away" | Wackerman, Cox, Johnson, Holdsworth, Fowler | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 58:46 |
Personnel
- Chad Wackerman – drums, percussion, production
- Allan Holdsworth – guitar (tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 13)
- Carl Verheyen – guitar (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 12)
- Jim Cox – clavinet, synthesizer, piano, organ
- Jimmy Johnson – bass
- Walt Fowler – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Walter Quintus – mixing, production
- Judy Clapp – engineering
- Kurt Renker – production
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