Rhapsodies (album)
Rhapsodies is a double LP by keyboardist Rick Wakeman, which was released in 1979. It was his last studio release on A&M and reached no. 25 in the UK. Described by Wakeman as "probably the most confusing I have ever made" due to the range of styles, it contains generally shorter tracks than his previous work to date, the longest being 5.32. All of his previous non soundtrack albums had contained at least 2 tracks over 7 minutes long.
| Rhapsodies | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978–79 | |||
| Studio | La Grange; Mountain, Switzerland | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 70:17 | |||
| Label | A&M SP-6501 | |||
| Producer | Tony Visconti | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Smash Hits | 4/10[2] |
Track listing
All tracks written by Rick Wakeman; except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pedra da Gavea" | 4:11 | |
| 2. | "Front Line" | 3:42 | |
| 3. | "Bombay Duck" | 3:14 | |
| 4. | "Animal Showdown (Yes We Have No Bananas)" | Wakeman, Frank Silver, Irving Cohn | 2:40 |
| 5. | "Big Ben" | 3:48 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Rhapsody in Blue" | George Gershwin; arranged by Tony Visconti | 5:26 |
| 7. | "Wooly Willy Tango" | 3:24 | |
| 8. | "The Pulse" | 5:21 | |
| 9. | "Swan Lager" | music taken from Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" and Grieg's pianoforte "Concerto in A Minor"; arranged and adapted by Rick Wakeman | 2:50 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "March of the Gladiators" | 4:53 |
| 11. | "Flacons de Neige" | 5:01 |
| 12. | "The Flasher" | 5:32 |
| 13. | "The Palais" | 2:23 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Stand-By" | 3:30 | |
| 15. | "Sea Horses" | 3:52 | |
| 16. | "Half Holiday" | 3:00 | |
| 17. | "Summertime" | George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward; arranged by Rick Wakeman | 4:27 |
| 18. | "Credits" | 2:39 |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norway (1979) | 15[3] |
| UK Albums Chart (1979) | 25[4] |
| United States Billboard 200 (1979) | 170[5] |
Personnel
- Rick Wakeman - keyboards, vocals and vocoder on "Pedra da Gavea".
- Nico Ramsden - electric guitar
- Tony Visconti - acoustic guitar, engineer
- Bruce Lynch - bass guitars
- Frank Gibson, Jr. - drums and percussion
- Technical
- David K. Richards - assistant engineer
- Michael Ross - album design
- Paul Wakefield - photography
References
- Raiteri, Stephen. "Rhapsodies - Rick Wakeman". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (June 14–27, 1979): 25.
- http://tsort.info/music/3rbt8v.htm
- http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/white%20rock/
- http://www.billboard.com/artist/365039/rick-wakeman/chart
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