Album: Rhapsodies
Artist: Rick Wakeman
1979 A&M Records double LP
A&M SP-6501

Band members:
Rick Wakeman: keyboards
Bruce Lynch: bass guitars
Frank Gibson: drums and percussion
Nico Ramsden: electric guitar
Tony Visconti: acoustic guitar

Produced by Visconti

Tracks:
Side 1
1. "Pedra da Gavea" [Wakeman] (4:11)
2. "Front Line" [Wakeman] (3:42)
3. "Bombay Duck" [Wakeman] (3:14)
4. "Animal Showdown (Yes We Have no Bananas)" [Wakeman/Frank Silver/Irving Cohn] (2:40)
5. "Big Ben" [Wakeman] (3:48)

Side 2:
6. "Rhapsody in Blue" [George Gershwin; arr. Visconti] (5:26)
7. "Wooly Willy Tango" [Wakeman] (3:24)
8. "The Pulse" [Wakeman] (5:21)
9. "Swan Lager" [music taken from Tchaikovski's "Swan Lake" and Edvard Grieg's pianoforte "Concerto in A Minor"; arr. Wakeman] (2:50)

Side 3:
10. "March of the Gladiators" [Wakeman] (4:53)
11. "Flacons de Neige" [Wakeman] (5:01)
12. "The Flasher" [Wakeman] (5:32)
13. "The Palais" [Wakeman] (2:23)

Side 4:
14. "Stand-By" [Wakeman] (3:30)
15. "Sea Horses" [Wakeman] (3:52)
16. "Half Holiday" [Wakeman] (3:00)
17. "Summertime" [George Gershwin; arr. Wakeman] (4:27)

Notes: Gatefold jacket. Each to their own, but "Summertime" is the standout track. (thanks to Greg Predmore for providing this information)

"Sea Horses" became something of a live staple later in Wakeman's career. (10) was included on the 2023 compilation Produced by Tony Visconti, which also included a track from Jon Anderson's Animation. (HP; 20 Jul 23)



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