Steve Howe: Spanish guitar (1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 19), electric guitars (2, 4-8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20), acoustic guitar (4, 7, 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21), sitar guitar (10), pedal steel (1), autoharp (17), mandolin (19), synths (1-3, 7, 9, 11, 19), synth guitar (12), piano (15), bass (1-9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19-21), programmed drums (2, 4-7), percussion (3, 8, 9, 19), drum machine (12), drum box (15), vocals (12, 15, 17)
Additional musicians:
Patrick Moraz: harpsichord (13)
Curtis Schwartz: programmed drums
Produced, arranged and engineered by Steve Howe
except engineered by Curtis Schwartz (4, 6), Greg Jackman (14, 17);
mixed by Curtis Schwartz (2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 19, 21)
Recorded 1977 (15), 1978 (14, 17)
Cover and package design by Doug & Glenn Gottlieb
Photographs by Steve Howe, Gottlieb Bros.
Management: Jim Halley
Tracks:
1. Masquerade (2:08)
2. Success Story (1:24)
3. Together (4:37)
4. Rhythm of the Road (2:36)
5. Separate Ways (2:11)
6. Sun Carnival (2:24)
7. Riviera (3:56)
8. Sleepless in the City (1:03)
9. The Spiral (3:10)
10. The Serpentine (4:07)
11. The Go Between (3:17)
12. Follow Your Heart (3:43)
13. Beginnings (5:34)
14. Surface Tension (2:59)
15. Every Time You Look Over Your Shoulder (3:55)
16. Cactus Boogie (2:33)
17. Resistance Day (2:06)
18. Wayward Course (2:33)
19. Spanish Heritage (2:16)
20. Outlawed (2:19)
21. Mules' Head Stomp (3:18)
All tracks written by Howe
Notes: (***) A sequel to Homebrew concentrating on material used on Keys to Ascension and Keys to Ascension 2.
1: early '80s version of track on Union
(Yes)
2: used as part of "Be the One" on Keys to
Ascension (Yes)
3: became "That, That Is: Togetherness" on Keys
to Ascension
4: used as part of "That, That Is" on Keys
to Ascension
5: used as part of "Footprints" on Keys
to Ascension 2 (Yes)
6, 7: used as the basis for "Bring Me to the Power" on Keys
to Ascension 2
8: became "Sign Language" on Keys
to Ascension 2
9: became "From the Balcony" on Open
Your Eyes (Yes)
10: used as part of "To be Over" on Relayer
(Yes), also recycles a riff from Tomorrow
11: used as part of "Quartet: I Wanna Learn" on ABWH
(ABWH), possibly taken from Guitar Player
12: used as part of "When the Heart Rules the Mind" on GTR
(GTR)
13: later version of the track on Beginnings
14-16: early versions of tracks on The Steve
Howe Album
17: alternate version of "Corkscrew" on Turbulence
18: alternate version of track on The Grand
Scheme of Things
19: alternate version of "Heritage" on Not
Necessarily Acoustic, possibly taken from Guitar
Player
20: alternate version of "Bareback" on Not
Necessarily Acoustic, possibly taken from Guitar
Player
21: alternate version of "Second Initial" on Not
Necessarily Acoustic, possibly taken from Guitar
Player
The liner notes explain that "Due to copyright reasons, various tracks are retitled." (HP, 21 Oct 01)