Piano Vibrations

Piano Vibrations
Studio album by Rick Wakeman
Released	1971
Recorded	Pye Studios (London, England)
Genre	Pop, Classical
Length	32:45
Label	Polydor
Producer	John Schroeder
Rick Wakeman chronology
Piano Vibrations (1971) The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973)

Piano Vibrations, though promoted in its re-release as the first studio album by English progressive rock keyboardist Rick Wakeman, is not considered a Wakeman album, even by himself. His contributions were limited to performing as a session musician and he did not compose any of the tracks. The album was released in 1971 on Polydor, after Wakeman had signed on to A&M Records. The album developed from Wakeman's time as a session musician.^[1] A&M Records had signed Wakeman on as the Strawbs' keyboardist at the time of the release.

Piano Vibrations, when it has been reviewed, has been described as "slightly cheesy",^[2] especially in light of Wakeman's later involvement in progressive rock, but still listenable.

Track listing^[3]

Side one

1. "Take Me to the Pilot" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 3:00
2. "Yellow Man" (Randy Newman) – 2:36
3. "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi, Carel Werber) – 2:35
4. "Gloria, Gloria" (Schroeder, King) – 3:08
5. "Your Song" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 3:45

Side two

1. "Delta Lady" (Leon Russell) – 3:26
2. "A Picture of You" (Schroeder, King) – 2:59
3. "Home Sweet Oklahoma" (Leon Russell) – 3:22
4. "Fire and Rain" (James Taylor) – 3:25
5. "Classical Gas" (Mason Williams) – 2:56

Musicians

• Rick Wakeman: Grand Piano

References

1. Wakeman as session musician is also mentioned in the Rick Wakeman article under Wikipedia.
2. The style is a radical departure from his later work, especially with Yes. Outtakes of track listings can also be heard on Emusic.com
3. Track listing