The View (Chad Wackerman album)

The View
Studio album by Chad Wackerman
Released	1993[1]
Recorded	June 1993 at Capitol Studios in Hollywood
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	58:46
Label	CMP
Producer	Chad Wackerman, Walter Quintus, Kurt Renker
Chad Wackerman chronology
Forty Reasons (1991) The View (1993) Scream (2000)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

No.	Title	Music	Length
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

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "The View - Chad Wackerman". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
2. "Forty Reason/The View 2 CD set by Chad Wackerman". CD Baby. Retrieved 2015-03-26.