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Schemer Dreamer

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Released
  
January, 26, 1980

Producer
  
Brad Aaron

Artist
  
Steve Walsh

Label
  
Wounded Bird Records

Length
  
37:33

Schemer-Dreamer (1980)
  
Glossolalia (2000)

Release date
  
26 January 1980

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Genres
  
Rock music, Progressive rock

Similar
  
Steve Walsh albums, Progressive rock albums

Schemer dreamer steve walsh


Schemer-Dreamer is the first solo album by Steve Walsh, the former and original keyboardist/vocalist of the progressive rock band Kansas. It was released in 1980. Although this is his solo album, it features other members of Kansas including Kerry Livgren, Phil Ehart, and Rich Williams.

Contents

Reception

In their retrospective review, Allmusic sarcastically suggested that the self-aggrandizing front cover of Schemer-Dreamer "very well could be the greatest album cover in rock history." They criticized the music itself as "a big, loud, dumb arena rock record, one that sounds completely tied to its year, if not month, of release", but also avouched that "it's kind of fun because of that".

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Steve Walsh except where noted:

Personnel

  • Steve Walsh - keyboards, lead vocals, vibes, drums (track 3)
  • Jeff Lux - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vibraphone, flute, background vocals
  • Merle McLain - bass (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7)
  • Tim Gehrt - drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
  • Turner Gaugh - bass (track 6)
  • David Bryson - electric guitar (track 2)
  • Vic Hancock - handclaps
  • Skip Lane - saxophone (track 7)
  • Allen Sloan - violin, viola (track 6)
  • Cecil Welch - trumpet (track 7)
  • Marie Walsh- Photography (Album Sleeve)
  • Chuck Sillery - photography
  • Davey Moire - producer, engineer
  • Brad Aaron - producer, engineer
  • George Marino - mastering
  • David Pinkston - engineer
  • Phil Ehart - guest drums (track 7)
  • Kerry Livgren - guest electric guitar (track 4)
  • Rich Williams - guest electric and acoustic guitars (track 1)
  • Steve Morse - guest electric guitar (track 7)
  • Duane Buckler - bass guitar (track 4, 5)
  • Songs

    1That's All Right5:26
    2Get Too Far4:32
    3So Many Nights4:25

    References

    Schemer-Dreamer Wikipedia