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The Family Album (Rick Wakeman album)

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Released
  
1987

The Family Album (1987)
  
The Gospels (1987)

Release date
  
1987

Label
  
President Records Limited

Length
  
58:51

Artist
  
Rick Wakeman

Producer
  
Rick Wakeman

Genre
  
New-age music

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Recorded
  
Studio House, Wraysbury, April - July, 1987

Similar
  
Rick Wakeman albums, Other albums

The Family Album is a new-age album by Rick Wakeman for which he recorded a song for every member of his family including his parents, pets and even his computer.

Contents

Years later, after divorcing his wife Nina and the passing of this parents, Wakeman has stated he no longer listens to this album as it brings him sadness.

Track listing

  1. "Black Beauty" (black rabbit)
  2. "Adam" (Rick's 2nd son)
  3. "Jemma" (Rick & Nina's daughter)
  4. "Benjamin" (Rick's 3rd son)
  5. "Oscar" (Rick & Nina's son)
  6. "Oliver" (Rick's 1st son)
  7. "Nina" (Rick's wife)
  8. "Wiggles" (black & white rabbit)
  9. "Chloe" (German Shepherd)
  10. "Kookie" (Cat)
  11. "Tilly" (Golden Retriever)
  12. "Mum"
  13. "Dad"
  14. "The Day After The Fair"
  15. "Mackintosh"

Note: The main melody for "Nina" was later used by Wakeman for "The Meeting", a song from the 1989 album Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe.

Personnel

  • Rick Wakeman - keyboards

    • Production

  • John Burns - engineer

    • Songs

    1Black Beauty (Black Rabbit)3:46
    2Adam (Rick's Second Eldest Son)2:48
    3Jemma (Rick And Nina's Daughter)3:38

    References

    The Family Album (Rick Wakeman album) Wikipedia
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