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The Seven Wonders of the World (album)

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Released
  
1995

The Seven Wonders of the World (1995)
  
Visions (1995)

Release date
  
1995

Producer
  
Stuart Sawney

Length
  
57:03

Artist
  
Rick Wakeman

Label
  
President Records Limited

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Recorded
  
September 1994-May 1995

Genres
  
Progressive rock, New-age music, Art rock, Symphonic rock

Similar
  
Rick Wakeman albums, Progressive rock albums

The Seven Wonders of the World is a studio album by progressive rock artist and keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released in 1995. The album explores instrumentally the themes of each of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World. Each track is introduced by Garfield Morgan, giving a short biography of each wonder before the instrumental track begins. The album is free of any bombastic attack, and each track has a refined tempo and instrumental progression that outlines each wonder's attributes.

Contents

Idea

"The idea for an album with this title was first decided upon in the 1970s and indeed in my racehorse ownership days, there was indeed a race named after the title. The Seven Wonders of the World Handicap Hurdle, which sadly never happened on the day because of a frozen course!"

Album artwork

The artwork is made to look like a vintage painting of one of the wonders, most likely the Statue of Zeus. "Rick Wakeman" and "The Seven Wonders of the World" are written in the font Papyrus.

Track listing

All music composed by Rick Wakeman.

Personnel

  • Rick Wakeman - Keyboards
  • Garfield Morgan - Narration
  • Stuart Sawney - Percussion Programming, Engineering
  • Songs

    1The Pharos of Alexandria: Narration0:44
    2The Pharos of Alexandria9:39
    3The Colossus of Rhodes: Narration0:44

    References

    The Seven Wonders of the World (album) Wikipedia