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| Released | 22 October 1987 [1] | |||
| Genre | New-age | |||
| Length | 37:28 | |||
| Label | American Gramaphone | |||
| Producer | Chip Davis | |||
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Classical Gas is a 1987 album by new age group Mannheim Steamroller and guitarist/composer Mason Williams. The album's title piece, "Classical Gas", was originally featured on Williams's 1968 solo album The Mason Williams Phonograph Record .
All tracks are written by Mason Williams, unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Classical Gas" | 3:32 | |
| 2. | "Sunflower" | 2:14 | |
| 3. | "Samba Beach" | 3:59 | |
| 4. | "Country Idyll" | 2:18 | |
| 5. | "Saturday Night at the World" | 3:56 | |
| 6. | "Shady Dell" | 3:23 | |
| 7. | "Katydid's Ditty" | 0:58 | |
| 8. | "Greensleeves" | traditional | 3:07 |
| 9. | "Doot-Doot" | 2:08 | |
| 10. | "La Chanson de Claudine" | 3:17 | |
| 11. | "McCall" | 2:41 | |
| 12. | "Vancouver Island" | 2:50 | |
| 13. | "Baroque-a-Nova" | 3:06 | |
| Total length: | 37:28 | ||
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