Piano Vibrations

Piano Vibrations
Studio album by Rick Wakeman
Released	1971
Recorded	Pye, London
Genre	Pop, folk rock, jazz
Length	32:45
Label	Polydor
Producer	John Schroeder
Rick Wakeman chronology
Piano Vibrations (1971) The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973)

Piano Vibrations is the debut studio album by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released in 1971 by Polydor Records.

Overview

Piano Vibrations was recorded when Wakeman was a session musician and a member of the folk rock group the Strawbs. The album features covers of pop, jazz, and folk songs with Wakeman on piano, John Schroeder and his orchestra, and a singer called Chris. Wakeman was paid a total of £36 for the four sessions it took to record the album. His name, and that of the lead vocalist, are not even written on the cover.

Track listing

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Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Take Me to the Pilot"	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	3:00
2.	"Yellow Man"	Randy Newman	2:36
3.	"Cast Your Fate to the Wind"	Vince Guaraldi, Carel Weber	2:35
4.	"Gloria, Gloria"	John Schroeder, Anthony King	3:08
5.	"Your Song"	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	3:45

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Delta Lady"	Leon Russell	3:26
7.	"A Picture Of You"	John Schroeder, Anthony King	2:59
8.	"Home Sweet Oklahoma"	Leon Russell	3:22
9.	"Fire and Rain"	James Taylor	3:25
10.	"Classical Gas"	Mason Williams	2:56

Personnel

• Rick Wakeman – grand piano
• John Schroeder orchestra
• Chris – vocals

References

1. Track listing