| The View | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 [1] | |||
| Recorded | June 1993 | |||
| Studio | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 58:46 | |||
| Label | CMP | |||
| Producer | Chad Wackerman, Walter Quintus, Kurt Renker | |||
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The View is the second studio album by drummer Chad Wackerman, released in 1993 through CMP Records; it was later reissued together with Wackerman's 1991 album Forty Reasons as a limited edition double-disc compilation. [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Alex Henderson at AllMusic gave The View three stars out of five, calling it "worthwhile fusion [...] which falls short of remarkable but is a decent, respectable effort". [1]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Close to Home" | Chad Wackerman | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Across the Bridge" | Wackerman | 5:44 |
| 3. | "Black Coffee" | Wackerman | 5:57 |
| 4. | "Empty Suitcase" | Wackerman, Jim Cox, Jimmy Johnson, Allan Holdsworth, Walt Fowler | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Introduction" | Wackerman | 6:39 |
| 6. | "Starry Nights" | Wackerman | 4:39 |
| 7. | "All Sevens" | Wackerman | 8:13 |
| 8. | "On the Edge" | Wackerman, Cox, Johnson, Holdsworth | 2:51 |
| 9. | "Just a Moment" | Holdsworth, Fowler | 1:12 |
| 10. | "The View" | Wackerman, Carl Verheyen | 5:06 |
| 11. | "Bash" | Wackerman | 1:33 |
| 12. | "Flares" | Wackerman | 5:26 |
| 13. | "Days Away" | Wackerman, Cox, Johnson, Holdsworth, Fowler | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 58:46 | ||
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