''Endless Blue Sky'' is the eighth

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from

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pianist

Kevin Kern Kevin Kern (born Kevin Lark Gibbs on December 22, 1958) is an American pianist, composer and recording artist. He is generally recognized as a representative of new-age music. Born legally blind, Kern is aided in studio by SONAR's accessibilit ...

. As with his preceding albums, it is an album of

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songs. It was released on January 27, 2009. It is his first album to include the concept of bonus tracks, the

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n version having one, a cover of

Jay Chou Jay Chou ( zh, t=周杰倫, s=周杰伦, poj=Chiu Kia̍t-lûn, p=Zhōu Jiélún, first=t, w=Chou Chieh-lun; born January 18, 1979) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper, actor, and television personality. Dubbed the " King ...

's "A Thousand Miles Away" (千里之外). It is also his first studio album to exceed eleven tracks, and the first studio album to exceed an hour in length (for the Asian edition) - previously, only his compilation albums were over an hour long.

Track listing

''All tracks composed and arranged by Kevin Kern except #11, written by

.'' #"Joy of the Journey" – 3:18 #"Velvet Green" – 3:52 #"Endless Blue Sky" – 6:29 #"Sunset Prayer" – 2:52 #"Light Spirit" – 4:23 #"Scene in a Dream" – 4:54 #"The Skipping Song" – 4:44 #"Caring Friend" – 5:00 #"Wending Our Way Home" – 4:31 #"The Glistening Pond" – 5:16 #"A Thousand Miles Away" – 4:50 (Asian bonus track) #"Gifts Along the Way" – 3:54 #"Joy of the Journey" (Reprise) – 1:58 #"Always Near" – 5:19

Personnel

–

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* Dean Magraw -

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

* Jill Olson -

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

* Rebecca Arons -

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* Gordon Johnson - acoustic and

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* Richard Laeton -

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References

External links

Kevin Kern's official websiteKevin Kern at Real Music
{{Authority control Kevin Kern albums 2009 albums