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GTR, released in 1986. The album peaked at No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, and the single "When the Heart Rules the Mind" reached No. 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart. Another single, "The Hunter", peaked at No. 85. An instrumental piece recorded by GTR guitarist

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years before, "Sketches in the Sun", was included on the album due to a shortage of content. It resurfaced on his solo album ''Motif Volume 1'' and again on his ''Anthology'' album.

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's "Hackett to Bits" was a simplified version of the title track from his '' Please Don't Touch'' album. (It has no connection with the similarly titled "Hackett to Pieces" from ''

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recorded their own version of the

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-penned "The Hunter" for their 1997 compilation album ''

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''. The group, founded by Hackett and Howe, disbanded in 1987. Downes, who was an ex- Yes and ex-

member like Howe, produced the album. The band's name, anecdotally, comes from the marking on the studio mixing console that indicates the 'guitar' volume control. The album was reissued in 2001 as a remastered CD and again in 2006 as a Japanese mini-LP CD, but otherwise remained out of print until a deluxe 2-CD version was released in 2015.

Reception

Paul Stump, in his ''History of Progressive Rock'', said the album "managed to make two of the most distinctive guitarists in rock sound like autopiloted sessioneers at a Foreigner recording." A retrospective review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine in ''

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'' agreed that the album "didn't deliver the fireworks that Howe and Hackett fans desired. Part of the problem is that the two guitarists crowd each other out; it rarely sounds like they're trading licks, but rather like they're stepping forward for solos at their pre-scheduled times." He praised the album's hit single as "anthemic, professional stadium rock at its best" but said that the rest of the album feels like simply a missed opportunity.

Track listing

#"When the Heart Rules the Mind" – 5:24 (

) #"The Hunter" – 4:51 (

) #"Here I Wait" – 4:54 (Hackett, Howe) #"Sketches in the Sun" – 2:29 (Howe) #"Jekyll and Hyde" – 4:42 (

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, Hackett, Howe) #"You Can Still Get Through" – 4:53 (Hackett, Howe) #"Reach Out (Never Say No)" – 4:00 (Hackett, Howe,

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) #"Toe the Line" – 4:29 (Hackett, Howe) #"Hackett to Bits" – 2:10 (Hackett) #"Imagining" – 5:49 (Hackett, Howe,

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Deluxe Reissue CD 1 - Studio Album plus bonus tracks

#"The Hunter (Special GTR Mix)" – 4:56 (Geoff Downes) #"When The Heart Rules The Mind (Radio Edit)" – 4:28 (Hackett, Howe) #"The Hunter (Radio Edit)" – 4:00 (Geoff Downes)

Deluxe Reissue CD 2 - Live In Los Angeles, 19 July 1986

#"Jekyll and Hyde" – 5:47 (Hackett, Howe, Bacon) #"Here I Wait" – 5:55 (Hackett, Howe) #"Prizefighters" – 5:17 (Hackett, Howe) #"Imagining" – 7:12 (Hackett, Howe, Mover) #"Hackett to Bits" – 2:22 (Hackett) #"Spectral Mornings" – 3:57 (Hackett) #"I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" – 6:24 (

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, Hackett, Rutherford) #"Sketches in the Sun" – 2:44 (Howe) #"Pennants" – 4:31 (Howe) #"Roundabout" – 8:38 (

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, Howe) #"The Hunter" – 6:44 (Geoff Downes) #"You Can Still Get Through" – 6:55 (Hackett, Howe) #"Reach Out (Never Say No)" – 5:54 (Hackett, Howe, Spalding) #"When the Heart Rules the Mind"– 6:06 (Hackett, Howe)

Personnel

;GTR *

– acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals *

– lead vocals *

– bass guitar, backing vocals *

– drums, percussion

Production

– producer *Alan Douglas – engineer *John Brough – assistant engineer *Noel Haris – assistant engineer *Andy Mason – assistant engineer *Howard Fritzson – art direction *Ian Miller – design *Mike Russell – photography *Miki Slingsby – photography *Tom Biondo - photography *Jimmy Starr – remastering *Eddie Wilner – reissue producer

Chart performance

Album

Singles

When the Heart Rules the Mind The Hunter

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gtr 1986 debut albums GTR (band) albums Arista Records albums Albums produced by Geoff Downes