''The Steve Howe Album'' is

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guitarist

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's second

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. It was released in 1979. The album features Yes band members Alan White,

Bill Bruford William Scott Bruford (born 17 May 1949) is an English former drummer and percussionist who first gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes. After leaving Yes in 1972, Bruford spent the rest of the 1970s recording ...

and

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. Also featured is Jethro Tull's former drummer

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on percussion on ''Cactus Boogie''.

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is also featured on keyboards for two songs; he would later play with

Jon Anderson John Roy Anderson (born 25 October 1944) is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes, which he formed in 1968 with bassist Chris Squire. He was a member of the band across thre ...

on his second solo album, '' Song of Seven'' in 1980.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Howe except where noted.

Side one

# "Pennants" – 4:35 # "Cactus Boogie" – 2:00 # "All's a Chord" – 4:55 # "Diary of a Man Who Vanished" – 2:35 # "Look Over Your Shoulder" – 5:00

Side two

Personnel

*Steve Howe – guitars (acoustic, electric, bass, Spanish, Danelectro

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, pedal steel), mandolin, six-string banjo,

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, string ensemble, vocals (3) *

Claire Hamill Josephine Claire Hamill (born 4 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. In addition to her solo career, she has collaborated with Wishbone Ash and Yes's Steve Howe. Life and career Claire Hamill was born in Port Clarence, County Durham ...

– vocals (5) *

– Korg & ARP synthesizers, Hammond organ (1, 5) *

– piano (3) * Alan White – drums (1, 5) *

– drums (3) *

– percussion (2) * –

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(7) *59 piece classical orchestra arranged and conducted by

Andrew Jackman Andrew Pryce Jackman (13 July 1946 – 16 August 2003) was an English keyboardist, arranger and composer who worked with many leading figures in British popular music. His most successful project was as the arranger and conductor of the ''Classi ...

(9) *String ensemble (10)

Guitars used on the recording

The inner part of the

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album artwork feature
pictures of the guitars
that were used during the recording and a legend to indicate the tracks on which they were played. The photographs of the guitars are credited to Miki Slingsby.

Chart performance

References

External links

Steve Howe's Martin 0018EB-6 Catalogue PageLes Paul Recording Guitar
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