''What If'' is the second studio album by the

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, released in 1978.

Track listing

# "Take It Off the Top" (

Steve Morse Steve J. Morse (born July 28, 1954) is an American guitarist, best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the lead guitarist of Deep Purple from 1994 to 2022. Morse has also enjoyed a successful solo career and was briefly a member of ...

) – 4:07 # "Odyssey" (Morse) – 7:35 # "What If" (Morse) – 5:01 # "Travel Tunes" (

Andy West Andy West (born February 6, 1953) is an American bass guitarist and composer who is an original founding member of the Dixie Dregs along with Steve Morse. Since the breakup of the original band in 1983, West has been on albums with Mike Keneally ...

) – 4:34 # "Ice Cakes" (Morse) – 4:39 # "Little Kids" (Morse) – 2:03 # "Gina Lola Breakdown" (Morse, Twiggs Lyndon) – 4:00 # "Night Meets Light" (Morse) – 7:47

Personnel

– guitar, banjo * Mark Parrish – keyboards * Allen Sloan – violin, viola *

– bass guitar *

Rod Morgenstein Rod Morgenstein (born April 19, 1953) is an American drummer and music educator. He is best known for his work with the rock bands Winger and Dixie Dregs. He also played with Fiona, Platypus, the Steve Morse Band, and Jelly Jam. He has also ...

– drums, vocals

Production

Producer - Ken Scott * Assistant engineers – Brian Leshon, Chris Gregg, Gary Coppola * Mastered By – SR/2* * Recorded At – Chateau Recorders Production coordinator - Steven Brooks

Notes

* "What If" and "Ice Cakes" are re-recordings from the band's 1976 demo record ''

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''. * The lead track "Take It Off the Top" was used as the theme song for the ''

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'' for most of the show's run (from 1978 to 1993). * American heavy metal guitarist James Murphy covered "Odyssey" on his ''Feeding the Machine'' solo album. *

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band

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covered "Odyssey" for the special edition of their 10th studio album ''

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''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:What If (Album) Dixie Dregs albums 1978 albums Albums produced by Ken Scott Capricorn Records albums