Classical Gas is a 1987 album by new age group Mannheim Steamroller and guitarist/composer Mason Williams. The album's title piece, "Classical Gas", was originally featured on Williams's 1968 solo album The Mason Williams Phonograph Record.
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| Released | 22 October 1987[1] | |||
| Genre | New-age | |||
| Length | 37:28 | |||
| Label | American Gramaphone | |||
| Producer | Chip Davis | |||
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Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Mason Williams, unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Classical Gas" | 3:32 | |
| 2. | "Sunflower" | 2:14 | |
| 3. | "Samba Beach" | 3:59 | |
| 4. | "Country Idyll" | 2:18 | |
| 5. | "Saturday Night at the World" | 3:56 | |
| 6. | "Shady Dell" | 3:23 | |
| 7. | "Katydid's Ditty" | 0:58 | |
| 8. | "Greensleeves" | traditional | 3:07 |
| 9. | "Doot-Doot" | 2:08 | |
| 10. | "La Chanson de Claudine" | 3:17 | |
| 11. | "McCall" | 2:41 | |
| 12. | "Vancouver Island" | 2:50 | |
| 13. | "Baroque-a-Nova" | 3:06 | |
| Total length: | 37:28 | ||
Personnel edit
Performance Credits edit
- Mannheim Steamroller – primary artist; drums; recorder
- Mason Williams – primary artist; guitar; horn
- Clinton Gregory – cello
- Jackson Berkey – keyboards
- Ron Cooley – guitar; electric guitar; rhythm guitar
- Chip Davis – drums; recorder; baton
- Bob Jenkins – oboe
- Deborah Fuller – violin
- Joey Gulizia – percussion
- Eric Hansen – bass
- David Low – cello
- Roxanne Adams – violin
- Grace Granata – violin
- David Kappy – French horn
- Richard Lohmann – violin
- Bill Ritchie – double bass
- Bill Erickson – accordion
- Sherrie Goeden – viola
- Joshua Kuhl – double bass
- Michelle Mathewson – viola
- Arthur McCann – saxophone
- Jim Schanilec – trombone
- Scott Shoemaker – violin
- David Wampler – trombone
- Candida Wiley – violin
- Margaret Wilmeth – cello
- Bochmann String Quartet – group
Technical Credits edit
- Mason Williams – composer; liner notes
- Mannheim Steamroller – contributor
- Chip Davis – director; producer; contributor; orchestration
- Clete Baker – mastering
- John Boyd – engineer
- Joe Gastwirt – mastering
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Steve Shipps – contributor
- Dick Lewsey – engineer
In popular culture edit
- The title track was featured in "The Great Crane Robbery", a 2000 episode of Frasier. When Frasier's new boss copies his apartment down to the last detail, Frasier tries redecorating, and the song plays over a montage of him trying a long series of ridiculous styles of décor.
- The title track appeared in S1:E5 "Fork" of Netflix's limited series, "The Queen's Gambit."
- The title track was briefly featured in S5:E8 “Marco Polo” of HBO’s “The Sopranos.”
References edit
- ^ "Classical Gas – Mason Williams, Mannheim Steamroller". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Classical Gas by American Gramaphone, Mannheim Steamroller". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
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