The Best of Symphonic Rock

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ Medium 1
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Mama
Genesis 4.35 6:46
2 Sing for the Day
Styx 3 4:57
3 Forever Autumn
Justin Hayward 4:08
4 Drafted
Camel 4:19
5 P-Machinery
Propaganda 3:52
6 Fanfare of the Common Man
Emerson, Lake & Palmer 2:56
7 To One in Paradise
The Alan Parsons Project 4:39
8 Silent Running
Mike + The Mechanics 4:02
9 Wintersong
Angel 3:49
10 Starlight Dancer
Kayak 5:01
11 Mr Blue Sky
Electric Light Orchestra 4.4 5:03
12 Dust in the Wind
Kansas 4.65 3:24
13 Storm and Thunder
Earth and Fire 4:51
14 Titles
Barclay James Harvest 3:44
15 Toccata
Sky 4:43
16 Incommunicado
Marillion 5:14
17 Another Day
Dream Theater 4:23

Credits

Medium 1

acoustic guitar:
Kerry Livgren (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
Rich Williams (guitarist of Kansas) (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
acoustic guitar and bass:
David Paton (track 7)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Ian Bairnson (track 7)
violin [violins]:
Robby Steinhardt (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
bass guitar:
Dave Hope (track 12)
glockenspiel and Rhodes piano:
Billy Lyall (track 7)
viola:
Robby Steinhardt (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
mandolin:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) (track 2)
chimes:
Phil Ehart (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
drums:
Stuart Tosh (track 7)
Phil Ehart (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
pedal steel guitar [pedals]:
Rich Williams (guitarist of Kansas) (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
synthesizer:
Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Kerry Livgren (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
synthesizer programming:
Dennis DeYoung (track 2)
Ed Walsh (track 2)
organ:
Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
Clavinet:
Kerry Livgren (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
guitar:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) (track 2)
bass:
Dave Hope (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
vibraphone:
Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
timpani:
Phil Ehart (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
electric guitar:
Kerry Livgren (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
Rich Williams (guitarist of Kansas) (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
percussion [additional percussion]:
Phil Ehart (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
Kerry Livgren (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
piano:
Kerry Livgren (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
autoharp:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) (track 2)
additional engineer:
Terry Diane Becker (engineer) (track 12)
additional vocals:
Alan Parsons (of the Alan Parsons Project) (track 7)
Eric Woolfson (track 7)
arranger:
Kansas (US prog rock band) (track 12)
art direction:
Tom Drennon (track 12)
assistant engineer:
Harry Andronis (track 2)
Gary Geppert (engineer) (track 2)
assistant producer:
Barry Mraz (track 2)
background vocals:
Jane Powell (American singer, dancer and actress) (track 7)
Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
Robby Steinhardt (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
choir vocals:
Westminster City School Boys Choir (track 7)
composer:
Claudia Brücken (track 5)
Ralf Dörper (track 5)
Susanne Freytag (track 5)
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) (track 16)
Jeff Lynne (track 11)
Michael Mertens (track 5)
Ian Mosley (track 16)
Steve Rothery (track 16)
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) (track 2)
Pete Trewavas (track 16)
Jeff Wayne (musician) (track 3)
Kerry Livgren (track 12)
engineer:
Barry Mraz (track 2)
Rob Kingsland (track 2)
Terry Becker (engineer) (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
Jeff Glixman (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
lead vocals:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) (track 2)
Terry Sylvester (track 7)
Steve Walsh (original lead singer of Kansas) (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
lyricist:
Ralf Dörper (track 5)
Jeff Lynne (track 11)
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) (track 2)
Derek William Dick (track 16)
Kerry Livgren (track 12)
Gary Osborne (track 3)
Paul Vigrass (track 3)
other vocals:
Leonard Whiting (track 7)
producer:
Jeff Lynne (track 11)
Styx (track 2)
Jeff Glixman (1977-06) (track 12)
writer:
Tony Banks (track 1)
Phil Collins (of Genesis) (track 1)
Alan Parsons (of the Alan Parsons Project) (track 7)
B. A. Robertson (track 8)
Mike Rutherford (tracks 1, 8)
Eric Woolfson (track 7)
phonographic copyright by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (2007) (track 7)
publisher:
Anthony Banks Ltd. (track 1)
Don Kirshner Music Inc. (track 12)
Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (track 1)
Kirshner CBS Music Publishing (track 12)
Michael Rutherford Ltd. (track 1)
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (track 12)
Almo Music Corporation (1978) (track 2)
Stygian Songs (1978) (track 2)
mixed at:
The Village in Los Angeles, California, United States (1977-08) (track 12)
recorded at:
Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (1977-06 – 1977-07) (track 12)
mash-ups:
Too Much Cocaine by DJ Clive$ter (track 1)
remixes:
To One in Paradise (1987 remix) by The Alan Parsons Project (1987) (track 7)
sampled by:
Let It Out by Girl Talk (track 11)
Talkin’ Bout Hey Love by De La Soul (track 11)
cover recording of:
Forever Autumn (track 3)
later parody versions:
Lust on the Bridge (track 12)
later translated versions:
Leb' dei Leben (track 12)
Otoño para siempre (track 3)
later versions:
Pensando en ti (track 12)
part of:
Concerto for a Rainy Day (track 11)
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds” (track 3)
recording of:
Dust in the Wind (track 12)
Incommunicado (track 16)
Mama (track 1)
Mr. Blue Sky (track 11)
Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) (track 8)
Sing for the Day (track 2)
To One in Paradise (track 7)
p:Machinery (track 5)