Fresh Aire 7 was the seventh album in new age musical group Mannheim Steamroller's Fresh Aire series. The album was originally released in 1990 and peaked at #77 on the Billboard album chart in December of that year. Its theme is based on the number seven. The album won a Grammy Award for best New Age album in 1991.[2]
| Fresh Aire 7 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 7, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | New age | |||
| Length | 45:19 | |||
| Label | American Gramaphone | |||
| Producer | Chip Davis | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Chip Davis
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Conjuring the Number 7" | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Sunday the 7th Day" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "The 7 Colours of the Rainbow" | 5:31 |
| 4. | "The 7 C's" | 0:25 |
| 5. | "The 7 Metals of Alchemy" | 3:26 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Chakra 1" | 1:16 |
| 7. | "Chakra 2" | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Chakra 3" | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Chakra 4" | 5:31 |
| 10. | "Chakra 5" | 4:24 |
| 11. | "Chakra 6" | 3:40 |
| 12. | "Chakra 7" | 3:56 |
| Total length: | 45:19 | |
Personnel
editSource:[3]
- Chip Davis - Electric Piano (20th Century Digital Upright), Conductor, Producer, Liner notes
- Jackson Berkey - Harpsichord
- John Boyd - Sound engineer, Mixed by, Mastered by
- The Cambridge Singers - Choir
- Louis Davis, Sr. - Orchestral Assistance
- Louis Davis, Jr. - Technician (Keyboard)
- Stephen Hartman - Harp
- Bobby Jenkins - Oboe, English Horn
- Arnie Roth - Concertmaster, Contractor, Violin
- John Rutter - Chorus Master
- Bass guitar – Brad Opland, Collins Trier, Gregory Sarcher
- Cello – Gary Stucka, Kim Scholes, John Sharp, Leonard Chausow, Victoria Mayne, Walter Preucil
- French Horn – Alice Render-Clevenger, Dale Clevenger, James Smelser, Mary Gingrich
- Viola – Martin Abrams, Catherine Brubaker, Li-Kuo Chang, Roger Moulton, Daniel Strba, Robert Swan
- Violin – Fox Fehling, Adrian Gola, Joseph Golan, Lawrence Golan, Blair Milton, Everett Mirsky, Florentina Ramniceanu, Gail Salvatori, Laura Miller, Liba Schacht, Marlou Johnston, Otakar Sroubek, Peter Labella, Samuel Magad, Thomas Yang
- Alto Vocals – Frances Jellard, Mary Hitch, Nicolas Barber, Peter Gritton, Phyllida Hancock, Susanna Spicer
- Bass Vocals – Andrew Hammond, Charles Gibbs, Charles Pott, Don Greig, James Ottaway, Mike Chambers, Patrick Lee-Browne
- Soprano Vocals – Alison Smart, Caroline Ashton, Clare Wallace, Donna Deam, Jo Maggs, Jocelyn Miles, Karen Kerslake, Penny Stow, Rachel Platt, Simone Mace
- Tenor Vocals – Andrew Gant, Angus Smith, Harvey Brough, Jeremy Taylor, Mark le Brocq, Paul Gordon
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "1991 Grammy Award Winners". Pop Culture Madness. 1991.
- ^ "Mannheim Steamroller – Fresh Aire 7". Discogs.
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