Classical Gas (Mason Williams and Mannheim Steamroller album)
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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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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.
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
Performance credits
- 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
- Russell Powell - bass guitar
- 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
- 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
