The Mason Williams Phonograph Record
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| The Mason Williams Phonograph Record | ||||
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| Released | February 1968 | |||
| Genre | Easy listening, classical, instrumental rock, classical crossover | |||
| Length | 29:40 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer | Mike Post | |||
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The Mason Williams Phonograph Record is an album by classical guitarist and composer Mason Williams, released in 1968. It is Williams's most successful and best-known album, and features the instrumental "Classical Gas", his signature song. Williams won two Grammy Awards, for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Instrumental Theme, while Mike Post won Best Instrumental Arrangement for the piece. In Canada, the album peaked at number 16,[1] and in the US it peaked at number 14.[2]
All tracks are written by Mason Williams, unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Overture" | Mike Post | 1:49 |
| 2. | "All the Time" | 2:40 | |
| 3. | "Dylan Thomas" | Lowell Mason, uncredited – tune of "London Bridge Is Falling Down" | 0:29 |
| 4. | "Wanderlove" | 3:22 | |
| 5. | "She's Gone Away" | 2:15 | |
| 6. | "Here Am I" | 4:06 | |
| 7. | "Classical Gas" | 3:06 | |
| 8. | "Long Time Blues" | 3:35 | |
| 9. | "Baroque-a-Nova" | Allan Blye, Mason Williams | 2:20 |
| 10. | "The Prince's Panties" | 1:40 | |
| 11. | "Life Song" | 0:27 | |
| 12. | "Sunflower" | 3:43 | |
| Total length: | 29:40 | ||
Arranged by Al Capps, except "Overture" and "Classical Gas" by Mike Post, and "Dylan Thomas" and "Life Song" by Williams. The first pressing of the vinyl label misspelled "The Prince's Panties" as "Princess Panties".
