Rick Wakeman's Greatest Hits Explained

Rick Wakeman's Greatest Hits
Type:	studio
Artist:	Rick Wakeman
Cover:	Rick_Wakeman's_Greatest_Hits_CD_cover.jpg
Released:	December 1993^[1]
Recorded:	September 1992 – May 1993; Bajonor Studios, Isle of Man
Genre:	Progressive rock
Length:	2:03:00
Label:	Herald, Fragile Records, Caroline Records
Producer:	Rick Wakeman

Rick Wakeman's Greatest Hits is an album by Rick Wakeman.

Despite what the title suggests, this is not a compilation album but instead one of re-makes of solo songs as well as covers of Yes. These are all instrumental versions and were only done with keyboards, guitar, bass and drums.

Most of the remakes of his solo work (11 out of 15) are from Journey to the Centre of the Earth.^[2]

Track listing

Disc 1 (Yes covers)

1. "Roundabout"
2. "Wonderous Stories"
3. "Don't Kill The Whale"
4. "Going For The One"
5. "Siberian Khatru"
6. "Madrigal"
7. "Starship Trooper"

Disc 2 (solo remakes)

1. "The Journey Overture"
2. "The Journey"
3. "The Hansbach"
4. "Lost In Time"
5. "The Recollection"
6. "Stream of Voices"
7. "The Battle"
8. "Liddenbrook"
9. "The Forest"
10. "Mount Etna"
11. "Journey's End"
12. "Sea Horses"
13. "Catherine of Aragon"
14. "Gone But Not Forgotten"
15. "Merlin The Magician"

Recording

Each disc was recorded in a different year. Disc 1 (Yes covers) was recorded from March–May 1993 while disc 2 was recorded from September–October 1992.^[3]

Personnel

• Rick Wakeman - keyboards
• Dave Winter - guitars
• Tony Fernandez - drums
• Alan Thompson - bass

Production

• Stuart Sawney - engineer, mixer
• Roger Dean - artwork

Notes and References

1. Book: The Great Rock Discography. 1995. 879 . 9780862415419 . Strong . Martin Charles .
2. Web site: Discography - Rick Wakeman's Greatest Hits . RWCC . 9 January 2023.
3. http://www.discogs.com/Rick-Wakeman-Greatest-Hits/release/1793066 discogs. com - Rick Wakeman's Greatest Hits