Strings of Steel

~ Release by Michael Hedges (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Pinball Wizard
cover recording of:
Pinball Wizard
lyricist:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1969)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Eel Pie Publishing Ltd., Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
2:49
2The Unexpected Visitor
engineer:
Russell Bond (engineer, percussionist)
producer:
William Ackerman (guitarist)
fretless bass:
Michael Manring (US bass guitarist)
guitar:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
piano:
George Winston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Windham Hill Records
recorded at:
Music Annex in Menlo Park, California, United States
recording of:
The Unexpected Visitor
composer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Michael Hedges Music and Windham Hill Music
2:43
3Rickover's Dream
assistant engineer:
Tom Arrison and Nick Gutfreund
engineer:
Steven Miller (US producer, engineer)
producer:
William Ackerman (guitarist), Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter) and Steven Miller (US producer, engineer)
guitar:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Windham Hill Records
recording of:
Rickover’s Dream
writer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Naked Ear Music and Windham Hill Music
4:52
4All Along the Watchtower
engineer:
Hilleary Burgess, Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter) and Elliot Mazer
producer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter) and Elliot Mazer
mixer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
guitar:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter) (from 1985-05 until 1985-06)
vocals:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter) (from 1985-05 until 1985-06)
arranger:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
recorded at:
Naked Ear (from 1985-05 until 1985-06)
cover recording of:
All Along the Watchtower (from 1985-05 until 1985-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1967-10 until 1967-11)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Dwarf Music (from 1968 to present)
33:00
5Scenes (on the road to shrub 2)
recording engineer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter), Bryan Lanser and Steven Miller (US producer, engineer)
membranophone programming:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
producer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
guitar and whistle:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
saxophone:
Michael Moore (US saxophonist/clarinetist active in the Netherlands)
recording of:
Scenes (On the Road to Shrub 2)
writer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
4:24
6Ragamuffin
assistant engineer:
Tom Arrison and Nick Gutfreund
engineer:
Steven Miller (US producer, engineer)
producer:
William Ackerman (guitarist), Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter) and Steven Miller (US producer, engineer)
guitar:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Windham Hill Records
recording of:
Ragamuffin
writer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Naked Ear Music and Windham Hill Music
3:16
7She Drives Me Crazy
cover recording of:
She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals song)
writer:
Roland Gift and David Steele (UK musician, member of The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
3:39
8Silent Anticipations
producer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
recording of:
Silent Anticipations
composer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Naked Ear Music and Windham Hill Music
3:03
9The Streamlined Man
engineer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter) and Elliot Mazer
producer:
Elliot Mazer
guitar:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter) (from 1985-05 until 1985-06)
vocals:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter) (from 1985-05 until 1985-06) and Bobby McFerrin (from 1985-05 until 1985-06)
arranger:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
recorded at:
Naked Ear (from 1985-05 until 1985-06)
recording of:
The Streamlined Man (from 1985-05 to ????)
composer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Naked Ear Music and Windham Hill Music
43:48
10Aerial Boundaries
assistant engineer:
Tom Arrison and Nick Gutfreund
engineer:
Steven Miller (US producer, engineer)
producer:
William Ackerman (guitarist), Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter) and Steven Miller (US producer, engineer)
guitar:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Windham Hill Records
recording of:
Aerial Boundaries
composer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Naked Ear Music and Windham Hill Music
54:42
11Come Together
cover recording of:
Come Together
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI-Songs Musikverlag, Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
is based on:
You Can’t Catch Me
4:53
12The Funky Avocado
recording of:
The Funky Avocado
composer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
3:03
13Because It's There
engineer:
Hilleary Burgess
producer and mixer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
harp guitar:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
recording of:
Because It’s There
composer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
1980 Music Inc. and Windham Hill Music
3:12
14Ritual Dance
assistant recording engineer:
Hilleary Burgess and Bryan Lanser
recording engineer and producer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
guitar:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
recording of:
Ritual Dance
writer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
2:19
15Gimme Shelter
live cover recording of:
Gimme Shelter
written in:
Mayfair, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) (in 1968)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Westminster Music Ltd.
3:59
16Breakfast in the Field
engineer:
Russell Bond (engineer, percussionist)
producer:
William Ackerman (guitarist)
fretless bass:
Michael Manring (US bass guitarist)
guitar:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
piano:
George Winston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Windham Hill Records
recorded at:
Music Annex in Menlo Park, California, United States
recording of:
Breakfast in the Field
composer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
2:15

Credits

Release

executive producer:Fritz Kasten
drum machine [drum program], guitar, harp guitar and whistle:Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
vocals:Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)