On this highly personal album, part of "The Rick Wakeman New Age Collection," Wakeman turns the interpretive skills he once applied to Henry VIII's six wives to a subject much closer to home: his own family.
His parents, his wife Nina, his children, and his pets all get their musical portraits painted as keyboard instrumentals.
Several of the pieces are calm and peaceful like much new age music, while some subjects, such as Wiggles the rabbit, inspire more upbeat and/or complex pieces.
The lyrical "Nina" was later rewritten as "The Meeting" for the Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe album.
The CD ends with two pieces written as film themes, unrelated in subject to the rest of the album but similar in content.
Accessible and endearing.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Beauty (Black Rabbit)Rick Wakeman | Rick Wakeman | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 2 | Adam (Rick's Second Eldest Son)Rick Wakeman | Rick Wakeman | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| 3 | Jemma (Rick and Nina's Daughter)Rick Wakeman | Rick Wakeman | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | Benjamin (Rick's Third Son)Rick Wakeman | Rick Wakeman | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 5 | Oscar (Rick and Nina's Son)Rick Wakeman | Rick Wakeman | Play | 05:04 | 11 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | Oliver (Rick's Eldest Son)Rick Wakeman | Rick Wakeman | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 7 | Nina (Ricks' Wife)Rick Wakeman | Rick Wakeman | Play | 05:20 | 12 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | Wiggles (Black and White Rabbit)Rick Wakeman | Rick Wakeman | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 9 | Chloe (German Shepherd)Rick Wakeman | Rick Wakeman | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | Kookie (Cat)Rick Wakeman | Rick Wakeman | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| 11 | Tilly (Golden Retriever)Rick Wakeman | Rick Wakeman | Play | 04:48 | 10 MB | 17 MB |
| 12 | MumRick Wakeman | Rick Wakeman | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 17 MB |
| 13 | DadRick Wakeman | Rick Wakeman | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 15 MB |
| 14 | The Day After the FairRick Wakeman | Rick Wakeman | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 16 MB |
| 15 | Mackintosh | Rick Wakeman | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 14 MB |
| 59 mins | 136 MB | |||||
| 59 mins | 244 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Burns | Engineer |
| 2 | Rick Wakeman | Arranger, Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
Rick Wakeman
2015 - 7 tracks
The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table - Rick Wakeman
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |