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The Steve Howe Album is Yes guitarist Steve Howe's second solo album. It was released in 1979. The album features Yes band members Alan White, Bill Bruford and Patrick Moraz. Also featured is Jethro Tull's former drummer Clive Bunker on percussion on Cactus Boogie. Ronnie Leahy is also featured on keyboards for two songs; he would later play with Jon Anderson on his second solo album, Song of Seven in 1980.

The Steve Howe Album
Studio album by Steve Howe
Released	November 1979 (UK) January 1980 (US)
Recorded	1979
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	39:02
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Steve Howe
Steve Howe chronology
Beginnings (1975) The Steve Howe Album (1979) Turbulence (1991)
CD reissue cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Howe except where noted.

Side one

1. "Pennants" – 4:35
2. "Cactus Boogie" – 2:00
3. "All's a Chord" – 4:55
4. "Diary of a Man Who Vanished" (Leoš Janáček; arranged by Steve Howe) – 2:35
5. "Look Over Your Shoulder" – 5:00

Side two

Personnel

• Steve Howe – guitars (acoustic, electric, bass, Spanish, Danelectro electric sitar, pedal steel), mandolin, six-string banjo, Moog synthesizer, string ensemble, vocals (3)
• Claire Hamill – vocals (5)
• Ronnie Leahy – Korg & ARP synthesizers, Hammond organ (1, 5)
• Patrick Moraz – piano (3)
• Alan White – drums (1, 5)
• Bill Bruford – drums (3)
• Clive Bunker – percussion (2)
• Graham Preskett [fr] – violin (7)
• 59 piece classical orchestra arranged and conducted by Andrew Jackman (9)
• String ensemble (10)

Guitars used on the recording

The inner part of the gatefold album artwork features pictures of the guitars that were used during the recording and a legend to indicate the tracks on which they were played. The photographs of the guitars are credited to Miki Slingsby.

Guitar	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Kohno Spanish Guitar			x					x		x
Martin 0018			x		x	x
Gibson EB6 Bass	x	x	x		x
Gibson The Les Paul									x	x
Fender Stratocaster				x	x
Gibson Florentine Electric Mandolin	x
Martin Mandolin			x
Danelectro Electric sitar			x		x
Bacon & Day Banjo guitar		x	x
Gibson Les Paul Recording		x
Gibson ES 175 D			x				x
Fender Telecaster	x
Sho-Bud Pedal Steel		x	x		x
Fender Twin Neck Steel	x

Chart performance

Chart (1979)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[2]	68
US Billboard 200[3]	164

References

External links

• Complete album artwork
• Yescography entry
• Steve Howe's Martin 0018
• EB-6 Catalogue Page
• Les Paul Recording Guitar
• Steve Howe Discography

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The Steve Howe Album — второй студийный альбом гитариста Стива Хау, выпущенный 1 ноября 1979 года на виниле, и переизданный на CD 17 мая 1994 года.

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