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| Fresh Aire 4 | ||||
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| Studio album by Mannheim Steamroller | ||||
| Released | December 15, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | New age, Christmas music | |||
| Length | 33:38 | |||
| Label | American Gramaphone | |||
| Producer | Chip Davis and Don Sears | |||
| Mannheim Steamroller chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   |
Fresh Aire 4 is the fourth album in new age musical group Mannheim Steamroller's Fresh Aire series. The album was originally released in 1981. Each of the first four Fresh Aire albums is based on a season; Fresh Aire 4's theme is Winter. The entire album was mixed and recorded digitally and was also one of the first CDs released.
"Red Wine," a re-arrangement of the traditional folk song, "Greensleeves", is a sign of the group's successful Christmas albums to come. The track "Embers" is a slower, reflective reworking of the spritely "Saras Band" from the first Fresh Aire.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Chip Davis, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "G Major Toccata" | 5:06 | |
| 2. | "Crystal" | 4:21 | |
| 3. | "Interlude 7" | 3:04 | |
| 4. | "Four Rows of Jacks" | 3:13 | |
| 5. | "Red Wine" | traditional | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Dancing Flames" | 6:56 | |
| 7. | "The Dream" | 3:11 | |
| 8. | "Embers" | 3:22 | |
| Total length: | 33:00 | ||
Personnel
Source:
- Chip Davis – drums, percussion, recorders, synthesizer
- Jackson Berkey – Davis harpsichord, Baldwin SD-10 piano, Yamaha electric grand, celeste, pipe organ (109 rank Aeolian-Skinner), Fender Rhodes, synthesizer
- Eric Hansen – lute, bass guitar
- Steve Shipps, Hugh Brown, Dorothy Brown, Joe Landes, Merton Shatzkin, James Hammond, Sue Robinson, Mort Alpert, Chris Farber, Lou Newman, Miriam Duffelmeyer, Beth McCollum, Charles W. Cronkhite – strings
- Bob Jenkins – oboe
- John Boden – French horn
References
- Allmusic review
- "Fresh Aire Collection (Albums I, II, III, IV)". MannheimSteamroller.com.
- "Mannheim Steamroller – Fresh Aire 4". Discogs.