What If (Tommy Shaw album)
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Studio | Chicago Recording Company (Chicago, Illinois) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 42:21 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
What If is an album by former Styx guitarist Tommy Shaw, released in 1985. It was his second solo release. The album received somewhat favorable reviews. The album peaked at #87 on the Billboard 200.[2]
The album is named after the track "Remo's Theme (What If)", which is the theme song for the character Remo Williams in the movie Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. The song was not released on a soundtrack and was first made available on What If.
Track listing
[edit]All words and music by Tommy Shaw, except as indicated. The track "Friendly Advice" was moved to the end for the reissue.
- "Jealousy" - 4:43
- "Remo's Theme (What If)" (Shaw, Richie Cannata) - 4:23
- "Reach for the Bottle" - 5:44
- "Friendly Advice" - 3:29
- "This Is Not a Test" - 3:26
- "See Me Now" - 3:45
- "True Confessions" (Shaw, Cannata) - 3:27
- "Count on You" - 6:09
- "Nature of the Beast" - 4:04
- "Bad Times" - 2:44
Personnel
[edit]- Tommy Shaw – vocals, keyboards, guitars
- Richie Cannata – keyboards, saxophones
- Gary Myrick – electric guitars (4, 8)
- Brian Stanley – bass guitar
- Steve Holley – drums (1–9), percussion
- Mark Marshall – drums (10)
- The Phenix Horns – horns
- Don Myrick – saxophones
- Louis Satterfield – trombone
- Rahmlee Michael Davis – trumpet
- Michael Harris – trumpet
- Kim Criswell – backing vocals
- Jo Belle Yonely – backing vocals
Production
[edit]- Richie Cannata – producer
- Tommy Shaw – producer
- Tom Hanson – recording
- Dennis Tousana – recording assistant
- Greg Ladanyi – mixing
- Mike "Spike" Drake – mix assistant
- The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
- Chuck Beeson – art direction
- Jeff Gold – art direction
- Donald Krieger – design
- Howard Rosenberg – photography
- Neil Zlozower – inner sleeve group shot photography
- Jerry Kramer – management
References
[edit]- ^ David White. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ^ "Tommy Shaw's Billboard albums history". Rovi Corporation / Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
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