White Rock (album)



 White Rock  is a soundtrack album from the English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released in 1977 by A&M Records. It was produced as the soundtrack to White Rock, a 1977 documentary film about the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria. In 1999, Wakeman released a sequel soundtrack, White Rock II.

Track listing

 * 1) "White Rock" – 3:10
 * 2) "Searching for Gold" – 4:20
 * 3) "The Loser" – 5:30
 * 4) "The Shoot" – 3:59
 * 5) "Lax'x" – 4:53
 * 6) "After the Ball" – 3:03
 * 7) "Montezuma's Revenge" (traditional) – 3:56
 * 8) "Ice Run" – 6:11

Trivia
Wakeman had forgotten about a track he had been asked to compose, titled "After the Ball". Instead of confessing to the producers that he had forgot to write something, he said he had a composition ready and proceeded to play a completely improvised track. The first take was a success, without the need to record a second take. "After the Ball" has become part of Wakeman's repertoire, featured on several future albums and videos.

"Ice Run" uses parts of "Anne of Cleves", a track from Wakeman's first album, The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973). The comparison can be made by listening to "Anne of Cleves" at 00:48 and "Ice Run" at 3:29.

Personnel

 * Music
 * Rick Wakeman – keyboards
 * St Paul's Cathedral Choir – choir
 * Tony Fernandez – drums, percussion


 * Production
 * Paul Hardiman – mastering
 * Richard Lewzey – assistant on "After the Ball" and "Montezuma's Revenge"
 * Ken Thomas – tape operator