Songs from the Ocean Floor
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Songs From The Ocean Floor was the third solo album
by American
rock artist Kip Winger
. The album was released in 2000. According to Kip, the lead track "Cross" is an extremely personal song and he opens every solo show with it.
Album
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by American
United States
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rock artist Kip Winger
Kip Winger
Charles Frederick Kip Winger is an American rock musician, both a member of the hard rock band, Winger, and a solo artist.-Early days:Winger was born in Denver, Colorado to parents who were both jazz musicians....
. The album was released in 2000. According to Kip, the lead track "Cross" is an extremely personal song and he opens every solo show with it.
Track listing
- "Cross" (Kip Winger) – 4:51
- "Crash The Wall" (Winger, Noble Kime) – 3:31
- "Sure Was A Wildflower" (Winger) – 4:52
- "Two Lover's Stand" (Winger) – 4:22
- "Landslide" (Winger, Kime) – 5:14
- "Faster (Winger, Kime) – 2:50
- "Song Of Midnight" (Winger, Kime) – 4:49
- "Free" (Winger) – 3:47
- "Only One Word" (Winger) – 5:09
- "Broken Open" (Winger, Kime) – 5:39
- "Resurrection" (Winger, Kime) – 5:16
- "Everything You Need (Winger) – 4:15
Personnel
- Kip WingerKip WingerCharles Frederick Kip Winger is an American rock musician, both a member of the hard rock band, Winger, and a solo artist.-Early days:Winger was born in Denver, Colorado to parents who were both jazz musicians....
– vocals, acoustic guitars, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Andy TimmonsAndy TimmonsAndy Timmons is an American guitarist who has played in the bands Danger Danger, Pawn Kings, and Andy Timmons Band . He has also released several solo albums and has worked as a session guitarist...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, ebo - John Roth – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Rod MorgensteinRod MorgensteinRod Morgenstein is an American drummer and music educator. He is best known for his work with the late '80s Heavy metal band Winger and with the Jazz fusion band Dixie Dregs. He also played with Fiona, Platypus, The Steve Morse Band, and Jelly Jam...
– drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s - Ken Mary – drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s - Robby Rothschild – Percussion
- Mark Clark – Percussion
- Paula De Tuillio – backing vocals
- Frank Medina – backing vocals
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– vocals on "Sure Was A Wildflower" - Jonathan Arthur – vocals on "Landslide"
- Reb BeachReb BeachReb Beach is an American rock guitarist. He is a member of the bands Winger and Whitesnake...
– guitar soloGuitar soloIn popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such...
on "Resurrection" - David Felberg – violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Elena Sopoci – violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Joe Zoeckler – violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Anne Martin – violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
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- Mark Tatum – double bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
Album credits
- Produced, engineered, arranged and mixed by Kip Winger
- Recorded at Rising Sun Studios, Santa Fe, 1998-1999
- Editing by Phil Jackson and Greg DeAngelo
- Mastered by Paul Blakemore
- Photography by Chris Corey
- Cover design by Pete Cotutsca