This Conversation Seems Like a Dream
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This Conversation Seems Like A Dream was the first solo album
by American
rock artist Kip Winger
. The album was released by Domo Records in 1997. A limited edition bonus disc was included with the Japanese release of the album, which also featured alternate cover art.
Limited Edition Japanese Only Bonus Disc
Album
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by American
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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 by Domo Records in 1997. A limited edition bonus disc was included with the Japanese release of the album, which also featured alternate cover art.
Track listing
- "Kiss of Life" (Kip Winger, Noble Kime) – 4:23
- "Monster" (Winger) – 5:47
- "Endless Circles" (Winger, Joel Tippie) – 5:31
- "Angel of the Underground" (Winger, Andy Timmons, Kime) – 5:37
- "Steam" (Winger, Paul Winger) – 3:58
- "I'll Be Down (Winger, Kime) – 4:33
- "Naked Son" (Winger) – 3:56
- "Daniel" (Winger) – 4:18
- "How Far Will We Go?" (Winger) – 4:45
- "Don't Let Go" (Winger) – 4:44
- "Here" (Winger) – 5:20
Limited Edition Japanese Only Bonus Disc
- "Kiss of Life" (Demo) – 5:00
- "Monster" (Demo) – 4:37
- "Free" (Instrumental) – 3:47 otherwise unreleased track
- "Headed For A Heartbreak" (Demo 1987) – 4:58
- "Hour Of Need" (Demo) – 4:54
- "Now and Forever" – 4:52 otherwise unreleased track
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, 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, 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...
, sound effects, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single... - 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 - Marc Sculman – 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 - Rich Kern – 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 - Robby Rothschild – Percussion
- Mark Clark – Percussion
- Alan PasquaAlan PasquaAlan Pasqua is a jazz pianist, educator and composer who co-composed the CBS Evening News theme. He also has had an extensive career in pop and rock music, most notably as a founding member, keyboardist and songwriter of the 80s hard rock band, Giant. He studied at Indiana University and the New...
– pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Noble Kime – pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Greta Rose – backing vocals
- Beatrice Winger – backing vocals
- Paul Winger – backing vocals
- Nate Winger – backing vocals
- Pete Cotutsca – sound effects
- Jordan RudessJordan RudessJordan Rudess is an American keyboardist best known as a member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater and the progressive rock supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment.-Biography:...
– announcer voice on "Ill Be Down" - Jonathan Arthur – fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
- Chris BottiChris BottiChristopher Stephen "Chris" Botti , is an American trumpeter and composer. In 2007, Botti was nominated for two Grammy Awards including Best Pop Instrumental Album. On December 4, 2009, he was nominated for three more Grammy Awards including Best Pop Instrumental Album and Best Long Form Music Video...
– trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air... - Adam Gonzalez – celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- 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....
, 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... - Willy Sucre – strings
- Jonathan Amerding – strings
Album credits
- Produced and engineered by Kip Winger
- 2nd Engineer, Computer/Midi Technician: Pete Cotutsca
- Mixed by Mike ShipleyMike ShipleyMike Shipley is a Grammy Award–winning mix engineer who has been prominent in the global music industry for several decades, having worked on projects with combined sales in the hundreds of millions....
, except "Daniel" mixed by Kip Winger - Recorded and mixed at Rising Sun Studios, Santa Fe, NM
- Mastered by Doug Sax and Gavin Lurssen at The Mastering Lab
- All arrangements by Kip Winger, except "I'll Be Down", "Naked Son" by Kip Winger and Noble Kime, "Endless Circles" by Kip Winger and Pete Cotutsca
- All string arrangements by Kip Winger
- Cover art and design by Beatrice Richter-Winger
- Cover photography by Chris Corrie