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Fresh Aire II

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Fresh Aire II
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1977
Recorded1977
Genre
Length35:47
LabelAmerican Gramaphone
ProducerDon Sears and Chip Davis
Mannheim Steamroller chronology
Fresh Aire
(1975)
Fresh Aire II
(1977)
Fresh Aire III
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Fresh Aire II is the second album that new-age musical group Mannheim Steamroller originally released in 1977. Each of the first four Fresh Aire albums is based on a season; Fresh Aire II's theme is fall.[2]

Fresh Aire II is unique in the series in that it is largely based on a single melody, presented consistently in the "Fantasia" music cycle (tracks 1–9) which starts off with 'Chorale,' followed by the seven "doors," ending with the piece 'Fantasy' and in the closing track 'Going To Another Place.' The same melody also occasionally appears in other albums in the series in a form closest to the first few notes in "The First Door."

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Chip Davis.

No.TitleLength
1."Chorale"0:36
2."The First Door"1:26
3."The Second Door"2:02
4."The Third Door"2:30
5."The Fourth Door"3:50
6."The Fifth Door"2:59
7."The Sixth Door"1:28
8."Door Seven"1:57
9."Fantasy"1:24
10."Interlude V"3:37
11."Velvet Tear"2:44
12."A Shade Tree"4:57
13."Toota Lute"2:50
14."Going to Another Place"3:20
Total length:35:00

Personnel

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Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Fresh Aire Collection (Albums I, II, III, IV)". MannheimSteamroller.com.
  3. ^ "Mannheim Steamroller – Fresh Aire II". Discogs.