The Grand Scheme of Things

The Grand Scheme of Things
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Studio album by Steve Howe
Released	August 24, 1993
Genre	Progressive rock
Label	Relativity
Producer	Steve Howe
Steve Howe chronology
Turbulence (1991)Turbulence1991 The Grand Scheme of Things (1993) Not Necessarily Acoustic (1994)Not Necessarily Acoustic1994

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The Grand Scheme of Things is a 1993 solo album by Yes guitarist Steve Howe. The album features seven vocal tracks and nine instrumental tracks using instruments including dobro, steel guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, keyboards, organ, spanish guitar and anvil. The album reached No. 15 in the Billboard Top New Age Albums charts.

Track listing

All songs written by Steve Howe except where noted.

1. "The Grand Scheme of Things" – 5:09
2. "Desire Comes First" – 3:36
3. "Blinded by Science" – 3:28
4. "Beautiful Ideas" – 3:58
5. "The Valley of Rocks" – 3:07
6. "At the Gates of the New World" – 3:57
7. "Wayward Course" – 4:13
8. "Reaching the Point" (S. Howe, Keith West) – 3:52
9. "Common Ground" (Virgil Howe, S. Howe) – 2:15
10. "Luck of the Draw" – 1:40
11. "The Fall of Civilization" (Janet Howe, S. Howe, West) – 4:06
12. "Passing Phase" – 3:28
13. "Georgia's Theme" – 2:44
14. "Too Much is Taken and Not Enough Given" – 5:32
15. "Maiden Voyage" – 4:20
16. "Road to One's Self" – 2:38

Personnel

Musicians:

• Steve Howe – vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric, steel, pedal steel, bass), mandolin, koto, flute, keyboards, percussion
• Nick Beggs – bass, stick
• Dylan Howe – drums, percussion
• Keith West – harmony vocals, harmonica
• Virgil Howe – keyboards, piano
• Anna Palm – violin, vocals

Production personnel:

• Martyn Dean – photography, logo, cover art
• Roger Dean – artwork, design
• Richard Edwards – mixing
• Renny Hill – engineer, mixing
• Michael Jeffries – engineer, cabassa
• Steve Rush – engineer
• Paul Wright III – engineer