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The View from Here

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The View from Here
📅 Released1989
🎙️ RecordedWinter 1988
StudioT.R.S. (The Recording Studio, Inc.), Sunnyvale, California
⏳ Length49:32
🏷️ LabelStill Life (original) • The Estate of Kevin Gilbert (reissue)
🤑 ProducerKevin Gilbert • Giraffe
Giraffe chronology
The Power of Suggestion
(1987)
The View from Here
(1989)

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The View from Here is the second and final studio album by American progressive rock band Giraffe. It was released in March 1989.[1]

Track listing[2][edit]

All tracks written by Kevin Gilbert, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Home" 1:48
2."Progress"Gilbert, Stan Cotey, J. Scott Smith, Michael Abowd, Chris Beveridge8:12
3."From Here to There" 2:36
4."All Fall Down" 6:22
5."The Way Back Home" 5:01
6."Waiting for the Rain" 4:30
7."Holding On with Both Hands" 4:43
8."I Will Survive" 5:26
9."Air Dance" 5:45
10."Welcome Here" 5:09
Total length:49:32

Personnel[3][edit]

Giraffe

  • Kevin Gilbert – Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar, Piano (tracks 2, 7, 9–10), Effects [Footsteps] (track 3), Bouzouki (track 5), Drum Programming (track 6), Recorder (track 10), Snare [Marching] (track 10)
  • Stan Cotey – Guitar
  • Michael Abowd – Keyboards, Synthesizers, Effects [Jungle Environment] (track 1)
  • J. Scott Smith – Drums, Electronic Drums [Jungle Drums] (track 5)
  • Chris Beveridge – Bass

Additional personnel

  • Kristen Strom – Saxophone (track 4)
  • Tom Politzer – Saxophone, Saxophone Solo (track 4), Flute (track 9)
  • Neil Hubbard – Trrombone (track 4)
  • Susan Moretti – Vocals (track 9)
  • Chris Gilbert – Yodeling [Ethereal]

Production[4][edit]

  • Producer – Kevin Gilbert
  • Engineer – Kevin Gilbert
  • Made By – Discovery Systems
  • Artwork – Laurel Hemnes Design
  • Artwork [Oil Panting] – Gregory Raye


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  1. "Dave's Music Database". davesmusicdatabase.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  2. "The View From Here | The Official Kevin Gilbert Site". Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  3. "Giraffe (2) – Giraffe". Discogs. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  4. "Giraffe (2) – The View From Here". Discogs. Retrieved January 19, 2024.