Forty Reasons

Forty Reasons is the first studio album by drummer Chad Wackerman, released in 1991 through CMP Records;^[1] it was later reissued together with Wackerman's 1993 album The View as a limited edition double-disc compilation.^[2]

Forty Reasons
Studio album by Chad Wackerman
Released	1991 (1991)
Recorded	June 1991
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	44:10
Label	CMP
Producer	Chad Wackerman, Walter Quintus, Kurt Renker
Chad Wackerman chronology
Forty Reasons (1991) The View (1993)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

AllMusic gave Forty Reasons three stars out of five, calling it "a tidy thesis of lessons well learned, a snazzy musical diary of 20 years of modern fusion surfeited with complex drumming, a multitude of elastic-time changes, and attractive, high-tech melodies." Praise was also given to each supporting musician—guitarist Allan Holdsworth, keyboardist Jim Cox and bassist Jimmy Johnson—for their "top-notch performances".^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Holiday Insane"	Chad Wackerman	7:21
2.	"You Came Along"	Wackerman	4:10
3.	"Forty Reasons"	Wackerman, Carl Verheyen	7:47
4.	"Fearless"	Wackerman, Allan Holdsworth, Jim Cox, Jimmy Johnson	1:32
5.	"Quiet Life"	Wackerman	6:00
6.	"Waltzing on Jupiter"	Wackerman, Cox, Johnson	1:49
7.	"Tell Me"	Wackerman	5:16
8.	"House on Fire"	Wackerman, Holdsworth, Cox, Johnson	1:14
9.	"Hidden Places"	Wackerman	4:02
10.	"Go"	Wackerman, Holdsworth	1:40
11.	"Schemes"	Wackerman, Holdsworth, Cox, Johnson	3:19
Total length:			44:10

Personnel

• Chad Wackerman – drums, production
• Allan Holdsworth – guitar
• Jim Cox – keyboard, piano, organ
• Jimmy Johnson – bass
• Walter Quintus – engineering, production
• Kurt Renker – production