The View (album)

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

The View
Studio album by Chad Wackerman
Released	1993 (1993)[1]
Recorded	June 1993
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	58:46
Label	CMP
Producer	Chad Wackerman, Walter Quintus, Kurt Renker
Chad Wackerman chronology
Forty Reasons (1991) The View (1993) Scream (2000)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Alex Henderson at AllMusic gave The View three stars out of five, calling it "worthwhile fusion [...] which falls short of remarkable but is a decent, respectable effort".^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Close to Home"	Chad Wackerman	5:23
2.	"Across the Bridge"	Wackerman	5:44
3.	"Black Coffee"	Wackerman	5:57
4.	"Empty Suitcase"	Wackerman, Jim Cox, Jimmy Johnson, Allan Holdsworth, Walt Fowler	2:53
5.	"Introduction"	Wackerman	6:39
6.	"Starry Nights"	Wackerman	4:39
7.	"All Sevens"	Wackerman	8:13
8.	"On the Edge"	Wackerman, Cox, Johnson, Holdsworth	2:51
9.	"Just a Moment"	Holdsworth, Fowler	1:12
10.	"The View"	Wackerman, Carl Verheyen	5:06
11.	"Bash"	Wackerman	1:33
12.	"Flares"	Wackerman	5:26
13.	"Days Away"	Wackerman, Cox, Johnson, Holdsworth, Fowler	3:10
Total length:			58:46

Personnel

• Chad Wackerman – drums, percussion, production
• Allan Holdsworth – guitar (tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 13)
• Carl Verheyen – guitar (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 12)
• Jim Cox – clavinet, synthesizer, piano, organ
• Jimmy Johnson – bass
• Walt Fowler – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Walter Quintus – mixing, production
• Judy Clapp – engineering
• Kurt Renker – production