Fresh Aire VI

Fresh Aire VI
Studio album by Mannheim Steamroller
Released	September 15, 1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	New age
Length	45:22
Label	American Gramaphone
Producer	Chip Davis
Mannheim Steamroller chronology
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas (1984) Fresh Aire VI (1986) Saving the Wildlife (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Fresh Aire VI is Mannheim Steamroller's sixth album in the Fresh Aire series, and seventh overall. Fresh Aire VI was released in 1986, and is inspired by Greek mythology.[2] It was Manheim Steamroller's first album to appear on the Billboard album chart, reaching #155 in January 1987.[3]

Tracks two through four comprise the "Rhodes Suite." Tracks seven through nine comprise the "Orpheus Suite." Track ten, "Sirens," consists of four different parts: "Crash and the Call", "The Dance", "The Singing Contest" & "Farewell."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chip Davis.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Come Home to the Sea"	4:52
2.	"Twilight at Rhodes"	2:01
3.	"Night Festival at Rhodes"	3:53
4.	"Sunrise at Rhodes"	3:48
5.	"The Olympics"	2:24
6.	"Nepenthe"	5:30
7.	"Descend into the Underworld"	4:08
8.	"Dialogue with the Devil"	2:08
9.	"Ascent From Hell"	4:10
10.	"Sirens" "Crash and the Call" "The Dance" "The Singing Contest" "Farewell"	11:53
Total length:		45:22

Personnel

Source:[4]

• Chip Davis – drums
• Jackson Berkey – keyboards
• London Symphony Orchestra
• Cambridge Singers
• Additional musicians on "The Olympics" - Eric Hansen, Ron Cooley, Dave Kappy, Denny Schneider, Dave Wompler, Jim Schanelic, Craig Fuller
• Sirens/Emulator Voices – Liz Westphalen, Pam Kalal, Denise Fackler
• Liner notes: Jim Shey, Classics Department, University of Wisconsin

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Fresh Aire VI". Manheim Steamroller Official Site.
3. "Billboard Album Chart". Billboard Magazine. January 10, 1987.
4. "Mannheim Steamroller – Fresh Aire VI". Discogs.