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Fresh Aire IV

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Fresh Aire 4
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 15, 1981
Recorded1981
GenreNew age, Christmas music
Length33:38
LabelAmerican Gramaphone
ProducerChip Davis and Don Sears
Mannheim Steamroller chronology
Fresh Aire III
(1979)
Fresh Aire 4
(1981)
Fresh Aire V
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Fresh Aire 4 is the fourth album in new age musical group Mannheim Steamroller's Fresh Aire series. The album was originally released in 1981. Each of the first four Fresh Aire albums is based on a season; Fresh Aire 4's theme is Winter.[2] The entire album was mixed and recorded digitally and was also one of the first CDs released.

"Red Wine," a re-arrangement of the traditional folk song, "Greensleeves", is a sign of the group's successful Christmas albums to come. The track "Embers" is a slower, reflective reworking of the spritely "Saras Band" from the first Fresh Aire.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Chip Davis, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."G Major Toccata" 5:06
2."Crystal" 4:21
3."Interlude 7" 3:04
4."Four Rows of Jacks" 3:13
5."Red Wine"traditional4:20
6."Dancing Flames" 6:56
7."The Dream" 3:11
8."Embers" 3:22
Total length:33:00

Personnel

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Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Fresh Aire Collection (Albums I, II, III, IV)". MannheimSteamroller.com.
  3. ^ "Mannheim Steamroller – Fresh Aire 4". Discogs.