Fresh Aire VI

1986 studio album by Mannheim Steamroller

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