The Essential Steve Vai

Original Release Date:  March 15, 2011

Track Listing

• 1. Liberty
• 2. Die to Live
• 3. The Attitude Song
• 4. Salamanders in the Sun
• 5. The Animal
• 6. The Riddle
• 7. For the Love of God
• 8. Bangkok
• 9. Fire Garden Suite: Bull Whip/Pusa Road/Angel Food/Taurus Bulba
• 10. Ya-Yo Gakk
• 11. Blue Powder
• 12. Bad Horsie
• 13. Tender Surrender
• 14. All About Eve
• 15. Dyin' Day
• 16. The Blood & Tears
• 17. The Silent Within
• 18. Feathers
• 19. Frank
• 20. Boston Rain Melody
• 21. Kittens Got Claws
• 22. Lighter Shade of Green
• 23. Giant Balls of Gold
• 24. Whispering a Prayer
• 25. Jibboom
• 26. Windows to the Soul
• 27. Brandos Costumes (Gentle Ways)
• 28. The Reaper
• 29. Christmas Time Is Here
• 30. Essence
• 31. Rescue Me or Bury Me
• 32. Burnin' Down the Mountain

Credits

• Stuart Hamm: Bass
• Steve Vai: Synthesizer, Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Guitar, Composer, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programming, Mixing, Original Recording Producer, Instrumentation, Linn Drum
• Vandenberg: Composer
• Vince Guaraldi: Composer
• Glenn Hughes: Vocals
• Don Airey: Keyboards
• Tommy Aldridge: Drums
• Bryan Beller: Bass
• Gregg Bissonette: Drums
• Terry Bozzio: Percussion, Drums
• Deen Castronovo: Drums
• Mike Clink: Producer, Original Recording Producer
• David Coverdale: Vocals
• Greg Degler: Clarinet, Flute
• Peggy Foster: Fretless Bass
• Chris Frazier: Drums
• Tommy Funderburk: Vocals
• Claude Gaudette: Keyboards
• Bob Harris: Keyboards
• Tris Imboden: Drums
• Mike Keneally: Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Keyboards
• Eddie Kramer: Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Original Recording Producer
• Mike Mangini: Drums
• Tommy Mars: Organ
• Keith Olsen: Producer, Original Recording Producer
• David Rosenthal: Keyboards
• Rudy Sarzo: Bass
• Pete Zeldman: Percussion
• C.C. White: Vocals (Background)
• Mark Larson: Art Direction
• Larry DiMarzio: Photography
• Devin Townsend: Vocals
• Philip Bynoe: Bass
• Miroslava Mendoza Escriba: Vocals (Background)
• Jeff Magid: Compilation Producer
• Kimberly Evans: Vocals (Background)
• Jon Wiederhorn: Liner Notes
• Mike Cimicata: Project Director
• Darren Salmieri: A&R
• Stephan Moore: Project Director
• Olika Jacobson: Packaging Manager
• John Sergio: Bass
• Steve Berkowitz: A&R
• Dave Weiner: Guitar
• Elizabeth McShea: Photo Research
• Dave Donnelly: Mastering
• Tracee Lewis: Vocals (Background)
• T.M. Stevens "AKA Shaka Zulu": Bass, Vocals