Steve Vai
Various Artists - Archives Vol. 4
The Story
Steve Vai's CD, "Various Artists - Archives Vol. 4" is part of a series of discs that can contain anything from minor contributions that Steve has made to various other artists' recordings to bootlegs, B-sides, vault tapes and reshaped extrapolations of his past catalogs. It's sort of like a golden scrap pile. Devour with a silver spoon. "Various Artists - Archives Vol. 4" is a collection of songs Vai has contributed to other projects and records including Public Image Ltd., tracks from the Hendrix tribute "In From The Storm" with the London Symphony Orchestra, Whitesnake, and a collaboration with Chick Corea from "The Songs Of West Side Story", among others. The CD booklet features Steve's commentary on each track.
The Music
| 04:33 | Sweet Lady Luck | Vocal |
| 08:01 | The Rumble | Instrumental |
| 08:08 | Ease | Vocal |
| 05:38 | Home | Vocal |
| 08:15 | Western Vacation | Vocal |
| 06:11 | Noah's Ark | Instrumental |
| 04:01 | Drifting | Vocal |
| 05:08 | Bold As Love | Vocal |
| 06:46 | There's Still Hope | Vocal |
| 08:20 | Autumn In Nepal | Instrumental |
| 04:35 | Feed My Frankenstein | Vocal |
| 02:59 | Queen Of The Night | Vocal |
| 02:47 | Gone | Vocal |
The Artists
| Steve Vai | Guitar, Electric Sitar, Art Direction |
| David Coverdale | Vocals |
| Rudy Sarzo | Bass |
| Tommy Aldridge | Drums |
| Tommy Funderburk | Backing Vocals |
| Chick Corea | Rhodes, Synth, Arrangement, Additional Music Segments |
| Simon Phillips | Drums, Rhythm Arrangement Assistance |
| John Pena | Bass |
| David Paich | Synthesizers, Arrangement, Additional Music Segments |
| Greg Phillinganes | Synthesizers |
| Lenny Castro | Percussion |
| David Weckl | Drums, Rhythm Arrangement Assistance |
| James Earl | Bass |
| Frank Gambale | Guitar |
| Eric Marienthal | Sax |
| Joe Porcaro | Percussion |
| John Lydon | Vocals, Production |
| Bill Laswell | Bass, Production |
| Ginger Baker | Drums |
| Nicky Skopelitis | Guitar |
| Martin Schwartz | Guitars, Cowboys, Production, Arrangements, Mixing |
| Mike O'Brian | Cowboys |
| Bob Harris | Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Vocal Arrangements, Keybords, Trumpet |
| Suzannah Harris | Background Vocals |
| Jac Mihanovic | Bass |
| Chris Frazier | Drums, Percussion, Arranging |
| Tommy Mars | Keyboards, Background Vocals, Recorder, Blue Moon |
| Ric Cunningham | Saxophone |
| Matt Bissonette | Bass, Background Vocals |
| Gregg Bissonette | Drums, Lead Vocals |
| Corey Glover | Vocals |
| Hiram Bullock | Guitar |
| Billy Cox | Bass |
| Dave Samuels | Vibes |
| Tony Beard | Drums |
| Paul Rogers | Vocals |
| Tony Williams | Drums |
| Billy James | Percussion |
| Bob Daisley | Bass |
| Alice Cooper | Lead Vocals |
| Joe Satriani | Guitar |
| Stef Burns | Guitar |
| Nikki Sixx | Bass |
| Mickey Curry | Drums |
| Robert Bailey | Keyboards |
| John Webster | Keyboards |
| Ian Richardson | Background Vocals |
| Nick Coler | Background Vocals |
| Mick Wilson | Background Vocals |
| Terry Wood | Background Vocals |
| Shaun Murphy | Background Vocals |
| Sherwood Ball | Background Vocals |
| Gary Falcone | Background Vocals |
| Mike Finnegan | Background Vocals |
| Stan Bush | Background Vocals |
| Lori Stinson | Soprano |
| Josh Freese | Drums |
| Lilly | Vocals |
| Mike Clink | Production |
| Keith Olson | Production |
| David Pack | Production, Arrangement, Additional Music Segments |
| Michael Greene | Executive Production |
| John Dickson | Arrangement, Additional Music Segments |
| Paul Levy | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering Assistance |
| John Matousek | Mastering |
| Rail Rogut | Engineering |
| Eddie Kramer | Engineering, Orchestra Arrangement |
| Brian Sperber | Engineering |
| Joe Mardin | Orchestra Arrangement, Orchestration, Conducting |
| Mike Ross-Trevor | Engineering |
| Peter Collins | Production |
| Peter Northfield | Engineering |
| Dave Levy | Engineering Assistance |
| Scott Jochim | Engineering Assistance |
| Brian Scheuble | Mixing Assistance |
| Clif Magness | Production, Engineering, Arrangement, Keyboards, Guitar, Production, Synth Programming |
| Carol Bayer Sager | Executive Production |
| Francis Buckley | Engineering, Mixing |
| Priscila Bara | Art Direction |
| Ciruelo Cabral | Original Cover Art |
| Neil Citron | Mastering |
| Pam Dancy | Production Management |
| Studios used: Stucco Blue Studios, Sunset Sound, Hitsville, Mad Hatter Studios, The Mothership, Electric Lady Studios (New York), Whitfield Street Studios (London), Oceanway Studios (Los Angeles), The Complex (Los Angeles), A & M Studios (Hollywood). | |