Instrumental Collection: The Shrapnel Years

Instrumental Collection: The Shrapnel Years
Compilation album by Richie Kotzen
Released	June 2006
Recorded	1989–2003
Genre	Instrumental rock
Length	51:10
Label	Shrapnel
Producer	Jason Becker, Mike Varney, Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen chronology
Ai Senshi Z×R (2005) Instrumental Collection: The Shrapnel Years (2006) Into The Black (2006)

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Instrumental Collection: The Shrapnel Years is a compilation album by guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen, including instrumental songs from several albums through his career.

Track listing

All songs written by Richie Kotzen

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Squeeze Play"	4:38
2.	"Strut It"	4:10
3.	"Unsafe At Any Speed"	3:14
4.	"Cryptic Script"	3:55
5.	"B Funk"	4:19
6.	"Acid Lips"	4:45
7.	"Hot Rails"	3:35
8.	"Slow Blues"	4:21
9.	"Pulse"	6:20
10.	"Dose"	5:58
11.	"The Answer"	1:19
12.	"Conflicted"	2:11
13.	"Unity (Jazz Bee Bop Instrumental)"	2:43

Personnel

• Richie Kotzen – electric guitar, wurlitzer piano, bass guitar, keyboards
• Steve Smith – drums (on "Squeeze Play", "Strut It", "Unsafe At Any Speed", "Cryptic Script")
• Stuart Hamm – bass (on "Squeeze Play", "Strut It", "Unsafe At Any Speed", "Cryptic Script")
• Danny Thompson – bass (on "B Funk", "Acid Lips", "Hot Rails", "Slow Blues")
• Atma Anur – drums (on "B Funk", "Acid Lips", "Hot Rails", "Slow Blues")
• Jeff Berlin – bass (on "Pulse" & "Dose")
• Gregg Bissonette – drums (on "Pulse" & "Dose")