Instrumental Collection: The Shrapnel Years

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Instrumental Collection: The Shrapnel Years
Compilation album by Richie Kotzen
Released	June 2006
Recorded	1989–2003
Genre	Instrumental rock
Length	51:10
Label	Shrapnel
Producers	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

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")

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