''Imagination's Light'' is the seventh

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(ninth album overall) from

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pianist Kevin Kern. As with his preceding albums, it is an album of

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tunes, with the addition of a cover version of " Fields of Gold" by

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. The album, a reminiscence of Kern's childhood playing piano in a darkened room lit by the fireplace, was released on July 19, 2005. Before creating this album, Kern was invited to become a

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, so for this album he played a Steinway concert grand piano made in Hamburg, Germany. An accompanying piano songbook was released in 2008 containing the ten compositions by Kern, written for the intermediate piano student.

Dedication

In the accompanying booklet, Kevin Kern writes that "Keepers of the Flame" on an ancient

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called "

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". It is dedicated to

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Track listing

All compositions by Kevin Kern except track 5, written by

. #"Remembering the Light" – 4:23 #"Safe in Your Embrace" – 3:44 #"Pearls of Joy" – 3:52 #"Told to the Heart" – 4:14 #" Fields of Gold" – 4:50 #"Imagination's Key" – 4:11 #"Keepers of the Flame" – 3:47 #"Musings" – 3:41 #"Sweet Dreams, Helena" – 3:48 #"I Am Always Right Here" – 3:31 #"And the Light is Forever" – 3:21

Personnel

* Kevin Kern –

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, other keyboards, producer * Terry Miller – acoustic and electric

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* Mike Miller – acoustic

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* Terence Yallop – executive producer

References

External links

Kevin Kern's official website
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