What If (Tommy Shaw album)

What If?
Studio album by
Released1985
Recorded1985
StudioChicago Recording Company (Chicago, Illinois)
GenreRock
Length42:21
LabelA&M
Producer
Tommy Shaw chronology
Girls with Guns
(1984)
What If?
(1985)
Ambition
(1987)
Singles from What If
  1. "Remo's Theme (What If)"
    Released: September 1985
  2. "Jealousy"
    Released: December 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

What If is an album by former Styx guitarist Tommy Shaw, released in 1985. It was his second solo release. The album received somewhat favorable reviews. The album peaked at #87 on the Billboard 200.[2]

The album is named after the track "Remo's Theme (What If)", which is the theme song for the character Remo Williams in the movie Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. The song was not released on a soundtrack and was first made available on What If.

Track listing

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All words and music by Tommy Shaw, except as indicated. The track "Friendly Advice" was moved to the end for the reissue.

  1. "Jealousy" - 4:43
  2. "Remo's Theme (What If)" (Shaw, Richie Cannata) - 4:23
  3. "Reach for the Bottle" - 5:44
  4. "Friendly Advice" - 3:29
  5. "This Is Not a Test" - 3:26
  6. "See Me Now" - 3:45
  7. "True Confessions" (Shaw, Cannata) - 3:27
  8. "Count on You" - 6:09
  9. "Nature of the Beast" - 4:04
  10. "Bad Times" - 2:44

Personnel

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Production

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  • Richie Cannata – producer
  • Tommy Shaw – producer
  • Tom Hanson – recording
  • Dennis Tousana – recording assistant
  • Greg Ladanyi – mixing
  • Mike "Spike" Drake – mix assistant
  • The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
  • Chuck Beeson – art direction
  • Jeff Gold – art direction
  • Donald Krieger – design
  • Howard Rosenberg – photography
  • Neil Zlozower – inner sleeve group shot photography
  • Jerry Kramer – management

References

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  1. ^ David White. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  2. ^ "Tommy Shaw's Billboard albums history". Rovi Corporation / Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-20.