Ross Valory's ALL OF THE ABOVE Album to Arrive on Vinyl and CD
The new instrumental track features Steve Smith, Eric Levy, and members of the Tower of Power Horns.
Ross Valory's refreshed and remastered version of his debut solo album ALL OF THE ABOVE (OID Music) is set for digital release this Friday (August 21). The acclaimed original Journey bassist and songwriter has also teamed with Experience Vinyl for a limited number of Purple Swirl Color Vinyl (with autographed photo) albums also out August 21. Physical copies of the album—available for the first time on vinyl and CD—will follow with a September 11 on-sale.
All versions of ALL OF THE ABOVE—originally released digitally in 2024—include a new Valory instrumental track and video for 'City Lights,' directed by Michael Cotten.
For 'City Lights,' Valory (who played standup bass on the song) teamed with a group of players: Eric Levy (Night Ranger, Garage Mahal); Steve Smith (Journey and Vital Information); Bobby Strickland (Todd Rundgren); Stevie 'Keys' Roseman (longtime Valory collaborator); and Mic Gillette (Tower of Power Horns), who did all the horn arrangements and played trumpet and trombone, including a trombone solo. Together, they 'bring a new level of sophistication' to the track, he says.
The clip for the song is set against the backdrop of New York City—throughout different time periods—capturing the instrumental track.
ALL OF THE ABOVE was produced by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Valory and co-produced by Eric Levy and Jacob Stowe. The ten tracks on the album represent the full maturity of Valory's musical gifts, cutting a broad swath through the instrumental territory the music travels. He plays keyboards, guitar, and many basses in a display of cultivated virtuosity across a palette far broader than could be found in his work with Journey. He is stepping out from behind his bass and, for the first time in his more than half-century as a professional musician, representing his vision and his compositions.
The 'City Lights' clip marks another collaboration with Cotten, who created videos for all the album's tracks: 'Touched, Pt. ll,' 'Tomland,' 'Wild Kingdom,' 'Windmill,' 'Nightflower,' and Valory's interpretation of War's 'Low Rider,' 'Incident at Neshabur/Senor Blue,' and 'No One Wins a War.'
Photo Credit: Jérôme Brunet
Photo Credit: Jérôme Brunet
