The Grand Scheme of Things is a 1993 solo album by Yes guitarist Steve Howe. The album features seven vocal tracks and nine instrumental tracks using instruments including dobro, steel guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, keyboards, organ, Spanish guitar and anvil. The album reached No. 15 in the Billboard Top New Age Albums charts. Track listing All songs written by Steve Howe except where noted. "The Grand Scheme of Things" – 5:09 "Desire Comes First" – 3:36 "Blinded by Science" – 3:28 "Beautiful Ideas" – 3:58 "The Valley of Rocks" – 3:07 "At the Gates of the New World" – 3:57 "Wayward Course" – 4:13 "Reaching the Point" (S. Howe, Keith West) – 3:52 "Common Ground" (Virgil Howe, S. Howe) – 2:15 "Luck of the Draw" – 1:40 "The Fall of Civilization" (Janet Howe, S. Howe, West) – 4:06 "Passing Phase" – 3:28 "Georgia's Theme" – 2:44 "Too Much is Taken and Not Enough Given" – 5:32 "Maiden Voyage" – 4:20 "Road to One's Self" – 2:38 Personnel Musicians: Steve Howe – vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric, steel, pedal steel, bass), mandolin, koto, flute, keyboards, percussion Keith West – harmony vocals, harmonica Virgil Howe – keyboards, piano Anna Palm – violin, vocals Nick Beggs – bass, stick Dylan Howe – drums, percussion Production personnel: Martyn Dean – photography, logo, cover art Roger Dean – artwork, design Richard Edwards – mixing Renny Hill – engineer, mixing Michael Jeffries – engineer, cabassa Steve Rush – engineer Paul Wright III – engineer References External links 1993 albums Steve Howe (musician) albums Albums with cover art by Roger Dean (artist) Relativity Records albums Roadrunner Records albums