In Search of the Turtle's Navel

In Search of the Turtle's Navel (originally titled "The Search for the Turtle's Navel" from 1976-1979[3]) is the 1976 debut album by guitarist Will Ackerman. Some consider the album to be the start of new-age music.[2] The album took Ackerman from his work as a carpenter and head of Windham Hill Builders to becoming a professional musician and executive of Windham Hill Records.

In Search of the Turtle's Navel
Studio album by Will Ackerman
Released	1976
Recorded	1975, Mantra Studios, San Mateo, CA[1]
Genre	American primitive, new age
Length	45:05
Label	Windham Hill
Producer	Scott Saxon & William Ackerman
Will Ackerman chronology
In Search of the Turtle's Navel (1976) It Takes a Year (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The picture on the album cover is one Ackerman took of his younger sister Elinor when they were children.

Track listing

All compositions by Will Ackerman

Original Track Listing 1975-1979

1. "The Pink Chiffon Tricycle Queen" – 5:32
2. "Ely" – 5:26
3. "Windham Mary" – 4:27
4. "Processional" – 3:43
5. "Dance for the Death of a Bird" – 5:59
6. "Second Great Tortion Bar Overland of West Townshend, Vermont, Jose Pepsi Attending" – 2:33
7. "What the Buzzard Told Suzanne" – 4:33
8. "Barbara's Song" – 7:28
9. "Gazos" – 4:36
10. "Slow Motion Roast Beef Restaurant Seduction" – 3:34
11. "Woman She Rides" – 2:43

Rerelease Track Listing 1979-present

1. "The Pink Chiffon Tricycle Queen" – 5:32
2. "Ely" – 5:26
3. "Windham Mary" – 4:27
4. "Processional" – 3:43
5. "Second Great Tortion Bar Overland of West Townshend, Vermont, Jose Pepsi Attending" – 2:33
6. "What the Buzzard Told Suzanne" – 4:33
7. "Barbara's Song" – 7:28
8. "Gazos" – 4:36
9. "Slow Motion Roast Beef Restaurant Seduction" – 3:34
10. "Dance for the Death of a Bird" – 5:59

References

1. "Turtle's Navel 1990 Liner Notes".
2. William Ruhlmann, "Review: In Search of the Turtle's Navel", Allmusic (link)
3. "1976 Turtle's Navel on Discogs".