Ana is a solo album

Solo album

A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...

 by American guitarist Ralph Towner

Ralph Towner

Ralph Towner is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion and trumpet.-Biography:...

 recorded in 1996 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 2½ stars stating "While Towner isn't entirely successful in melding classical, jazz and new age -- he frequently meanders -- several sections of Ana are as lovely and hypnotic as anything else in his catalog".

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner

1. "The Reluctant Bride" - 4:28
2. "Tale of Saverio" - 5:13
3. "Joyful Departure" - 3:58
4. "Green and Golden" - 5:06
5. "I Knew It Was You" - 4:02
6. "Les Douzilles" - 6:49
7. "Veldt" - 2:21
8. "Between the Clouds" - 1:07
9. "Child on the Porch" - 1:35
10. "Carib Crib (1)" - 1:55
11. "Slavic Mood" - 1:43
12. "Carib Crib (2)" - 1:53
13. "Toru" - 3:24
14. "Sage Brush Rider" - 4:04
    • Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in March 1996.