In Search of the Turtle's Navel


In Search of the Turtle's Navel is the 1976 debut album by guitarist Will Ackerman. Some consider the album to be the start of new-age music. 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.
The picture on the album cover is one Ackerman took of his younger sister Elinor when they were children.
The album was reissued in 1977 with a slightly different track listing and a modified cover art.

Track listing

All compositions by Will Ackerman
Original Track Listing
  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" - 3:27
  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
  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" - 3:27