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 The Great Explorers is the fifth studio album by guitarist Frank Gambale, released in 1993 through Victor Entertainment and reissued on 24 April 2001 through Samson Records.[4][5] 
  Track listing
 All music is composed by Frank Gambale, except where noted.
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| 1. | "Frankly Speaking" | 5:33 | 
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| 2. | "The Final Frontier" | 4:53 | 
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| 3. | "The Jaguar" (Gambale, Gary Hoey) | 4:13 | 
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| 4. | "The Great Explorers" | 5:48 | 
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| 5. | "Duet Tuet" | 0:44 | 
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| 6. | "She Knows Me Well" (Gambale, Gary Hoey) | 4:34 | 
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| 7. | "Thunder Current" | 6:11 | 
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| 8. | "Pathfinder" | 4:19 | 
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| 9. | "Dawn Over the Nullarbor" | 4:43 | 
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| 10. | "Cruising Altitude" | 4:45 | 
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| 11. | "Naughty Business" | 5:58 | 
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| Total length: | 51:41 | 
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Personnel
 - Frank Gambale – guitar, electric sitar, synthesizer melody (track 11), sequencing, drum programming (track 9), drums (track 10), bass (track 10), spoken vocals, mixing, production
- Freddie Ravel – keyboard, Hammond organ (track 3), synthesizer solo (track 11), piano
- Tom Coster – Hammond organ (tracks 2, 11)
- Jonathan Mover – drums (except track 10), cymbals (track 9)
- Stuart Hamm – bass (except track 10)
- Robert M. Biles – engineering, mixing (except tracks 2, 3, 6)
- Chris Wood – engineering assistance
- Darren Mora – engineering assistance
- Walter Spencer – engineering assistance
- Tony Cornejo – engineering assistance
- Kevin Davis – engineering assistance
- Micajah Ryan – mixing (tracks 2, 3, 6)
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Takashi Misu – executive production
References
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| Live albums |  Live!Resident Aliens: Live BootlegsAbsolutely Live - In PolandMade in Australia
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| Compilations |  Best of Jazz & Rock FusionBest of the Smooth Jazz SideBest of the Acoustic Side
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