How Many Clouds Can You See? a strange mixture of everything from free improvisation to calypso, his second date, 1970's "How Many Clouds Can You See?", is a much more focused affair. Surman clearly references one of his roots, John Coltrane, albeit on an instrument that the legendary saxophonist never played. All compositions by John Surman except where noted. How Many Clouds Can You See? How Many Clouds Can You See? is the second album by English saxophonist John Surman featuring Harry Beckett, Alan Skidmore, Barre Phillips and Tony Oxley recorded in 1970 and released on the Deram label. Allmusic awards the album 4 and a
How Are You At The Factory" as though it was the second single. It reached #16 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart. On his review of "Think Visual", David Wild of "Rolling Stone" wrote, "the melancholy "How Are You" is another of Ray's well-crafted songs of love and loss." The track also appeared on the compilation album, "Picture Book". Like many other Kinks singles of the 1980s, a promotional video for "How Are You" was filmed, featuring Ray Davies. Unusually, the video "How Are You" (as well as those for the two other singles from "Think Visual") was not directed by Julien Temple,