The album cover design by Stefan Sagmeister uses a simple pictographic substitution cipher for the name of the group and the title of the album.
History
This album marks the final appearance of longtime drummer Paul Wertico, who would leave in 2001 before the recording of Speaking of Now to work on other projects.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays except where noted:
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"Imaginary Day"
10:11
2.
"Follow Me"
5:56
3.
"Into the Dream"
Metheny
2:27
4.
"A Story Within the Story"
8:01
5.
"The Heat of the Day"
9:44
6.
"Across the Sky" ("Across the Sky" lasts for 4:46; hidden intro for "The Roots of Coincidence" directly follows)