A Present for the Future

A Present for the Future is the second studio album by guitarist Frank Gambale, released in 1987 by Legato Records and reissued in 2000 by Wombat Records. The third track, "Stephanie", is renamed "Serenity" on the reissue. Harpist Stephanie Bennett was Gambale's ex-wife and was mentioned in the liner notes of all his albums until Passages (1994).

Personnel

 * Frank Gambale – guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboard (tracks 1, 4), strings, bass (track 5), mixing, production
 * Kei Akagi – keyboard (tracks 2, 7), Rhodes piano
 * Tom Coster – keyboard (track 3), synthesizer
 * Jack Kelly – drums (except track 6)
 * Steve Smith – drums (track 6)
 * Steve Reid – percussion
 * Steve Kershisnik – bass (except track 5)
 * John Patitucci – bass solo (track 6)
 * Steve Tavaglione – Steinerphone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
 * Stephanie Bennett – electric harp
 * Alan Hirshberg – engineering, mixing (track 6)
 * Jon Googenheim – engineering
 * Robert M. Biles – mixing (except track 6)
 * Jeff Sanders – mastering
 * Mark Varney – executive production