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| Released | June 10, 1985 | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk smooth jazz, synthpop | |||
| Length | 39:37 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Dan Kuramoto | |||
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Another Place is a studio album by American jazz band Hiroshima, released in 1985 by Epic Records. The album was notably the first gold record released by the band [1] and was on the Billboard jazz chart for over a year. [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Billboard referred the album as an "interesting, though rather lightweight, brand of pop/fusion." [4] AllMusic rated the album two stars out of five. [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Wish" | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Save Yourself for Me" | 4:35 |
| 3. | "Another Place" | 3:29 |
| 4. | "I Do Remember" | 4:33 |
| 5. | "The Game" | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Undercover" | 4:32 |
| 7. | "Stay Away" | 4:37 |
| 8. | "What's It to Ya" | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Touch and Go" | 4:01 |
The photograph on the album cover depicts a beach with two pegs stuck in the sand and wire appearing as though it connects them to a sea stack in the distance. It was taken by John Pfahl in 1975 and is titled "Triangle, Bermuda."
| Chart (1986) | Position |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200 [5] | 79 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums [6] | 8 |
| Chart (1986) | Position |
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| Billboard Top Jazz Albums [7] | 8 |
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