Galaxian (album)

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Galaxian
Jeff Lorber Galaxian album.jpg
Studio album by
The Jeff Lorber Fusion
Released1981
RecordedDecember 16, 1980 –January 27, 1981
StudioHollywood Sound, Hollywood, California
Genre Jazz Fusion
Smooth Jazz
Funk
Label Arista
Producer Jeff Lorber
Rik Pekkonen
The Jeff Lorber Fusion chronology
Wizard Island
(1980)		Galaxian
(1981)		 It's a Fact
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Galaxian is the fifth album by keyboardist Jeff Lorber as leader of his band "The Jeff Lorber Fusion". Released in 1981, this was Lorber's last album as leader of his band "The Jeff Lorber Fusion" until 2010's Now Is The Time .

Contents

Track listing

All songs composed by Jeff Lorber, except where noted.

  1. "Monster Man" (Lorber, Stanley Clarke) - 3:29
  2. "Seventh Mountain" (Lorber, Tom Grant) - 5:20
  3. "Magic Lady" - 4:43
  4. "Night Love" - 5:10
  5. "Spur of the Moment" (Lorber, Kenny G, Danny Wilson) - 4:13
  6. "Think Back and Remember" - 4:18
  7. "Bright Sky" - 4:16
  8. "Galaxian" - 4:22

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1981)Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums [3] 77
Billboard Top Soul Albums [3] 45
Billboard Top Jazz Albums [3] 6

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References

  1. ↑ Music, All. Jeff Lorber: Galaxian > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 127. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. 1 2 3 "Jeff Lorber US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
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