Images (The Crusaders album)

Images
Studio album by The Crusaders
Released	1978
Studio	Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz jazz fusion
Length	37:14
Label	ABC
Producer	Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, Joe Sample
The Crusaders chronology
Free as the Wind (1977) Images (1978) Street Life (1979)

Images is a studio album by The Crusaders issued in 1978 on ABC Records. ^[1] The album earned a Grammy nomination in the category of Best R&B Instrumental Performance. ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Michael G. Nastos of AllMusic wrote "While this is far from the worst — or the very best — recording the Crusaders produced in their checkered career, it offers no extra tracks or fresh insight, and is essentially a mediocre effort." ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fairy Tales"	Joe Sample	4:42
2.	"Marcella's Dream"	"Stix" Hooper	6:52
3.	"Bayou Bottoms"	Wilton Felder	4:15
4.	"Merry-Go-Round"	Joe Sample	6:13
5.	"Cosmic Reign"	Robert "Pops" Popwell	8:08
6.	"Covert Action"	Wilton Felder	5:19
7.	"Snowflake"	Joe Sample	4:55

Credits

• Art direction – Richard Germinaro, Stuart Kusher
• Bass – Robert "Pops" Popwell
• Keyboards – Joe Sample (tracks: A1, A4, B3)
• Engineer, Mixer – Rik Pekkonen
• Guitarist – Billy Rogers
• Mastering – Bernie Grundman
• Photography – Graham Henman, Larry DuPont
• Producer, drums, percussions –Stix Hooper
• Producer, keyboards – Joe Sample
• Producer, mixer, saxophonist – Wilton Felder

References

1. The Crusaders: Images. ABC Records. 1978.
2. "The Crusaders". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
3. Nastos, Michael G. "The Crusaders: Images". AllMusic.