Late for the Future

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Late for the Future
Galactic-LateforFuture.jpg
Studio album by
Galactic
ReleasedApril 4, 2000
Genre Jazz funk, jam band, jazz fusion, New Orleans
Length55:02
Label Capricorn (2000) [1]
Zomba (2001)
Producer Nick Sansano
Galactic chronology
Crazyhorse Mongoose
(1998)
Late for the Future
(2000)
We Love 'Em Tonight: Live at Tipitina's
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Late for the Future is the third studio album by the band Galactic, released in 2000. [4] [5]

Contents

The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. [6] [7]

Production

The album was recorded at Kingsway Studios, in New Orleans, and was produced by Nick Sansano. [8]

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that the band "revitalise funk with such passionate playing that they invoke the genre's classic glory days of yesteryear." [9] CMJ New Music Report deemed the album "addictive swamp funk and soul." [10] Bass Player thought that "Galactic's New Orleans R&B sound has grown tougher—they're elbowing through a crowd rather than ambling down the street." [11]

Track listing

  1. "Black Eyed Pea" – 3:46
  2. "Baker's Dozen" – 4:18
  3. "Thrill" – 3:28
  4. "Century City" – 4:54
  5. "Jeffe 2000" – 0:58
  6. "Doublewide" – 4:54
  7. "Running Man" – 4:12
  8. "Vilified" – 3:03
  9. "As Big as Your Face" – 6:23
  10. "Hit the Wall" – 6:05
  11. "Action Speaks Louder Than Words" – 3:33
  12. "Bobski 2000" – 1:41
  13. "Two Clowns" – 6:17
  14. "Untitled" – 1:29

Personnel

Galactic:

Theryl DeClouet - vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, 11)
Ben Ellman - tenor/baritone saxophone, harmonica
Robert Mercurio - bass, vocals, photography
Stanton Moore - drums, loops
Richard Vogel - keyboards
Jeff Raines - guitar


Nick Sansano - producer, editing, mixing
Tom Coyne - mastering
Theresa Anderson - vocals
Jay Blakesberg - photography
Eugene Jackson - vocals (background)
David Lefkowitz - management
Roger Lewis - soprano/baritone saxophone
Brandon Lively - art direction, design
Danny Madorsky - assistant
Harvie S. - A&R
Donald Sylvester - vocals (background)
Sullivan Wallace - vocals (background)
Scott Williams - cover design

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