No Mystery

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No Mystery
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1975
RecordedJanuary 1975
Studio Record Plant Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz fusion
Length42:57
Label Polydor
Producer Chick Corea, Shelly Yakus
Return to Forever chronology
Where Have I Known You Before
(1974)
No Mystery
(1975)
Romantic Warrior
(1976)
Chick Corea chronology
Where Have I Known You Before
(1974)
No Mystery
(1975)
Circling In
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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No Mystery (1975) is the fifth studio album by jazz-rock fusion band Return to Forever.

Contents

Production

All members of the group contributed compositions to this album. Side 1 contains heavily funk-influenced material composed by each member of the group, whereas Side 2 is filled by Chick Corea compositions. Chick Corea won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group Grammy Award in 1975 for this album. [4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dayride" Stanley Clarke 3:25
2."Jungle Waterfall" Chick Corea, Clarke3:03
3."Flight of the Newborn" Al Di Meola 7:23
4."Sofistifunk" Lenny White 3:51
5."Excerpt from the First Movement of Heavy Metal"Corea, Clarke, White, Di Meola2:45
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."No Mystery"Corea6:10
7."Interplay"Corea, Clarke2:15
8."Celebration Suite, part I"Corea8:27
9."Celebration Suite, part II"Corea5:32
Total length:42:57

Personnel

Return to Forever
Technical personnel

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1975 Billboard 200 39 [4]
1975Billboard Jazz Albums7 [4]

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