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1973 studio album by Return to Forever From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy is a studio album by American jazz fusion band Return to Forever. It was released in October 1973 by Polydor. It was the first album not to feature Flora Purim, Airto and Joe Farrell, and marked a shift away from the largely acoustic fusion they created. Drummer Lenny White and guitarist Bill Connors make their first appearances with the group. Connors would leave shortly after the album's release.
Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy | ||||
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Released | October 1973 | |||
Recorded | August 1973 | |||
Studio | Record Plant Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
Length | 42:14 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Chick Corea | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
Creem | B[3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Drawing on rock and funk, the album emphasized electric instruments more than Return to Forever's previous albums. Clarke contributed one song for the album while Corea wrote the rest of the material.[1] Corea relied mostly on electric piano and organ.[6]
Daniel Gioffre for Allmusic wrote, "it is the quality of the compositions that marks Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy as an indispensable disc of '70s fusion".[1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy" | 3:31 | |
2. | "After the Cosmic Rain" | Stanley Clarke | 8:25 |
3. | "Captain Señor Mouse" | 9:01 |
All tracks are written by Chick Corea except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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4. | "Theme to the Mothership" | 8:49 |
5. | "Space Circus, parts 1-2" | 5:42 |
6. | "The Game Maker" | 6:46 |
Total length: | 42:14 |
Year | Chart | Position |
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1973 | Billboard 200 | 124 [7] |
1974 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 7 [7] |
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