No Mystery

No Mystery (1975) is a studio album by jazz-rock fusion band Return to Forever, and the second featuring the quartet of Chick Corea, guitarist Al Di Meola, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White.

No Mystery
Studio album by Return to Forever
Released	February 1975
Recorded	January 1975
Studio	Record Plant Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	42:57
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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Sputnikmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dayride"	Stanley Clarke	3:25
2.	"Jungle Waterfall"	Chick Corea, Clarke	3:03
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 Meola	2:45

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"No Mystery"	Corea	6:10
7.	"Interplay"	Corea, Clarke	2:15
8.	"Celebration Suite, part I"	Corea	8:27
9.	"Celebration Suite, part II"	Corea	5:32
Total length:			42:57

Personnel

Return to Forever

• Chick Corea – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner clavinet, Yamaha electric organ, synthesizers (ARP Odyssey, Minimoog), snare drum, marimba, vocals
• Al Di Meola – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Stanley Clarke – electric bass, acoustic bass, Yamaha electric organ, synthesizer, vocals
• Lenny White – drums, percussion, congas, marimba

Production

• Shelly Yakus – engineer
• Tom Rabstenek – mastering
• Bill Levy – cover art direction

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Billboard 200	39[4]
1975	Billboard Jazz Albums	7[4]

References

1. Nastos, Michael G. "Return to Forever - No Mystery (1975) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
2. Campbell, Hernan M. (3 April 2013). "Return to Forever - No Mystery (1975) album review | Sputnikmusic". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. "Return to Forever - No Mystery (1975) | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

External links

• Return to Forever - No Mystery (1975) album review by Michael G. Nastos, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Return to Forever - No Mystery (1975) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Return to Forever - No Mystery (1975) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com