Breakout (Spyro Gyra album)

Breakout is the tenth album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1986. It was the last album co-produced by Richard Calandra, who died of cancer in October 1986.

Breakout
Studio album by
Spyro Gyra
ReleasedJune 1986
Recorded1985
StudioBearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York).
GenreJazz, fusion
Length38:49
LabelMCA
ProducerJay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra, Jeremy Wall
Spyro Gyra chronology
Alternating Currents
(1985)		 Breakout
(1986)		 Stories Without Words
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The band produced a music video for the song "Bob Goes to the Store" that was partially shot from the point of view of a roaming dog ("Bob").

Breakout peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Top Jazz Album chart on September 27, 1986 and at No. 71 on the "Billboard 200" pop album chart.[2]

Track listing
  1. "Bob Goes to the Store" (Kim Stone) – 4:36
  2. "Freefall" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:52
  3. "Doubletake" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:05
  4. "Breakout" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:37
  5. "Body Wave" (Richie Morales, Mark Gray) – 4:09
  6. "Whirlwind" (Dave Samuels) – 5:37
  7. "Swept Away" (Jeremy Wall) – 5:43
  8. "Guiltless" (Tom Schuman) – 5:10

Personnel

Spyro Gyra

Additional Personnel

Production
  • Jay Beckenstein – producer
  • Richard Calandra – producer
  • Jeremy Wall – co-producer
  • Larry Swist – engineer, front cover illustration
  • Chris Bubacz – assistant engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
  • Jeff Adamoff – art direction
  • Spencer Drate – art direction, design
  • Judith Salavetz – design
  • Duane Michals – rear cover photography
  • Phil Brennan – management

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r148014
  2. "Spyro Gyra - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
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