Galaxian (album)

Galaxian
Studio album by The Jeff Lorber Fusion
Released	1981
Recorded	Dec 16 1980 – Jan 27 1981
Studio	Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz Fusion; Smooth Jazz; Funk
Label	Arista
Producer	Jeff Lorber; Rik Pekkonen
The Jeff Lorber Fusion chronology

Galaxian is the fifth album by Keyboardist Jeff Lorber as leader of his band "The Jeff Lorber Fusion". Released in 1981, this was Lorber's last album as leader of his band "The Jeff Lorber Fusion" until 2010's Now Is The Time.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Track listing

All songs composed by Jeff Lorber, except where noted.

"Monster Man" (Lorber, Stanley Clarke) - 3:29
"Seventh Mountain" (Lorber, Tom Grant) - 5:20
"Magic Lady" - 4:43
"Night Love" - 5:10
"Spur of the Moment" (Lorber, Kenny G, Danny Wilson) - 4:13
"Think Back and Remember" - 4:18
"Bright Sky" - 4:16
"Galaxian" - 4:22

Personnel

Jeff Lorber – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, electric grand piano, Prophet-10, Oberheim 8 Voice, Moog Modular System, Minimoog
Marlon McClain – guitar (1, 5, 6, 8), guitar solo (8)
Dean Parks – guitar (2, 3, 4, 7, 8), guitar solo (2)
Stanley Clarke – bass, bass solo (1)
Danny Wilson – bass
Dennis Bradford – drums
Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
Kenny Gorelick – saxophone, flute
Kim Hutchcroft – horns
Larry Williams – horns
Jerry Hey – horns
Donny Gerrard – vocals (1, 6)
George Johnson – arrangements (6)

Production

Jeff Lorber – producer
Rik Pekkonen – producer, engineer, mixing
Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).
Ria Lewerke-Shapiro – art direction, design
Douglas Kirkland – front cover photography
Aaron Rapoport – back cover photography
Sue Reilly – lettering
Jeffrey Ross Music – management

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[3]	77
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3]	45
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[3]	6

References

Music, All. Jeff Lorber: Galaxian > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 07 September 2011.
Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 127. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
"Jeff Lorber US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07.

External links

Jeff Lorber-Galaxian at Discogs

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[1] Music, All. Jeff Lorber: Galaxian > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 07 September 2011.

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 127. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[allmusic_albums-3] "Jeff Lorber US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07.