Galaxian (album)

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.

Galaxian
Studio album by The Jeff Lorber Fusion
Released	1981
Recorded	December 16, 1980 – January 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
Wizard Island (1980) Galaxian (1981) It's a Fact (1982)

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.

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

Personnel

• Jeff Lorber – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, electric grand piano, Prophet-10, Oberheim 8 Voice, Moog Modular System, Minimoog
• Marlon McClain – guitars (1, 5, 6, 8), guitar solo (8)
• Dean Parks – guitars (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 – saxophones, 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

1. Music, All. Jeff Lorber: Galaxian > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 127. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. "Jeff Lorber US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07.

External links

• Jeff Lorber-Galaxian at Discogs