Late for the Future

Late for the Future is the third studio album by the band Galactic, released in 2000.^[4][5]

Late for the Future
Studio album by Galactic
Released	April 4, 2000
Genre	Jazz funk, jam band, jazz fusion, New Orleans
Length	55:02
Label	Capricorn (2000)[1] Zomba (2001)
Producer	Nick Sansano
Galactic chronology
Crazyhorse Mongoose (1998) Late for the Future (2000) We Love 'Em Tonight: Live at Tipitina's (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.^[6][7]

Production

The album was recorded at Kingsway Studios, in New Orleans, and was produced by Nick Sansano.^[8]

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that the band "revitalise funk with such passionate playing that they invoke the genre's classic glory days of yesteryear."^[9] CMJ New Music Report deemed the album "addictive swamp funk and soul."^[10] Bass Player thought that "Galactic's New Orleans R&B sound has grown tougher—they're elbowing through a crowd rather than ambling down the street."^[11]

Track listing

1. "Black Eyed Pea" – 3:46
2. "Baker's Dozen" – 4:18
3. "Thrill" – 3:28
4. "Century City" – 4:54
5. "Jeffe 2000" – 0:58
6. "Doublewide" – 4:54
7. "Running Man" – 4:12
8. "Villified" – 3:03
9. "As Big as Your Face" – 6:23
10. "Hit the Wall" – 6:05
11. "Action Speaks Louder Than Words" – 3:33
12. "Bobski 2000" – 1:41
13. "Two Clowns" – 6:17
14. "Untitled" – 1:29

Personnel

Galactic:

Theryl DeClouet - vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, 11)

Ben Ellman - tenor/baritone saxophone, harmonica

Robert Mercurio - bass, vocals, photography

Stanton Moore - drums, loops

Richard Vogel - keyboards

Jeff Raines - guitar

Nick Sansano - producer, editing, mixing
Tom Coyne - mastering
Theresa Anderson - vocals
Jay Blakesberg - photography
Eugene Jackson - vocals (background)
David Lefkowitz - management
Roger Lewis - soprano/baritone saxophone
Brandon Lively - art direction, design
Danny Madorsky - assistant
Harvie S. - A&R
Donald Sylvester - vocals (background)
Sullivan Wallace - vocals (background)
Scott Williams - cover design