Galaxian (album) explained

Galaxian
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Jeff Lorber Fusion
Cover:	Jeff Lorber Galaxian album.jpg
Released:	1981
Recorded:	December 16, 1980January 27, 1981
Studio:	Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California
Genre:	Jazz Fusion Smooth Jazz Funk
Label:	Arista
Producer:	Jeff Lorber Rik Pekkonen
Prev Title:	Wizard Island
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	It's a Fact
Next Year:	1982

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.

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^[1]	77
Billboard Top Soul Albums	45
Billboard Top Jazz Albums	6

External links

• Jeff Lorber-Galaxian at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p9066/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Jeff Lorber US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-09-07.