Galaxy (War album) explained

Galaxy
Type:	studio
Artist:	War
Cover:	War - Galaxy.jpg
Released:	November 1977
Recorded:	1977
Genre:	Jazz-funk
Length:	40:27
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Jerry Goldstein
Prev Title:	Platinum Jazz
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Youngblood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Next Year:	1978

Galaxy is the tenth studio album by American band War. It was their first album released on MCA Records. The album was certified gold.

Critical reception

Reviewing in (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "The first side of the most unambitious album they've ever made works beautifully as what it is—P-Funk on thorazine, with the phrasemaking acuity of previous War records reduced to one title, 'Sweet Fighting Lady.' Side two winds down from a pretty good hit single into fourteen minutes of carrying unambitiousness way too far." The Bay State Banner wrote that Galaxy, "with the exception of one cut, is a laid-back tropical-flavored jazz-funk album."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by War and Jerry Goldstein, with the exception of "The Seven Tin Soldiers" written by War

Side one

1. "Galaxy" – 8:11
2. "Baby Face (She Said Do Do Do Do)" – 5:04
3. "Sweet Fighting Lady" – 7:10

Side Two

1. "Hey Señorita" – 5:47
2. "The Seven Tin Soldiers" – 14:15

Personnel

• Charles Miller — alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, vocals, clarinet, percussion
• Lee Oskar — harmonica, percussion
• Howard Scott — guitar, vocals, percussion
• Lonnie Jordan — organ, vocals, piano, synthesizer, timbales, percussion
• B.B. Dickerson — bass, vocals, percussion
• Harold Brown — drums, vocals, percussion
• Papa Dee Allen – congas, vocals, bongos, percussion

Voice [Portrayal], Other [Special Thanks] – Patricia Rojas — voice (track 4)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)^[2]	53
US Billboard 200^[3]	15
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Position
US Billboard 200^[5]	95
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	37

Notes and References

1. News: Baker . Arthur . Record Reviews . Bay State Banner . 6 . 17 Nov 1977 . 21.
2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 332.
3. War, TLP. Billboard. April 29, 2021. subscription.
4. War, BLP. Billboard. April 29, 2021. subscription.
5. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978. Billboard. April 29, 2021.
6. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978. Billboard. April 29, 2021.