Return to the 7th Galaxy: The Anthology is a 1996 compilation of 1972-1975 recordings made by bands assembled by Chick Corea under the name Return to Forever. The collection includes tracks from the albums Light as a Feather, Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy, Where Have I Known You Before and No Mystery, together with four previously unreleased tracks.
Track listing CD disc 1: "500 Miles High" (Chick Corea, Neville Potter) "Captain Marvel" (Corea) "Light as a Feather" (Stanley Clarke, Flora Purim) "Spain" [previously unreleased live version] (Corea, Joaquín Rodrigo) "After the Cosmic Rain" [previously unreleased live version] (Clarke) "Bass Folk Song" [previously unreleased live version] (Clarke) "Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy" (Corea) "Captain Señor Mouse" (Corea) "Theme to the Mothership" (Corea)
Disc 2: "Vulcan Worlds" (Clarke) "Beyond the Seventh Galaxy" (Corea) "Earth Juice" (Corea, Clarke, Lenny White, Al Di Meola) "The Shadow of Lo" [previously unreleased live version] (White) "Where Have I Known You Before?" (Corea) "Song to the Pharaoh Kings" (Corea) "Dayride" (Clarke) "No Mystery" (Corea) "Flight of the Newborn" (Di Meola) "Celebration Suite (Parts I & II)" (Corea)
Personnel Chick Corea – keyboards (acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner clavinet, Yamaha electric organ, synthesizers), marimba, gongs Stanley Clarke – double bass, electric bass guitar Flora Purim – vocals, percussion (CD1 on tracks 1–3) Joe Farrell – flute, tenor saxophone (CD1 on tracks 1–3) Airto Moreira – drums (CD 1 on tracks 1–3) Bill Connors – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (CD1 on tracks 4–9) Mingo Lewis – percussion (CD1 on tracks 4–6) Steve Gadd – drums (CD1 on tracks 4–6) Al Di Meola – electric guitar, acoustic guitar (CD2) Lenny White – drums, percussion, congas, bongos, marimba (CD1 on tracks 7–9, CD2)
References
External links Return to Forever - Return to the Seventh Galaxy: The Anthology (1996) at VerveMusicGroup.com Return to Forever - Return to the 7th Galaxy: The Anthology (1996) album releases & credits at Discogs