Civilized Evil is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1980. It was reissued by Atlantic Records on CD in 1992.
Track listing All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty. "Demagomania" – 6:25 "In Case We Survive" – 4:06 "Forms of Life" – 4:48 "Peace Crusaders" – 5:38 "Happy Robots" – 4:14 "Shape Up Your Mind" – 5:15 "Good Guys, Bad Guys" – 4:41 "Once a Blue Planet" – 4:02
Personnel Jean-Luc Ponty – acoustic & electric violins; keyboards & synth bass (track 3) Chris Rhyne – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 4–8) Joaquin Lievano – electric rhythm guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4–7); acoustic guitar (track 8) Darryl Stuermer - guitar solo (tracks 5,7) Randy Jackson – electric bass (tracks 1, 2, 4–7) Mark Craney – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4–7)
Production Gary Starr – engineer Karen Siegel – engineer, assistant engineer Mark Hanauer – photography Bernie Grundman – mastering Claudia Ponty – cover art concept
Chart positions YearChartPosition1980Billboard Jazz Albums3Billboard Pop Albums73
References
External links Jean-Luc Ponty - Civilized Evil (1980) album releases & credits at Discogs Jean-Luc Ponty - Civilized Evil (1980) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com Jean-Luc Ponty - Civilized Evil (1980) album to be listened as stream on Spotify