Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy is a studio album by American jazz fusion band Return to Forever. It was released in October 1973 by Polydor. It was the first album not to feature Flora Purim, Airto and Joe Farrell, and marked a shift away from the largely acoustic fusion they created. Drummer Lenny White and guitarist Bill Connors make their first appearances with the group. Connors would leave shortly after the album's release.
Music Drawing on rock and funk, the album emphasized electric instruments more than Return to Forever's previous albums. Clarke contributed one song for the album while Corea wrote the rest of the material. Corea relied mostly on electric piano and organ.
Critical reception Daniel Gioffre for Allmusic wrote, "it is the quality of the compositions that marks Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy as an indispensable disc of '70s fusion".
Track listing
Personnel Chick Corea – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, harpsichord, Yamaha electric organ, gongs Bill Connors – electric guitar, acoustic guitar Stanley Clarke – electric bass, bell tree Lenny White – drums, percussion, congas, bongos
Chart performance Year Chart Position1973Billboard 200124 1974Billboard Jazz Albums7
References
External links Return to Forever - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973) album review by Daniel Gioffre, credits & releases at AllMusic Return to Forever - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973) album releases & credits at Discogs Return to Forever - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com Return to Forever - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973, Remastered 1991) album to be listened as stream on Spotify