There & Back is the third studio solo album by guitarist Jeff Beck, released in July 1980 through Epic Records.Ruhlmann, William. "There and Back - Jeff Beck". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 31 March 2020. The album reached No. 10 and 21 on the U.S. Billboard Jazz Albums and Billboard 200 charts respectively,"Jeff Beck - There and Back (1980) | Awards". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 31 March 2020. and No. 36 on the Swedish albums chart."Jeff Beck - There and Back (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
The album showcases Beck's stylistic shift towards instrumental rock whilst largely retaining the jazz fusion elements of his two previous releases, Blow by Blow (1975) and Wired (1976). "Star Cycle" was used for a number of years as the theme song for both Mid-South Wrestling in the United States and the British music programme The Tube; "The Pump" was featured in the 1983 film Risky Business; "Too Much to Lose" is an instrumental cover of a song composed by keyboardist Jan Hammer that was originally featured on the Jan Hammer Group's 1977 album Melodies.
Track listing
Personnel Jeff Beck – guitar, producer Jan Hammer – keyboards, bass (tracks 1–3), drums (track 1) Tony Hymas – keyboards (tracks 4–8) Simon Phillips – drums (tracks 2–7) Mo Foster – bass (tracks 4–7)
Technical Ken Scott – producer
Charts Chart (1980) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 95Japanese Albums (Oricon) 15
References
External links Jeff Beck - There & Back (1980) at Prog Archives