A Taste for Passion

A Taste for Passion is an album by French Jazz-Fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1979. It was reissued on Atlantic Records on CD in 1990 and 1992.

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

1. "Stay with Me" – 5:35
2. "Sunset Drive" – 5:45
3. "Dreamy Eyes" – 4:18
4. "Beach Girl" – 4:56
5. "A Taste for Passion" – 5:22
6. "Life Circle" – 5:45
7. "Reminiscence" – 1:26
8. "Give Us a Chance" – 3:02
9. "Obsession" – 0:40
10. "Farewell" – 3:06

Personnel

• Jean-Luc Ponty – 5-string electric violin, violin, piano, keyboards
• Ralphe Armstrong – fretless bass
• Joaquin Lievano – guitar, guitar synth
• Jamie Glaser – guitar
• Casey Scheuerell – drums, percussion
• Allan Zavod – keyboards, synthesizer

Production notes

• Ed E. Thacker – engineer
• Lenise Bent – engineer, assistant engineer
• Greg Calbi – engineer, mastering
• Cheech d'Amico – engineer, assistant engineer
• Gary Heery – photography
• Tim Messer – production coordination
• Zal Schreiber – mastering

Chart positions

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