Inner Worlds

Inner Worlds
Studio album by Mahavishnu Orchestra
Released January 1976 (1976-01)[1]
Recorded 1975
Genre Jazz Fusion
Length 44:07
Label Sony
Mahavishnu Orchestra chronology
Visions of the Emerald Beyond
(1975)		 Inner Worlds
(1976)		 Mahavishnu
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
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Inner Worlds is an album by the Mahavishnu Orchestra. It was the group's sixth album release.

In 1975, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and keyboardist Gayle Moran left the band. Also, all string and horn accompaniments the group used on its previous album, Visions of the Emerald Beyond, were dismissed. Stu Goldberg was brought in as a replacement for Moran, and then the album was recorded.

This would be the last album by the Mahavishnu Orchestra for nearly ten years, when leader and guitarist John McLaughlin re-formed the group in 1984.

The track "Planetary Citizen" was often used by early hip-hop DJs and producers for its drum break and vocals.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "All in the Family" (McLaughlin) - 6:02
  2. "Miles Out" (McLaughlin) - 6:44
  3. "In My Life" (McLaughlin, Walden) - 3:22
  4. "Gita" (McLaughlin) - 4:29
  5. "Morning Calls" (McLaughlin, Walden) - 1:23
  6. "The Way of the Pilgrim" (Walden) - 5:15
  7. "River of My Heart" (Anderson, Walden) - 3:41
  8. "Planetary Citizen" (Armstrong) - 2:14
  9. "Lotus Feet" (McLaughlin) - 4:24
  10. "Inner Worlds, Pts. 1 & 2" (Goldberg, McLaughlin) - 6:37

Personnel

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1976 Jazz Albums 24
1976 Pop Albums 118

References

  1. ^ Walter Kalosky. "Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Way of the Pilgrim". jazz.com. http://www.jazz.com/music/2008/2/27/mahavishnu-orchestra-the-way-of-the-pilgrim. Retrieved April 21, 2011. 
  2. ^ Inner Worlds at Allmusic
Mahavishnu Orchestra
John McLaughlin • Jan Hammer • Jerry Goodman • Rick Laird • Billy Cobham • Gayle Moran • Jean-Luc Ponty • Ralphe Armstrong • Narada Michael Walden • Danny Gottlieb • Stu Goldberg • Mitchel Forman • Bill Evans • Jim Beard • Jonas Hellborg
Studio albums
The Inner Mounting Flame (1971) • Birds of Fire (1972) • Apocalypse (1974) • Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975) • Inner Worlds (1976) • Mahavishnu (1984) • Adventures in Radioland (1986) • The Lost Trident Sessions (1999, recorded 1973)
Compilations
The Best of Mahavishnu Orchestra (1980) • The Collection (1994)
Live albums
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