There and Back (Jeff Beck album)

There & Back is an album by English guitarist Jeff Beck, released in 1980 on Epic Records. The first three tracks of the album featured keyboardist Jan Hammer, while the remaining tracks feature Tony Hymas (later of Ph.D.) on keyboards. Both keyboardists contributed compositions to the album, though Hymas shared songwriting credits with drummer Simon Phillips. Mo Foster played bass guitar.

While still utilising many fusion elements of Blow by Blow and Wired, There & Back leans more towards instrumental rock, and would be Beck's last studio album for five years.

Track listing

1. "Star Cycle" (Jan Hammer) – 4:56
2. "Too Much to Lose" (Hammer) – 2:55
3. "You Never Know" (Hammer) – 4:03
4. "The Pump" (Tony Hymas, Simon Phillips) – 5:43
5. "El Becko" (Hymas, Phillips) – 3:59
6. "The Golden Road" (Hymas, Phillips) – 4:55
7. "Space Boogie" (Hymas, Phillips) – 5:04
8. "The Final Peace" (Beck, Hymas) – 3:36

In popular culture

• "Star Cycle" was for a number of years the theme song for the music program The Tube, which featured Jools Holland and Paula Yates.
• "The Pump" is featured in the 1983 film Risky Business.

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