Cosmic Messenger

Cosmic Messenger
Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Released	August 10, 1978
Recorded	April 1978
Genre	Jazz-Fusion
Length	37:45
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Enigmatic Ocean (1977) Cosmic Messenger (1978) A Taste for Passion (1979)

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Cosmic Messenger is an album by French Jazz-Fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1978.

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

1. "Cosmic Messenger" – 4:38
2. "The Art of Happiness" – 4:33
3. "Don't Let the World Pass You By" – 6:23
4. "I Only Feel Good With You" – 3:05
5. "Puppets' Dance" – 3:40
6. "Fake Paradise" – 5:41
7. "Ethereal Mood" – 4:03
8. "Egocentric Molecules" – 5:44

Personnel

• Jean-Luc Ponty – Five-String Electric Violin, Electric Violin, Organ, Lead Synthesizer, Orchestron, Acoustic Violin
• Ralphe Armstrong – Electric Bass, Fretless Electric Bass
• Joaquin Lievano – Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
• Peter Maunu – Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer
• Casey Scheuerell – Drums, Percussion
• Allan Zavod – Electric Piano, Polyphonic Synthesizer, Lead Synthesizer, Grand Piano, Organ
• Ed E. Thacker – Engineer, Mixing
• Claudia Ponty – Cover Concept
• Daved Levitan – Front Cover Painting
• Gary Heery – Back Cover Photo
• Sam Emerson – Inner Sleeve Photos

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Billboard Jazz Albums	2
	Billboard Pop Albums	36