Electric Guitarist
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz | (favourable)[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (favourable)[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Electric Guitarist is the fifth studio album by guitarist John McLaughlin, released in 1978 through Columbia Records originally on vinyl; a remastered CD edition with expanded liner notes was reissued in 1990 as part of the Columbia Jazz Contemporary Masters series.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by John McLaughlin, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "New York on My Mind" | 5:46 |
| 2. | "Friendship" | 7:02 |
| 3. | "Every Tear from Every Eye" | 6:53 |
| 4. | "Do You Hear the Voices That You Left Behind?" | 7:41 |
| 5. | "Are You the One? Are You the One?" | 4:43 |
| 6. | "Phenomenon: Compulsion" | 3:23 |
| 7. | "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 38:53 | |
Personnel
- John McLaughlin – guitar, production
- Carlos Santana – guitar (track 2)
- Stu Goldberg – Minimoog (track 1), electric piano (track 1), organ (track 1)
- Chick Corea – Minimoog (track 4), piano (track 4)
- Patrice Rushen – piano (track 3)
- Tom Coster – organ (track 2)
- Billy Cobham – drums (tracks 1, 6)
- Jerry Goodman - violin
- Narada Michael Walden – drums (track 2)
- Tony Thunder Smith – drums (track 3)
- Jack DeJohnette – drums (track 4)
- Tony Williams – drums (track 5)
- Alyrio Lima – percussion (track 2)
- Armando Peraza – conga (track 2)
- Fernando Saunders – bass (track 1)
- Neil Jason – bass (track 2)
- Alphonso Johnson – bass (track 3), Moog Taurus (track 3)
- Stanley Clarke – bass (track 4)
- Jack Bruce – bass (track 5)
- David Sanborn – saxophone (track 3)
- Dennis McKay – production
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Billboard 200 | 105[6] |
| 1978 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 6[6] |
References
- ^ Horowitz, Hal. "Electric Guitarist - John McLaughlin". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ^ Kolosky, Walter (2002-11-17). "John McLaughlin: Electric Guitarist (1978)". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ^ Swenson, John (1978-08-24). "John McLaughlin: Electric Guitarist". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ^ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 135. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Johnny McLaughlin* – Electric Guitarist". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- ^ a b "Electric Guitarist - John McLaughlin | Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-10-27.