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1977 studio album by War
Galaxy
Studio album by War
ReleasedNovember 1977
Recorded1977
GenreJazz-funk
Length40:27
LabelMCA
ProducerJerry Goldstein
War chronology
Platinum Jazz
(1976)
Galaxy
(1977)
Youngblood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(1978)

Galaxy is the tenth studio album by American band War. It was their first album released on MCA Records. The album was certified gold.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideB
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "The first side of the most unambitious album they've ever made works beautifully as what it is—P-Funk on thorazine, with the phrasemaking acuity of previous War records reduced to one title, 'Sweet Fighting Lady.' Side two winds down from a pretty good hit single into fourteen minutes of carrying unambitiousness way too far." The Bay State Banner wrote that Galaxy, "with the exception of one cut, is a laid-back tropical-flavored jazz-funk album."

Track listing

All tracks written by War and Jerry Goldstein, with the exception of "The Seven Tin Soldiers" written by War

Side one

  1. "Galaxy" – 8:11
  2. "Baby Face (She Said Do Do Do Do)" – 5:04
  3. "Sweet Fighting Lady" – 7:10

Side Two

  1. "Hey Señorita" – 5:47
  2. "The Seven Tin Soldiers" – 14:15

Personnel

  • Charles Miller — alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, vocals, clarinet, percussion
  • Lee Oskar — harmonica, percussion
  • Howard Scott — guitar, vocals, percussion
  • Lonnie Jordan — organ, vocals, piano, synthesizer, timbales, percussion
  • B.B. Dickerson — bass, vocals, percussion
  • Harold Brown — drums, vocals, percussion
  • Papa Dee Allen — congas, vocals, bongos, percussion

Voice , Other — Patricia Rojas — voice (track 4)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report) 53
US Billboard 200 15
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1978) Position
US Billboard 200 95
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 37

References

  1. Galaxy at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 747–748.
  4. Baker, Arthur (17 Nov 1977). "Record Reviews". Bay State Banner. No. 6. p. 21.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 332. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. "War, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  7. "War, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  8. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
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