| Breakout | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Studio | BearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York). | |||
| Genre | Jazz, fusion | |||
| Length | 38:49 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Jay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra, Jeremy Wall | |||
| Spyro Gyra chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Breakout is the tenth album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1986. It was the last album co-produced by Richard Calandra, who died of cancer in October 1986.
The band produced a music video for the song "Bob Goes to the Store" that was partially shot from the point of view of a roaming dog ("Bob").
Breakout peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Top Jazz Album chart on September 27, 1986 and at No. 71 on the "Billboard 200" pop album chart.[2]
Track listing
- "Bob Goes to the Store" (Kim Stone) – 4:36
- "Freefall" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:52
- "Doubletake" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:05
- "Breakout" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:37
- "Body Wave" (Richie Morales, Mark Gray) – 4:09
- "Whirlwind" (Dave Samuels) – 5:37
- "Swept Away" (Jeremy Wall) – 5:43
- "Guiltless" (Tom Schuman) – 5:10
Personnel
Spyro Gyra
- Jay Beckenstein – saxophones
- Tom Schuman – keyboards
- Julio Fernández – guitars
- Kim Stone – bass guitar
- Richie Morales – drums
- Dave Samuels – KAT Polyphonic mallet synthesizer, vibraphone, marimba
- Manolo Badrena – percussion
Additional Personnel
Production
- Jay Beckenstein – producer
- Richard Calandra – producer
- Jeremy Wall – co-producer
- Larry Swist – engineer, front cover illustration
- Chris Bubacz – assistant engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
- Jeff Adamoff – art direction
- Spencer Drate – art direction, design
- Judith Salavetz – design
- Duane Michals – rear cover photography
- Phil Brennan – management
References
- ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r148014
- ↑ "Spyro Gyra - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
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