Light Years is an album by the Chick Corea Elektric Band. It features Chick Corea with guitarist Frank Gambale, saxophonist Eric Marienthal, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Dave Weckl.^[1] The album received the 1988 Grammy Award for the Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist).^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[1]

The album was released by GRP Records.^[1] The first edition of The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album its worst possible rating, describing it and other Elektric Band releases as "deeply horrid".^[1] AllMusic's Scott Yanow concluded that it was "one of The Elektric Band's better releases".^[3]

All tracks written and arranged by Chick Corea, except where noted.

1. "Light Years" (Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl)– 3:51
2. "Second Sight" – 4:12
3. "Flamingo" – 4:08
4. "Prism" – 3:29
5. "Time Track" – 5:02
6. "Starlight" (Corea, Patitucci) – 3:51
7. "Your Eyes" – 3:56
8. "The Dragon" (Corea, Patitucci) – 5:31
9. "View from the Outside" – 6:33
10. "Smokescreen" – 4:24
11. "Hymn of the Heart" – 6:40
12. "Kaleidoscope" – 8:03

Tracks 10-12 are bonus tracks on CD reissues.

The Chick Corea Elektric Band

• Chick Corea – Synclavier, Yamaha TX816 (1, 3-9, 11, 12), Kurzweil synthesizer (1-5, 7-9, 11, 12), Oberheim Xpander (1, 9, 11, 12), MIDI piano (2, 3, 7), acoustic piano (3, 5, 6, 10, 11), Rhodes electric piano (4, 5, 8, 9, 12), Minimoog (12), LinnDrum (12)
• Frank Gambale – electric guitars (1, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12)
• John Patitucci – electric basses (1, 3-7, 9, 12), 6-string electric bass (2, 8, 9, 11), fretless bass (3, 11), double bass (8)
• Dave Weckl – Yamaha acoustic drums (1-9, 11, 12), Simmons drums, Yamaha PMC electronic drums (10)
• Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone (2, 5, 6, 8, 9)

Additional musicians

• Bob Rice – Synclavier programming
• Carlos Rios – electric guitars (3, 7)

• Dave Grusin – executive producer
• Larry Rosen – executive producer
• Ron Moss – executive album producer, album cover concept
• Sue Thompson – executive album production assistant
• Chick Corea – producer, mixing, album cover concept, liner notes
• Dave Weckl – associate producer, mixing, drum production
• John Patitucci – associate producer (6), mixing
• Jay Oliver – mixing, drum production assistant
• Bernie Kirsch – engineer, mixing
• Ira Rubnitz – additional engineer, assistant engineer
• Larry Mah – assistant engineer
• Evelyn Brechtlein – studio manager
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• Mike Thompson – keyboard technician
• Shelly Miscavige – album title inspiration
• Hugh Symie – front cover photo illustration
• Glen Wexler – front cover photo illustration, album cover photography, album cover design
• Sandy Hesse – album photo coordinator
• Andy Baltimore – creative director, album cover design
• Dave Gibb – album graphics
• Dave Kunze – album graphics
• Dan Serrano – album graphics
• Cindy Thompson – marketing & publishing
• Musicians Services – management