Chain Reaction is a 1975 album by jazz-fusion band the Crusaders.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The AllMusic review by Jim Newsom says the album "finds the Crusaders at the top of their form" and that it is "one of the tastiest concoctions of the mid-'70s jazz-fusion era".[1] It concludes that Chain Reaction "helped lure young, rock and soul-oriented listeners over to check out the jazz side".[1]

Track listing

  1. "Creole" – 3:25
  2. "Chain Reaction" – 5:35
  3. "I Felt the Love" – 2:28
  4. "Mellow Out" – 2:44
  5. "Rainbow Visions" – 6:15
  6. "Hallucinate" – 5:08
  7. "Give It Up" – 2:56
  8. "Hot's It" – 3:50
  9. "Sugar Cane" – 2:31
  10. "Soul Caravan" – 5:30

Personnel

The Crusaders

Charts

Chart (1975) Peak position[3]
Billboard 200 26
US Top R&B Albums 9
US Top Jazz Albums 1

Singles

Year Single Chart positions
US R&B[3]
1975 "Creole" 84

References

  1. ^ a b c "Chain Reaction - The Crusaders | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 53. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ a b "The Crusaders | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_Reaction_(The_Crusaders_album)
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