There & Back (Jeff Beck album)
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| Released | June 1980 | |||
| Recorded | London | |||
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| Length | 35:39 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Jeff Beck, Ken Scott[1] | |||
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| Singles from There & Back | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
There & Back is the fourth studio solo album by guitarist Jeff Beck, released in June 1980 through Epic Records.[3] The album reached No. 10 and 21 on the U.S. Billboard Jazz Albums and Billboard 200 charts respectively,[6] and No. 36 on the Swedish albums chart.[7]
The album showcases Beck's stylistic shift towards instrumental rock whilst largely retaining the jazz fusion elements of his two previous releases, Blow by Blow (1975) and Wired (1976). "Star Cycle" was used for a number of years as the theme song for both Mid-South Wrestling in the United States and the British music programme The Tube; "The Pump" was featured in the 1983 film Risky Business; "Too Much to Lose" is an instrumental cover of a song composed by keyboardist Jan Hammer that was originally featured on the Jan Hammer Group's 1977 album Melodies.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Star Cycle" | Jan Hammer | 4:59 |
| 2. | "Too Much to Lose" | Hammer | 2:59 |
| 3. | "You Never Know" | Hammer | 4:03 |
| 4. | "The Pump" | Tony Hymas, Simon Phillips | 5:50 |
| Total length: | 17:36 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "El Becko" | Hymas, Phillips | 4:01 |
| 6. | "The Golden Road" | Hymas, Phillips | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Space Boogie" | Hymas, Phillips | 5:10 |
| 8. | "The Final Peace" | Jeff Beck, Hymas | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 17:40 | ||
Personnel[edit]
- Jeff Beck – guitar, producer
- Jan Hammer – keyboard (tracks 1–3), drums (track 1)
- Tony Hymas – keyboard (tracks 4–8)
- Simon Phillips – drums (tracks 2–7)
- Mo Foster – bass (tracks 4–7)
Technical
- Ken Scott – producer
Charts[edit]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 10 [6] |
| Billboard 200 | 21 [6] | |
| Swedish albums chart | 36 [7] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 89.
- ^ "Jeff Beck - The Final Peace (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "There and Back - Jeff Beck". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 502.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 46.
- ^ a b c "Jeff Beck - There and Back (1980) | Awards". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Jeff Beck - There and Back (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
External links[edit]
- Jeff Beck - There & Back (1980) at Prog Archives
