Inner Worlds

Inner Worlds
Studio album by Mahavishnu Orchestra
Released	January 1976[1]
Recorded	1975
Genre	Jazz Fusion
Length	44:07
Label	Sony
Mahavishnu Orchestra chronology
Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975) Inner Worlds (1976) Mahavishnu (1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Inner Worlds is an album by the Mahavishnu Orchestra. It was the group's sixth album release.

In 1975, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and keyboardist Gayle Moran left the band. Stu Goldberg was brought in as a replacement for Moran. Although they were not officially recorded, initially this version of the group still retained Norma Jean Bell, Carol Shive, Phillip Hirschi, Russell Tubbs and Steve Kindler. After some hasty rehearsals, this line-up toured with Jeff Beck. After the tour, McLaughlin pared the band down to a quartet of himself, Goldberg, Walden and Armstrong, and then the album was recorded.Goldberg interview

This would be the last album by the Mahavishnu Orchestra for nearly ten years, when leader and guitarist John McLaughlin re-formed the group in 1984.

The track "Planetary Citizen" was often used by early hip-hop DJs and producers for its drum break and vocals . One example is the use of the vocals as a significant feature of the Massive Attack track "Unfinished Sympathy".

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"All in the Family"	John McLaughlin	6:02
2.	"Miles Out"	McLaughlin	6:44
3.	"In My Life"	McLaughlin, Walden	3:22
4.	"Gita"	McLaughlin	4:29
5.	"Morning Calls"	McLaughlin, Walden	1:23

Side two
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"The Way of the Pilgrim"	Walden	5:15
2.	"River of My Heart"	Anderson, Walden	3:41
3.	"Planetary Citizen"	Armstrong	2:14
4.	"Lotus Feet"	McLaughlin	4:24
5.	"Inner Worlds Parts 1&2"	Goldberg, McLaughlin	6:37

Personnel

• John McLaughlin - guitars, vocals
• Stu Goldberg - organ, piano, keyboards, vocals, clavinet, Mini Moog
• Ralphe Armstrong - bass
• Narada Michael Walden - percussion, piano, conga, drums, marimba, vocals, tympani, shaker

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)^[4]

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Jazz Albums	24
1976	Pop Albums	118

References

1. Walter Kalosky. "Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Way of the Pilgrim". jazz.com. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
2. Inner Worlds at AllMusic
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 135. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. "Inner Worlds - Mahavishnu Orchestra | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 January 2014.