Offramp

For a highway offramp see, Interchange.

Offramp
Studio album by Pat Metheny Group
Released	1982
Recorded	October 1981
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	42:22
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Pat Metheny Group chronology
American Garage (1980) Offramp (1982) Travels (1983)
Pat Metheny chronology
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (1981) Offramp (1982) Travels (1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Offramp is the third album by Pat Metheny Group, released in 1982. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance in 1983.^[3] It is well known for containing the group's signature song, the Jazz Fusion ballad "Are You Going With Me?".

Offramp is the first studio recording on which Metheny used a guitar synthesizer (a Roland GR-300)^[4] controlled with a Roland G-303 guitar synthesiser controller.^[5]

Track listing

All music composed by Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays, except where noted.

Side I
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Barcarole" (Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Naná Vasconcelos)	3:17
2.	"Are You Going With Me?"	8:47
3.	"Au Lait"	8:32

Side II
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Eighteen" (Metheny, Mays, Vasconcelos)	5:08
2.	"Offramp"	5:59
3.	"James"	6:47
4.	"The Bat Part II"	3:50

"The Bat Part II" is a composition originally recorded by Metheny in the collaborative jazz album 80/81, in 1980.

Personnel

• Pat Metheny – electric and acoustic guitar, Roland guitar synthesizer, Synclavier
• Lyle Mays – piano, synthesizers, autoharp, electric organ, Synclavier
• Steve Rodby – acoustic and electric bass
• Dan Gottlieb – drums
• Naná Vasconcelos – percussion, voice, berimbau

Charts

According to Billboard, Offramp reached #1 on the Jazz Album chart – a position it held for 16 weeks^[6] – and #50 on the Pop Album chart.

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1983	Pat Metheny Group	Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

References

1. Henderson, Alex (2011). "Offramp – Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 139. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Brink, Bob (November 23, 1984). "Metheny Over Miami". The Miami News. pp. C1. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
4. Birosik, Patti Jean (1989). The New Age music guide: profiles and recordings of 500 top New Age musicians. Collier Books. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-02-041640-1.
5. http://www.joness.com/gr300/G-303.htm
6. "Asia Not Minor on Debut; Metheny: U.S. Stands Pat". Billboard. July 17, 1982. p. 5. Retrieved May 1, 2010.