Return to Forever: The Anthology

Return to Forever: The Anthology
Compilation album by Return to Forever
Released	2008
Recorded	1973–1976, at Record Plant Studios, N.Y. (1973–1975) and at Caribou Ranch, Colorado (1976)
Genre	Jazz-rock
Label	Concord Records
Producer	Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
All About Jazz	(not rated) [2]

Return to Forever: The Anthology is a compilation of the "electric years" of jazz fusion band Return to Forever. The collection features newly remastered selections from Where Have I Known You Before and No Mystery, along with the entire Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy and Romantic Warrior albums. Remastering was performed by Mick Guzauski at Mad Hatter Studios.^[3]

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy" (Corea) – 3:31
2. "After the Cosmic Rain" (Clarke) – 8:25
3. "Captain Señor Mouse" (Corea) – 9:01
4. "Theme to the Mothership" (Corea) – 8:49
5. "Space Circus, Pts. 1 & 2" (Corea) – 5:42
6. "The Game Maker" (Corea) – 6:46
7. "Vulcan Worlds" (Clarke) – 7:51
8. "The Shadow of Lo" (White) – 7:32
9. "Beyond the Seventh Galaxy" (Corea) – 3:13
10. "Song to the Pharaoh Kings" (Corea) – 14:21

Track 1–6: from Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973, complete)
Track 7–10: from Where Have I Known You Before (1974)

Disc two

1. "Dayride" (Clarke) – 3:25
2. "Sofistifunk" (White) – 3:51
3. "No Mystery" (Corea) – 6:10
4. "Celebration Suite Part I & II" (Corea) – 14:01
5. "Medieval Overture" (Corea) – 5:14
6. "Sorceress" (White) – 7:34
7. "The Romantic Warrior" (Corea) – 10:52
8. "Majestic Dance" (Di Meola) – 5:01
9. "The Magician" (Clarke) – 5:29
10. "Duel of the Jester and the Tyrant Part I & II" (Corea) – 11:26

Track 1–4: from No Mystery (1975)
Track 5–10: from Romantic Warrior (1976, complete)

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
2008	Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz	4[4]

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "The Anthology - Return to Forever | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
2. Greenland, Tom. "Return to Forever: Return to Forever: The Anthology". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
3. "The Anthology : Return To Forever : Concord Music Group". www2.concordmusicgroup.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
4. "The Anthology - Return to Forever | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

External links

• The official Return to Forever website
• Concord Records