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| Spyro Gyra | ||||
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| Released | 1977 (re-released in 1978) | |||
| Recorded | 1976 (re-recorded in 1977) | |||
| Studio | Mark Studios (Clarence, NY); Blue Rock Studio (New York, NY). | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 43:54 | |||
| Label | Crosseyed Bear | |||
| Producer | Jay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra | |||
| Spyro Gyra chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Spyro Gyra is the debut album by the jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra, released in 1978. The album was self-released on the label Crosseyed Bear Productions before the band signed with Amherst Records and re-released it with a different cover.
At Billboard magazine, the album reached No. 99 on the Top 200 Albums chart[2] and also No. 99 in Canada.[3] "Shaker Song" reached No. 16 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart,[4] No. 90 on the Hot 100 singles chart, and was covered by the Manhattan Transfer on the album Extensions.[5] In Canada, "Shaker Song" made No. 99 in the Top 100 chart,[6] and No. 26 in the AO chart.[7]
- ^ Spyro Gyra at AllMusic
- ^ "Top 200 Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 22, 1978" (PDF).
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Extensions". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 29, 1978" (PDF).
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 19, 1978" (PDF).