| Catching the Sun | ||||
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| Released | February 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Studio | Secret Sound Studios, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 40:21 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Jay Beckenstein and Richard Calandra | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | (unrated)[1] |
| Record Mirror |   [2] |
Catching the Sun is the third album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1980 on MCA Records. The album was given gold status by the RIAA on June 5, 1985.[3]
At Billboard magazine, Catching the Sun reached No. 19 on the Top 200 albums chart.[4] The song "Catching the Sun" reached No. 15 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart[5] and No. 68 on the Hot 100 singles chart.[6] The song "Percolator" peaked at No. 48 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart.[5] In Canada, the album reached No. 80 in the Top 100 Album chart.[7]
- ^ "Review: Spyro Gyra – Catching the Sun" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 10. 8 March 1980. p. 55. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 31 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
- ^ Russell, Rosalind (16 February 1980). "Spyro Gyra: Catching The Sun". Record Mirror. p. 19.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Spyro Gyra - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Spyro Gyra - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Spyro Gyra - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - May 24, 1980" (PDF).