| Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy | ||||
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| Released | October 1973 | |||
| Recorded | August 1973 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 42:14 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Chick Corea | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
| Creem | B[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [5] |
Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy is a studio album by American jazz fusion band Return to Forever. It was released in October 1973 by Polydor. It was the first album not to feature Flora Purim, Airto and Joe Farrell, and marked a shift away from the largely acoustic fusion they created. Drummer Lenny White and guitarist Bill Connors make their first appearances with the group. Connors would leave shortly after the album's release.
- ^ Gioffre, Daniel. "Return to Forever - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973) album review | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 1974). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1 ed.). U.S.: Rolling Stone. p. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.