Chain Reaction (The Crusaders album)

Chain Reaction
Studio album by The Crusaders
Released	1975
Recorded	1975
Studio	Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz-fusion
Label	ABC/Blue Thumb
Producer	Stewart Levine, The Crusaders
The Crusaders chronology
Southern Comfort (1974) Chain Reaction (1975) Those Southern Knights (1976)

Chain Reaction is a 1975 album by jazz-fusion band The Crusaders.

Reception

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

The Allmusic review by Jim Newsom says the album "finds the Crusaders at the top of their form". It is "one of the tastiest concoctions of the mid-'70s jazz-fusion era". Chain Reaction "helped lure young, rock and soul-oriented listeners over to check out the jazz side".

Track listing

1. "Creole" – 3:25
2. "Chain Reaction" – 5:35
3. "I Felt The Love" – 2:28
4. "Mellow Out" – 2:44
5. "Rainbow Visions" – 6:15
6. "Hallucinate" – 5:08
7. "Give It Up" – 2:56
8. "Hot's It" – 3:50
9. "Sugar Cane" – 2:31
10. "Soul Caravan" – 5:30

Personnel

• Wayne Henderson - Trombone
• Wilton Felder - Bass, saxophone
• Joe Sample - Keyboards
• Stix Hooper - Drums
• Larry Carlton - Guitar

Charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position[3]
Billboard 200	26
US Top R&B Albums	9
US Top Jazz Albums	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US R&B[4]
1975	"Creole"	84

References

1. "Chain Reaction - The Crusaders | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 53. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. "The Crusaders | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
4. "The Crusaders | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-18.

External links

• Crusaders-Chain Reaction at Discogs