''Light Years'' is an album by the

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. It features Chick Corea with guitarist

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, saxophonist

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, bassist

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, and drummer

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. The album received the 1988

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for the Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist).

Release and reception

The album was released by

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. The first edition of ''

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'' gave the album its worst possible rating, describing it and other Elektric Band releases as "deeply horrid".

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's Scott Yanow concluded that it was "one of The Elektric Band's better releases".

Track listing

#"Light Years" – 3:51 #"Second Sight" – 4:12 #"Flamingo" – 4:08 #"Prism" – 3:29 #"Time Track" – 5:02 #"Starlight" – 3:51 #"Your Eyes" – 3:56 #"The Dragon" – 5:31 #"View from the Outside" – 6:33 #"Smokescreen" – 4:24 #"Hymn of the Heart" – 6:40 #"Kaleidoscope" – 8:03 Tracks 10-12 are bonus tracks on CD reissues.

Chart performance

Personnel

Musicians * Chick Corea – keyboards *

– sax *

– guitar *

– bass *

– drums

References

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