''Encounters Of Every Kind'' is an album by

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, released in

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. It was recorded after the success of Meco's platinum-selling album ''

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'' and contains two sides of linked songs. In contrast to the previous album (which dedicated a full side to the music from ''Star Wars'') and contrary to an album title that suggests a similar focus on the music from ''

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'', this album is presented as a musical trip through time with stops in the age of the Dinosaurs, ancient Rome, medieval England, the Old West, 1920s Chicago and others, with no special focus on any particular film until the final track which is a version of the theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. ''Encounters of Every Kind'' was the last Meco album to gain significant prominence on the

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, though he continued to record film tie-ins with disco-inspired albums for ''

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'', '' Superman & Other Galactic Heroes'' (a tie-in with '' Superman'', which was another

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score) and 'Music From Star Trek & Music From The Black Hole'' (tie-ins with the 1979 films '' Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' and ''

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''). None of these releases other than the ''Star Wars'' album have been released on CD, though some tracks from ''Close Encounters'' were available on the ''Best of

'' compact disc.

Track listing

Side one

#"Time Machine" - ''(0:43)'' #"In the Beginning" (Harold Wheeler) - ''(3:27)'' #"Roman Nights" (Harold Wheeler) - ''(1:26)'' #"Lady Marion" (Harold Wheeler) - ''(2:52)'' #"Icebound" (Harold Wheeler) - ''(1:20)'' #"Hot in the Saddle" (Harold Wheeler) - ''(4:27)''

Side two

#"Time Machine" - ''(0:15)'' #"

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, Joseph Meyer,

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) - ''(3:49)'' #"

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" (

Edgar Battle Edgar "Puddinghead" Battle (October 3, 1907 – February 6, 1977) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. He performed on trumpet, trombone, saxophone, and keyboard. Early life and education Battle was born into a m ...

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) - ''(3:33)'' #"Meco's Theme/3w.57" ( Harold Wheeler) - ''(5:32)'' #" Theme from 'Close Encounters'" (

) - ''(4:21)''

Charts

Album

Singles

Credits

* Produced by

Meco Monardo Domenico Monardo (born November 29, 1939), known as Meco, is an American record producer and musician, as well as the name of his band or production team. Meco is best known for his 1977 space disco version of the ''Star Wars'' theme from his ...

Tony Bongiovi Anthony C. Bongiovi (born September 7, 1947) is an American record producer and recording engineer. He is the cousin of musician Jon Bon Jovi. Career Bongiovi has produced records by Gloria Gaynor, Talking Heads, Aerosmith ('' Classics Live'') ...

and Harold Wheeler * Mastered by George Marino * Recorded at: ** Celebration Studios,

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. **

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, New York City. * Mastered at: Sterling Sound,

References

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* AMG link {{Authority control 1977 albums Casablanca Records albums Meco albums Albums produced by Tony Bongiovi Albums produced by Harold Wheeler (musician)