Individual Choice
1983 studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Individual Choice is an album by French jazz fusion violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1983.
ReleasedAugust 1, 1983
RecordedMarch–May 1983
| Individual Choice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | March–May 1983 | |||
| Studio | Music Grinder and Cherokee (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, electronic | |||
| Length | 37:05 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 80098 | |||
| Producer | Jean-Luc Ponty | |||
| Jean-Luc Ponty chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
A music video for the title track was produced by Louis Schwarzberg in 1984, consisting of time-lapsed footage of New York City, Chicago, and Seattle. In 1996, the song “Computer Incantations for World Peace” became the basis of the house-music track “Love, Love, Love” by Those Guys.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jean-Luc Ponty.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Computer Incantations for World Peace" | 5:41 |
| 2. | "Far from the Beaten Paths" | 5:59 |
| 3. | "In Spiritual Love" | 7:01 |
| 4. | "Eulogy to Oscar Romero" | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Nostalgia" | 5:02 |
| 6. | "Individual Choice" | 4:56 |
| 7. | "In Spite of All" | 5:55 |
Personnel
- Jean-Luc Ponty – violin (all), synthesizers (1–6), keyboard bass (3, 5, 6), rhythm computer (3), organ (5)
- George Duke – Minimoog solo (3)
- Allan Holdsworth – guitar (5, 7)
- Randy Jackson – bass (2, 7)
- Rayford Griffin – drums (2, 7), percussion (6)
Production notes
- Jean-Luc Ponty – producer
- Gary Skardina – drum recordings
- Peter R. Kelsey – engineer, mixing
- Stuart Graham – engineer, assistant engineer
- Steve Hall – engineer, mastering
- Mark Hanauer – photography
- Bob Defrin – art direction
Charts
| Chart (1983) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums[3] | 2 |
| US Billboard Top Current Album Sales[4] | 134 |
| US Billboard 200[5] | 85 |
