There & Back (Jeff Beck album)
1980 studio album by Jeff Beck
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There & Back is the third studio solo album by guitarist Jeff Beck, released in July 1980 through Epic Records.[4] The album reached No. 10 and 21 on the U.S. Billboard Jazz Albums and Billboard 200 charts respectively,[7] and No. 36 on the Swedish albums chart.[8]
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| Released | 4 July 1980[1] | |||
| Recorded | London | |||
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| Length | 35:39 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Jeff Beck, Ken Scott[2] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
The album showcases Beck's stylistic shift towards instrumental rock whilst largely retaining the jazz fusion elements of his two previous releases, Blow by Blow (1975) and Wired (1976). "Star Cycle" was used for a number of years as the theme song for both Mid-South Wrestling in the United States and the British music programme The Tube; "The Pump" was featured in the 1983 film Risky Business; "Too Much to Lose" is an instrumental cover of a song composed by keyboardist Jan Hammer that was originally featured on the Jan Hammer Group's 1977 album Melodies.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Star Cycle" | Jan Hammer | 4:59 |
| 2. | "Too Much to Lose" | Hammer | 2:59 |
| 3. | "You Never Know" | Hammer | 4:03 |
| 4. | "The Pump" | Tony Hymas, Simon Phillips | 5:50 |
| Total length: | 17:36 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "El Becko" | Hymas, Phillips | 4:01 |
| 6. | "The Golden Road" | Hymas, Phillips | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Space Boogie" | Hymas, Phillips | 5:10 |
| 8. | "The Final Peace" | Jeff Beck, Hymas | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 17:40 | ||
Personnel
- Jeff Beck – guitar, producer
- Jan Hammer – keyboards, bass (tracks 1–3), drums (track 1)
- Tony Hymas – keyboards (tracks 4–8)
- Simon Phillips – drums (tracks 2–7)
- Mo Foster – bass (tracks 4–7)
Technical
- Ken Scott – producer
Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[9] | 95 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10] | 34 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] | 15 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 36 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 38 |
| US Billboard 200[14] | 21 |
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[15] | 10 |