No Mystery

No Mystery
Studio album by
Return to Forever
ReleasedFebruary 1975
RecordedJanuary 1975
StudioRecord Plant Studios, New York City
GenreJazz fusion
Length42:57
LabelPolydor
ProducerChick Corea, Shelly Yakus
Return to Forever chronology
Where Have I Known You Before
(1974) 		No Mystery
(1975) 		Romantic Warrior
(1976)
Chick Corea chronology
Where Have I Known You Before
(1974) 		No Mystery
(1975) 		Circling In
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Sputnikmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

No Mystery (1975) is a studio album by jazz-rock fusion band Return to Forever, and the second featuring the quartet of Chick Corea, guitarist Al Di Meola, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White.

Production

All members of the group contributed compositions to this album. Side 1 contains heavily funk-influenced material composed by each member of the group, whereas Side 2 is filled by Chick Corea compositions. Chick Corea won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group Grammy Award in 1975 for this album.[4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dayride"Stanley Clarke3:25
2."Jungle Waterfall"Chick Corea, Clarke3:03
3."Flight of the Newborn"Al Di Meola7:23
4."Sofistifunk"Lenny White3:51
5."Excerpt from the First Movement of Heavy Metal"Corea, Clarke, White, Di Meola2:45
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."No Mystery"Corea6:10
7."Interplay"Corea, Clarke2:15
8."Celebration Suite, part I"Corea8:27
9."Celebration Suite, part II"Corea5:32
Total length:42:57

Personnel

Return to Forever

Production

  • Shelly Yakus – engineer
  • Tom Rabstenek – mastering
  • Bill Levy – cover art direction

Chart performance

Year Chart Position
1975 Billboard 200 39[4]
1975 Billboard Jazz Albums 7[4]

References

  1. ^ Nastos, Michael G. "Return to Forever - No Mystery (1975) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  2. ^ Campbell, Hernan M. (April 3, 2013). "Return to Forever - No Mystery (1975) album review | Sputnikmusic". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 50. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ a b c "Return to Forever - No Mystery (1975) | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
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