Encounters of Every Kind
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Encounters Of Every Kind | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Genre | Disco, Funk | |||
Length | 31:45 | |||
Label | Millennium Records RCA | |||
Producer | Meco Monardo, Tony Bongiovi, Harold Wheeler | |||
Meco chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Encounters Of Every Kind is an album by Meco, released in 1978. It was recorded after the success of Meco's platinum-selling album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk 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 Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 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
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)
- "Crazy Rhythm" (Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn) - (3:49)
- "Topsy" (Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham) - (3:33)
- "Meco's Theme/3w.57" (Harold Wheeler) - (5:32)
- "Theme from 'Close Encounters'" (John Williams) - (4:21)
Charts
Album
Title | Release date |
Chart positions | ||
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US Pop[2] | US R&B | AUS[3] | ||
"Encounters Of Every Kind" | 1978 | #62 | #35 | #75 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart Positions | |||
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US R&B | US Dance
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US Pop
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AUS | ||
1978 | "Theme from Close Encounters" | #76 | #33 | #25 | #76 |
Credits
- Produced by Meco Monardo, Tony Bongiovi and Harold Wheeler
- Mastered by George Marino
- Recorded at:
- Celebration Studios, N.Y.C.
- Power Station, New York City.
- Mastered at: Sterling Sound, N.Y.C.
References
- ^ "Encounters of Every Kind Review by Christian Genzel". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ "Meco". Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.