Electric Guitarist

For the person who plays on the associated instrument, see Electric guitar.

1978 studio album by John McLaughlin

Electric Guitarist

Studio album by

John McLaughlin

Released| 1978 (1978)
Recorded| January–February 1978
Studio| Sound Mixer Studios in New York City; Devonshire Sound Studios in North Hollywood, California
Genre| Jazz, jazz-rock
Length| 38:53
Label| Columbia
Producer| John McLaughlin, Dennis MacKay
John McLaughlin chronology
| Natural Elements (with Shakti)
(1977)  | Electric Guitarist
(1978)  | Electric Dreams
(1979)

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John McLaughlin solo chronology
| My Goal's Beyond
(1971)  | Electric Guitarist
(1978)  | Electric Dreams
(1979)

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Electric Guitarist is the fourth solo album by guitarist John McLaughlin, released in 1978 through Columbia Records originally on vinyl; a remastered CD was issued in 1990 as part of the Columbia Jazz Contemporary Masters series. Among McLaughlin’s former collaborators appearing on the album are drummers Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette and Billy Cobham, keyboardist Chick Corea, alto saxophonist David Sanborn, violinist Jerry Goodman, bassists Jack Bruce, Stanley Clarke and Fernando Saunders and fellow guitarist Carlos Santana.

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
All About Jazz| (favourable)[1]
AllMusic| [2]
Christgau's Record Guide| B+[3]
Rolling Stone| (favourable)[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [5]

The New York Times wrote that the music is "in a more conventional jazz or jazz-rock format."[6]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by John McLaughlin, except where noted.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "New York on My Mind"| 5:46
2.| "Friendship"| 7:02
3.| "Every Tear from Every Eye"| 6:53
4.| "Do You Hear the Voices That You Left Behind?"| 7:41
5.| "Are You the One? Are You the One?"| 4:43
6.| "Phenomenon: Compulsion"| 3:23
7.| "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington)| 3:25
Total length:| 38:53

## Personnel

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* John McLaughlin – guitar

"New York on My Mind"

* Jerry Goodman – violin
* Stu Goldberg – Minimoog, electric piano & organ
* Fernando Saunders – bass
* Billy Cobham – drums

"Friendship"

* Carlos Santana – guitar
* Tom Coster – organ
* Neil Jason – bass
* Narada Michael Walden – drums
* Alyrio Lima – percussion
* Armando Peraza – conga

"Every Tear from Every Eye"

* David Sanborn – alto saxophone
* Patrice Rushen – piano
* Alphonso Johnson – bass & Moog Taurus
* Tony Thunder Smith – drums

"Do You Hear the Voices That You Left Behind?"

* Chick Corea – Minimoog & electric piano
* Stanley Clarke – bass
* Jack DeJohnette – drums

"Are You the One? Are You the One?"

* Jack Bruce – bass
* Tony Williams – drums

"Phenomenon - Compulsion"

* Billy Cobham – drums

"My Foolish Heart"

* solo on electric guitar

## Charts

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Chart (1978)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] | 73
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] | 38
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 40
US Billboard 200[10] | 105
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[11] | 6

## References

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1. ^ Kolosky, Walter (2002-11-17). "John McLaughlin - Electric Guitarist (1978) album review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
2. ^ Horowitz, Hal. "John McLaughlin - Electric Guitarist (1978) album review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 7 March 2019 - via robertchristgau.com.
4. ^ Swenson, John (1978-08-24). "John McLaughlin - Electric Guitarist (1978) album review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 135\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
6. ^ Palmer, Robert (28 July 1978). "The Pop Life: Plugging in to the rhythms of India". The New York Times. p. C8.
7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
8. ^ "Charts.nz – John McLaughlin – Electric Guitarist". Hung Medien. Retrieved October June 15, 2024.
9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – John McLaughlin – Electric Guitarist". Hung Medien. Retrieved October June 15, 2024.
10. ^ "John McLaughlin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October June 15, 2024.
11. ^ "John McLaughlin Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October June 15, 2024.

## External links

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* John McLaughlin - Electric Guitarist (1978) album releases & credits at Discogs

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John McLaughlin

Solo albums|

* Extrapolation
* Where Fortune Smiles
* Devotion
* My Goal's Beyond
* Electric Guitarist
* Electric Dreams
* Belo Horizonte
* Music Spoken Here
* Live at the Royal Festival Hall
* Que Alegria
* Time Remembered: John McLaughlin Plays Bill Evans
* Tokyo Live
* After the Rain
* The Promise
* The Guitar Trio
* The Heart of Things
* The Heart of Things: Live in Paris
* Thieves and Poets
* Industrial Zen
* Floating Point
* To the One
* Now Here This
* Black Light
* Liberation Time

with Miles Davis|

* In a Silent Way
* Bitches Brew
* Jack Johnson
* Live-Evil
* On the Corner
* Big Fun
* Get Up with It
* Circle in the Round
* Directions
* You're Under Arrest
* Aura
* The Cellar Door Sessions 1970

with the
Mahavishnu Orchestra|

* The Inner Mounting Flame
* Birds of Fire
* The Lost Trident Sessions
* Between Nothingness & Eternity
* Apocalypse
* Visions of the Emerald Beyond
* Inner Worlds
* Mahavishnu
* Adventures in Radioland

with Shakti and Remember Shakti|

* Shakti with John McLaughlin
* A Handful of Beauty
* Natural Elements
* Remember Shakti
* Remember Shakti – The Believer
* Remember Shakti – Saturday Night in Bombay
* This Moment

Collaborative albums|

* Super Nova
* Emergency!
* Things We Like
* Escalator over the Hill
* One Man Dog
* Love Devotion Surrender
* Welcome
* Moto Grosso Feio
* School Days
* Friday Night in San Francisco
* Passion, Grace and Fire
* Round Midnight (soundtrack)
* Making Music
* Universal Syncopations
* Five Peace Band Live
* Saturday Night in San Francisco

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* Discography

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