Chain Reaction (The Crusaders album)

Chain Reaction is a 1975 album by jazz-fusion band The Crusaders.

Chain Reaction
Studio album by
The Crusaders
Released1975 (1975)
Recorded1975
StudioWally Heider Recording, Hollywood, California
GenreJazz fusion
Length40:32
LabelABC/Blue Thumb
ProducerStewart Levine, The Crusaders
The Crusaders chronology
Southern Comfort
(1974)		 Chain Reaction
(1975)		 Those Southern Knights
(1976)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The Allmusic review by Jim Newsom says the album "finds the Crusaders at the top of their form". It is "one of the tastiest concoctions of the mid-'70s jazz-fusion era". Chain Reaction "helped lure young, rock and soul-oriented listeners over to check out the jazz side".

Track listing
  1. "Creole" – 3:25
  2. "Chain Reaction" – 5:35
  3. "I Felt The Love" – 2:28
  4. "Mellow Out" – 2:44
  5. "Rainbow Visions" – 6:15
  6. "Hallucinate" – 5:08
  7. "Give It Up" – 2:56
  8. "Hot's It" – 3:50
  9. "Sugar Cane" – 2:31
  10. "Soul Caravan" – 5:30

Personnel
The Crusaders

Charts
Chart (1975) Peak position[3]
Billboard 200 26
US Top R&B Albums 9
US Top Jazz Albums 1

Singles
Year Single Chart positions
US R&B[4]
1975 "Creole" 84
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References
  1. "Chain Reaction - The Crusaders | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 53. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. "The Crusaders | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  4. "The Crusaders | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
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