Civilized Evil

Civilized Evil is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty that was released in 1980. It was reissued by Atlantic on CD in 1992.

Civilized Evil
Studio album by
Jean-Luc Ponty
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1980
RecordedJune–July 1980
StudioVillage Recorders (West Los Angeles, California)
GenreJazz fusion
Length39:40
LabelAtlantic Records
ProducerJean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
A Taste for Passion
(1979)		 Civilized Evil
(1980)		 Mystical Adventures
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

  1. "Demagomania" – 6:25
  2. "In Case We Survive" – 4:06
  3. "Forms of Life" – 4:48
  4. "Peace Crusaders" – 5:38
  5. "Happy Robots" – 4:14
  6. "Shape Up Your Mind" – 5:15
  7. "Good Guys, Bad Guys" – 4:41
  8. "Once a Blue Planet" – 4:02

Personnel
  • Jean-Luc Ponty – acoustic & electric violins; keyboards & synth bass (track 3)
  • Chris Rhyne – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 4-8)
  • Joaquin Lievano – electric rhythm guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4-7); acoustic guitar (track 8)
  • Daryl Stuermer – electric guitar solos (tracks 5 & 7)
  • Randy Jackson – electric bass (tracks 1, 2, 4-7)
  • Mark Craney – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4-7)

Production

  • Gary Starr – engineer
  • Karen Siegel – engineer, assistant engineer
  • Mark Hanauer – photography
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Claudia Ponty – cover art concept

Chart positions
Year Chart Position
1980 Billboard Jazz Albums 3
Billboard Pop Albums 73

References
  1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty - Civilized Evil (1980) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.


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