Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk
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Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk | ||||
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File:Star wars and galactic funk.jpg | ||||
Studio album (Tribute album) by Meco | ||||
Released | 1977 | |||
Genre | Disco, space disco, film score, orchestral pop | |||
Label | Millennium Records | |||
Producer | Meco, Harold Wheeler, Tony Bongiovi | |||
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Allmusic | link |
Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk is a disco album by Meco released in 1977. The album uses various musical themes from the Star Wars soundtrack arranged as instrumental disco music. A single from the album, "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band", reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 1, 1977, holding to that position for two weeks. The album was released on compact disc with two additional versions of the single.
Track listing
- Star Wars (15:49) LP side 1
- "Title Theme"
- "Imperial Attack"
- "The Desert & the Robot Auction"
- "The Princess Appears"
- "The Land of the Sand People"
- "Princess Leia's Theme"
- "Cantina Band"
- "The Last Battle"
- "The Throne Room & End Title"
- Other Galactic Funk (12:31) LP side 2
- "Other" (4:07)
- "Galactic" (5:02)
- "Funk" (3:21)
- "Star Wars Theme – Cantina Band" (7" edit) (3:32) - bonus track on CD only
- "Star Wars Theme – Cantina Band" (12" disco mix) (7:34) - bonus track on CD only
Charts
Album
Title | Release date |
Chart positions | ||
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US Pop | US R&B | |||
"Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk" | (1977) | #13 | #8 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart positions | |||
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US R&B | US Dance | US Pop | UK Pop | ||
1977 | "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" | #8 | #6 | #1 (October 1, 1977) | #7 (October, 1977) |
Production
- Recorded at MZH Studio in New York, New York.
- Electronic musical effects were created on a Buchla synthesizer by Suzanne Ciani.
External links
- Allmusic link with chart positions.
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