Galaxy (War album)

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Galaxy
War - Galaxy.jpg
Studio album by
War
ReleasedNovember 1977
Recorded1977
Genre
Length40:27
LabelMCA
ProducerJerry Goldstein
War chronology
Platinum Jazz
(1976) 		Galaxy
(1977) 		Youngblood
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 stars[3]

Galaxy is the tenth studio album by the funk group War. It was their first album released on MCA Records. The album was certified gold.

Critical reception[]

Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "The first side of the most unambitious album they've ever made works beautifully as what it is—P-Funk on thorazine, with the phrasemaking acuity of previous War records reduced to one title, 'Sweet Fighting Lady.' Side two winds down from a pretty good hit single into fourteen minutes of carrying unambitiousness way too far."[2]

Track listing[]

  1. "Galaxy" – 8:11
  2. "Baby Face (She Said Do Do Do Do)" – 5:04
  3. "Sweet Fighting Lady" – 7:10
  4. "Hey Señorita" – 5:47
  5. "The Seven Tin Soldiers" – 14:15

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 53
US Billboard 200[5] 15
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 6

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1978) Position
US Billboard 200[7] 95
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 37

References[]

  1. ^ Galaxy at AllMusic
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 747–748.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 332. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "War, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "War, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
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