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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Point of View
| name = Point of View
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Spyro Gyra]]
| artist = [[Spyro Gyra]]
| Cover = Point of view spyro gyra.jpg
| cover = Point of view spyro gyra.jpg
| Released = June 1989
| alt =
| Recorded = 1989
| released = June 1989
| recorded = 1989
| Genre = [[Jazz]], [[smooth jazz]]
| Length = 53:48
| venue =
| Label = [[GRP Records|GRP]]
| studio = [[BearTracks Studios]] (Suffern, New York).
| Producer = [[Jay Beckenstein]]
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[smooth jazz]]
| length = {{Duration|m=53|s=48}}
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| Last album = ''[[Rites of Summer]]''<br/>(1988)
| label = [[MCA Records]]
| This album = '''''Point of View'''''<br/>(1989)
⚫
| producer = [[Jay Beckenstein]]
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| Next album = ''[[Fast Forward (Spyro Gyra album)|Fast Forward]]''<br/>(1990)
⚫
| prev_title = [[Rites of Summer]]
| prev_year = 1988
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| next_title = [[Fast Forward (Spyro Gyra album)|Fast Forward]]
| next_year = 1990
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
'''''Point Of View''''' is the thirteenth album by the American jazz group [[Spyro Gyra]], released in June 1989 on the GRP label. This album reached #4 on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s Contemporary [[Jazz]] chart.
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last1=Mason|first1=Stewart|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/point-of-view-mw0000653761|title=Point of View|work=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=2021-11-16}}</ref>}}

'''''Point of View''''' is the thirteenth album by the American jazz group [[Spyro Gyra]], released in June 1989 by [[MCA Records]]. At ''Billboard'' magazine, the album peaked at No. 120 on the Top 200 Albums chart.<ref name="Mason">{{cite web|last1=Mason|first1=Stewart|title=Point of View – Spyro Gyra|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/point-of-view-mw0000653761|website=AllMusic|accessdate=18 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="top">{{cite web|title=Spyro Gyra – Chart history {{!}} Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/280232/spyro-gyra/chart?page=1&f=305|website=Billboard|accessdate=18 May 2017|language=en}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
#Slow Burn (written by [[Dave Samuels]]) - 4:07
# "Slow Burn" ([[Dave Samuels]]) – 4:07
#Swing Street (Jay Beckenstein) - 5:13
# "Swing Street" ([[Jay Beckenstein]]) – 5:13
#Fairweather ([[Tom Schuman]]) - 4:46
# "Fairweather" ([[Tom Schuman]]) – 4:46
#The Unknown Soldier (Jay Beckenstein) - 5:16
# "The Unknown Soldier" (Beckenstein) – 5:23
#Hannibal's Boogie (Jay Beckenstein) - 5:59
# "Hannibal's Boogie" (Beckenstein) – 5:59
#No Limits (Jay Beckenstein) - 4:41*
# "No Limits" (Beckenstein) – 4:41*
#Carolina (Richie Morales) - 4:34
# "Carolina" (Richie Morales) – 4:34
#Riverwalk (Dave Samuels) - 4:29
# "Riverwalk" (Samuels) – 4:29
#Swamp Thing (Jeremy Wall) - 6:26
# "Swamp Thing" ([[Jeremy Wall]]) – 6:26
#Counterpoint (Jeremy Wall) - 3:56
# "Counterpoint" (Wall) – 3:56
#Gotcha (Oscar Cartaya) - 4:09
# "Gotcha" (Oskar Cartaya) – 4:09


"No Limits" (track #6) was not on the original LP, but was included on the cassette and CD.
"No Limits" (track No. 6) was not on the original LP but was included on the cassette and CD.


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
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*[[Jay Beckenstein]] - saxophone
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*[[Tom Schuman]] - keyboards
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*Richie Morales - drums
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*Oscar Cartaya - bass
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*[[Jay Azzolina]] - guitar
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*[[Dave Samuels]] - vibraphone, marimba
*Julio Fernández - guitar
*Roger Squitero - percussion<ref>Personnel from Spyro Gyra's web-site. http://www.spyrogyra.com/discography.php?num=13</ref>


'''Spyro Gyra'''
==Charts==
* [[Jay Beckenstein]] – saxophones
{| class="wikitable"
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* [[Tom Schuman]] – keyboards
|-
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* [[Jay Azzolina]] – guitars
! Chart (1989)
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* Oskar Cartaya – bass
! Peak<br>position
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* Richie Morales – drums
|-
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* [[Dave Samuels]] – [[MalletKAT|mallet synthesizer]], [[vibraphone]], [[marimba]]
| [[Billboard charts|Billboard]] Jazz Albums<ref name="allmusic albums">{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=spyro-gyra-mn0000156886/awards|pure_url=yes}}|title=Spyro Grya US albums chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=9 March 2013}}</ref>

| align=center| 4
'''Additional musicians'''
|-
* [[Julio Fernández (musician)|Julio Fernández]] – rhythm guitar (5)
|}
* Roger Squitero – percussion (1, 7, 11)

=== Production ===
* Jay Beckenstein – producer
* [[Jeremy Wall]] – assistant producer
* Larry Swist – engineer, mixing
* Chris Bubacz – additional engineer
* Doug Rose – assistant engineer
* [[Bob Ludwig]] – mastering at [[Masterdisk]] (New York City, New York).
* Stephen Walters – digital design
* Jeff Katz – photography
* Phil Brennan – management


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.discogs.com/Spyro-Gyra-Point-Of-View/master/48957 Spyro Gyra-''Point of View'' at Discogs]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/album/point-of-view-mw0000653761 Spyro Gyra-''Point of View'' at AllMusic]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/album/point-of-view-mw0000653761 Spyro Gyra-''Point of View'' at AllMusic]
* [http://www.spyrogyra.com Spyro Gyra official web site]
*[http://www.spyrogyra.com Spyro Gyra official web site]


{{Spyro Gyra}}
{{Spyro Gyra}}
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[[Category:1989 albums]]
[[Category:1989 albums]]
[[Category:Spyro Gyra albums]]
[[Category:Spyro Gyra albums]]

Latest revision as of 15:15, 4 May 2024

Point of View
Studio album by
Spyro Gyra
ReleasedJune 1989
Recorded1989
StudioBearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York).
GenreJazz, smooth jazz
Length53:48
LabelMCA Records
ProducerJay Beckenstein
Spyro Gyra chronology
Rites of Summer
(1988) 		Point of View
(1989) 		Fast Forward
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Point of View is the thirteenth album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in June 1989 by MCA Records. At Billboard magazine, the album peaked at No. 120 on the Top 200 Albums chart.[2][3]

Track listing

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  1. "Slow Burn" (Dave Samuels) – 4:07
  2. "Swing Street" (Jay Beckenstein) – 5:13
  3. "Fairweather" (Tom Schuman) – 4:46
  4. "The Unknown Soldier" (Beckenstein) – 5:23
  5. "Hannibal's Boogie" (Beckenstein) – 5:59
  6. "No Limits" (Beckenstein) – 4:41*
  7. "Carolina" (Richie Morales) – 4:34
  8. "Riverwalk" (Samuels) – 4:29
  9. "Swamp Thing" (Jeremy Wall) – 6:26
  10. "Counterpoint" (Wall) – 3:56
  11. "Gotcha" (Oskar Cartaya) – 4:09

"No Limits" (track No. 6) was not on the original LP but was included on the cassette and CD.

Personnel

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Spyro Gyra

Additional musicians

Production

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  • Jay Beckenstein – producer
  • Jeremy Wall – assistant producer
  • Larry Swist – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Bubacz – additional engineer
  • Doug Rose – assistant engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York).
  • Stephen Walters – digital design
  • Jeff Katz – photography
  • Phil Brennan – management

References

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  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Point of View". Allmusic. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  2. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Point of View – Spyro Gyra". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Spyro Gyra – Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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