Life on Mars

by Dexter Wansel

Life on Mars cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: July 1976
  • Label: Philadelphia International
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:31
  • Community rating: 3.91/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A cornerstone release for Philadelphia International, this project highlights the keyboardist's pioneering integration of ARP synthesizers into soul and funk arrangements. The record's futuristic, cosmic themes and dense, sweeping orchestrations deeply influenced the trajectory of electronic dance music and hip-hop sampling in subsequent decades.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, space, funky, fusion, soulful, synthesizers, groove-laden

Tracklist

  1. A Prophet Named K.G. (4:20)
  2. Life on Mars (5:49)
  3. Together Once Again (4:22)
  4. Stargazer (3:19)
  5. One Million Miles from the Ground (5:00)
  6. You Can Be What You Wanna Be (5:03)
  7. Theme from the Planets (4:52)
  8. Rings of Saturn (3:42)

Credits

  • Barbara Ingram - backing vocals
  • Carla Benson - backing vocals
  • Evette Benton - backing vocals
  • Derrick Graves - bass
  • Darryl Brown - drums, percussion
  • Calvin Harris - guitar
  • Nimitr Sarikananda - lacquer cut by
  • Charles Collins - percussion

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