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
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

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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

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  • 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)
  • Darryl Stuermer - guitar solo (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

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

References

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  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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