Beneath the Mask
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{{Infobox album
| name = Beneath the Mask
| type = studio
| artist = Chick Corea
| cover = Beneath_the_mask_-_chick_corea.jpg
| alt = 3D Picture of the Only's second season
| released = August 13, 1991{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/CMJ/1991/|title=Upcoming Releases|magazine=CMJ New Music Report|page=60|date=August 9, 1991}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, California). Post-Production at The Review Room (New York City, New York).
| genre = Jazz, Jazz fusion, Post-bop
| length = {{Duration|m=55|s=36}}
| label = GRP
| producer = Chick Corea
| prev_title = Alive
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Play
| next_year = 1992
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/beneath-the-mask-mw0000265758 |title=Beneath the Mask - Chick Corea's Elektric Band : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic |first=Scott |last=Yanow |work=allmusic.com |accessdate=2 March 2013}}
| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=305}}
}}
Beneath the Mask is an album by Chick Corea Elektric Band, released in 1991 through the record label GRP. The album peaked at number two on Billboard{{'s}} Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.{{Cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/artist/chick-corea-p66463/charts-awards|title=Chick Corea: Charts & Awards|accessdate=5 August 2011|publisher=Allmusic}}
Track listing
- "Beneath the Mask" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 3:31
- "Little Things That Count" (John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 3:47
- "One of Us Is Over 40" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 4:55
- "A Wave Goodbye" (Chick Corea, Dave Weckl) – 4:45
- "Lifescape" (Chick Corea) – 5:10
- "Jammin E. Cricket" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 6:51
- "Charged Particles" (Chick Corea) – 5:17
- "Free Step" (Chick Corea) – 7:44
- "99 Flavors" (Chick Corea) – 3:52
- "Illusions" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Dave Weckl) – 9:44
Personnel
The Chick Corea Elektric Band
- Chick Corea – keyboards
- Frank Gambale – guitars
- John Patitucci – basses
- Dave Weckl – drums
- Eric Marienthal – saxophones
Additional musicians
- Bob Rice – synthesizer programming
- Rory Kaplan – synth string bass
Production
- Ron Moss – executive album producer, cover concept, cover design, lettering
- Dave Grusin – executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- Chick Corea – producer, mixing, cover concept
- John Patitucci – co-producer
- Dave Weckl – co-producer, mixing
- Danny Byrnes – recording manager
- Bernie Kirsh – recording, mixing
- Robert Read – assistant engineer
- Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Joseph Doughney – post-production engineer
- Michael Landy – post-production engineer
- Kim Barry – equipment technician
- Mick Thompson – keyboard and Synclavier technician
- Brian Alexander – Rhodes piano technician
- Mark Frankovich – studio manager
- Evelyn Brechtlein – project coordinator
- Michelle Lewis – production coordinator
- Andy Baltimore – creative director
- Mike Manoogian – cover design, graphic design, lettering
- David Gibb – graphic design
- Scott Johnson – graphic design
- Sonny Mediana – graphic design
- Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
- Dan Serrano – graphic design
- Barton Stabler – cover illustration
- Harrison Funk – photography
Chart performance
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| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1991
|Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums |
References
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