Visions of the Emerald Beyond

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Visions of The Emerald Beyond
Studio album by Mahavishnu Orchestra
Released	1975
Genre	Jazz Fusion
Length	40:23
Label	Columbia Records
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Mahavishnu Orchestra chronology
Apocalypse (1974) Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975) Inner Worlds (1976)

Visions of the Emerald Beyond is an album by the jazz fusion group Mahavishnu Orchestra, and the second released by its second incarnation.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by John McLaughlin except "Cosmic Strut" by Narada Michael Walden.

1. "Eternity's Breath, Pt. 1" - 3:10
2. "Eternity's Breath, Pt. 2" - 4:50
3. "Lila's Dance" - 5:37
4. "Can't Stand Your Funk" - 2:10
5. "Pastoral" - 3:41
6. "Faith" - 2:01
7. "Cosmic Strut" - 3:29
8. "If I Could See" - 1:17
9. "Be Happy" - 3:33
10. "Earth Ship" - 3:43
11. "Pegasus" - 1:48
12. "Opus 1" - 0:25
13. "On the Way Home to Earth" - 4:45

[edit] Personnel

• John McLaughlin - guitars, vocals
• Steve Kindler - violin, vocals
• Jean-Luc Ponty - violin, vocals, electric violin,baritone violin
• Ralph Armstrong -bass guitar, vocals, contrabass
• Philip Hirschi - cello
• Bob Knapp - flute, trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals, wind
• Narada Michael Walden - percussion, drums, vocals, clavinet
• Gayle Moran - keyboards, vocals
• Carol Shive - vocals
• Russell Tubbs - alto and soprano sax