Individual Choice

Individual Choice
Studio album by
Jean-Luc Ponty
ReleasedAugust 1, 1983 (1983-08-01)
RecordedMarch–May 1983
StudiosMusic Grinder and Cherokee (Hollywood, California)
GenresJazz fusion, electronic
Length37:05
LabelsAtlantic
80098
ProducerJean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
Mystical Adventures
(1982)		 Individual Choice
(1983)		 Open Mind
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStar

Individual Choice is an album by French jazz fusion violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1983.

A music video for the title track was produced by Louis Schwarzberg in 1984, consisting of time-lapsed footage of New York City, Chicago, and Seattle. In 1996, the song “Computer Incantations for World Peace” became the basis of the house-music track “Love, Love, Love” by Those Guys.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jean-Luc Ponty.

No.TitleLength
1."Computer Incantations for World Peace"5:41
2."Far from the Beaten Paths"5:59
3."In Spiritual Love"7:01
4."Eulogy to Oscar Romero"2:32
5."Nostalgia"5:02
6."Individual Choice"4:56
7."In Spite of All"5:55

Personnel

Production notes

Charts

Chart (1983) Position
US Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums 2
US Billboard Top Current Album Sales 134
US Billboard 20085

References

  1. ↑ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty - Individual Choice (1983) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ↑ "Jean Luc Ponty Chart History (Traditional Jazz Albums)". Billboard.
  4. ↑ "Jean Luc Ponty Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard.
  5. ↑ "Jean Luc Ponty 2 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.