Planetary Citizen
A short vocal piece by bassist Ralphe Armstrong, later sampled by Massive Attack.
Mahavishnu Orchestra, from Inner Worlds (1976)
- Written by
- Ralphe Armstrong
- Released
- January 1976
- Length
- 2:14
- Album
- Inner Worlds
Bassist Ralphe Armstrong wrote this 2:14 track, the eighth track of Inner Worlds. Armstrong plays bass guitar and sings the lead. Stu Goldberg plays clavinet and sings backing vocals, Narada Michael Walden plays drums and sings backing vocals, and McLaughlin plays guitar and sings backing vocals.
Massive Attack sampled it in Unfinished Sympathy. Armstrong sued over the sample and settled out of court.
More songs by Mahavishnu Orchestra
The Dance of Maya, Birds of Fire, One Word, Dream
Sources
- Inner Worlds, Wikipedia
- Mahavishnu Orchestra, Wikipedia