Sufficiently Breathless

Sufficiently Breathless, the second album by Captain Beyond, was released in 1973 and features a jazzier, smoother sound than its predecessor, reminiscent of mid-1970s Santana. The medley format of the first album is retained only for the last six minutes of Sufficiently Breathless: "Voyages of Past Travellers" flows directly into "Everything's a Circle", which in turn is actually two distinct songs despite being listed under a single title. Original drummer/songwriter Bobby Caldwell had been replaced by Marty Rodriguez and Guille Garcia in the band.

Sufficiently Breathless
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1973
Recorded1973
Genre
Length33:15
LabelCapricorn
ProducerPhil Walden
Captain Beyond chronology
Captain Beyond
(1972)
Sufficiently Breathless
(1973)
Dawn Explosion
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

According to bassist Lee Dorman, the songs were written by vocalist Rod Evans, guitarist Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt, and Dorman himself, but Rodriguez and Garcia were allotted a percentage point of the songwriting royalties due to their contributions to the arrangements.[2] Sufficiently Breathless also featured a sixth band member, pianist Reese Wynans, but his time with Captain Beyond was brief; he did not play on the album's title track and quit after one show with the band due to his economic situation.[2] Dorman alone was credited as writing the songs on the album, because Reinhardt and Evans were in litigation with Iron Butterfly and Deep Purple at the time.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Lee Dorman

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Sufficiently Breathless"5:15
2."Bright Blue Tango"4:11
3."Drifting in Space"3:12
4."Evil Men"4:51
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Starglow Energy"5:04
2."Distant Sun"4:42
3."Voyages of Past Travellers"1:46
4."Everything's a Circle"4:14

Personnel

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Additional personnel

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic
  2. ^ a b c "The Captain Beyond Story". The Unofficial (European) Captain Beyond Website. Archived from the original on May 2, 2001.