Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk

Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk
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Studio album (Tribute album) by Meco
Released	1977
Genre	Disco, space disco, film score, orchestral pop
Label	Millennium Records
Producer	Meco, Harold Wheeler, Tony Bongiovi
Meco chronology
Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk (1977) Encounters of Every Kind (1978)Encounters of Every Kind1978

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Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk is a disco album by Meco released in 1977. The album uses various musical themes from the Star Wars soundtrack arranged as instrumental disco music. A single from the album, "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band", reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 1, 1977, holding to that position for two weeks. The album was released on compact disc with two additional versions of the single.

Track listing

1. Star Wars (15:49) LP side 1
   • "Title Theme"
   • "Imperial Attack"
   • "The Desert & the Robot Auction"
   • "The Princess Appears"
   • "The Land of the Sand People"
   • "Princess Leia's Theme"
   • "Cantina Band"
   • "The Last Battle"
   • "The Throne Room & End Title"
2. Other Galactic Funk (12:31) LP side 2
   • "Other" (4:07)
   • "Galactic" (5:02)
   • "Funk" (3:21)
3. "Star Wars Theme – Cantina Band" (7" edit) (3:32) - bonus track on CD only
4. "Star Wars Theme – Cantina Band" (12" disco mix) (7:34) - bonus track on CD only

Charts

Album

Title	Release date	Chart positions
		US Pop	US R&B
"Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk"	(1977)	#13	#8

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US R&B	US Dance	US Pop	UK Pop
1977	"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band"	#8	#6	#1 (October 1, 1977)	#7 (October, 1977)

Production

• Recorded at MZH Studio in New York, New York.
• Electronic musical effects were created on a Buchla synthesizer by Suzanne Ciani.

External links

• Allmusic link with chart positions.