Jamiroquai - The Return of the Space Cowboy - 1994

The Return Of The Space Cowboy is the second album by the band Jamiroquai. Released in 1994, it is usually classified under the acid-jazz and funk genre.

Album information
This album has become somewhat uncommon in the United States but remains a classic in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Many consider it to be the best and most refined example of the unique Jamiroquai sound. The album has sold 3,000,000 copies to date. Bassist Stuart Zender does not appear on the album version of the song "Space Cowboy", but does appear on the single version, and the "Stoned Again Mix". Zender's explanation of the events which led to his non-appearance on the title track refer to a situation that occurred during the last stages of the album recording. Jay Kay informed Zender that he wanted to record a new version of the title track (the single version had already been recorded and released). However Zender had scheduled some time off to patch up his relationship with model Milla Jovovich. Kay gave his blessing to take the time off, but when Zender returned he found that Kay had recruited a session bassist, known only as "Mr X", to play on the song. Mr X is credited on the liner notes. The track "Morning Glory" was sampled in "Bite Our Style (Interlude)", a track by Missy Elliott from her album, Supa Dupa Fly. A similar occurrence occurred with "Manifest Destiny", sampled in "Who Do U Believe", a tracl by Tupac from his album Better Dayz.

Track 10, "Morning Glory", was originally to be named a single, but the release was cancelled for unknown reasons. The only trace of the cancelled release lies in the US-only promo release of the single, which is a rare one nowadays. The release itself is the 'holy grail' of collecting for many fans, since two more tracks aside from the album version appear on the promo, all of the same length. The tracklisting of the promo itself is:

1. Morning Glory - 6:24
2. Morning Glory (Edit) - 6:24
3. Morning Glory (Instrumental) - 6:24

Track listing
1. "Just Another Story" 8:48
2. "Stillness in Time" 4:15
3. "Half the Man" 4:48
4. "Light Years" 5:53
5. "Manifest Destiny" 6:19
6. "Kids" 5:08
7. "Mr. Moon" 5:28
8. "Scam" 7:00
9. "Journey to Arnhemland" 5:19
10. "Morning Glory" 6:21
11. "Space Cowboy" 6:25
12. "Light Years" 5:53 (US Bonus Track)
13. "Space Cowboy" 4:59 (Mexican Bonus Track)(Classic Radio Mix)
14. "Space Cowboy" 7:58 (Japanese Bonus Track)(Stoned Again Mix)

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