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Breakout is the tenth album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1986. It was the last album co-produced by Richard Calandra, who died of cancer in October 1986.

Breakout
Studio album by Spyro Gyra
Released	June 1986
Recorded	1985
Studio	BearTracks Studios (Suffern, New York).
Genre	Jazz, fusion
Length	38:49
Label	MCA
Producer	Jay Beckenstein, Richard Calandra, Jeremy Wall
Spyro Gyra chronology
Alternating Currents (1985) Breakout (1986) Stories Without Words (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The band produced a music video for the song "Bob Goes to the Store" that was partially shot from the point of view of a roaming dog ("Bob").

Breakout peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Top Jazz Album chart on September 27, 1986 and at No. 71 on the "Billboard 200" pop album chart.[2]

Track listing

1. "Bob Goes to the Store" (Kim Stone) – 4:36
2. "Freefall" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:52
3. "Doubletake" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:05
4. "Breakout" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:37
5. "Body Wave" (Richie Morales, Mark Gray) – 4:09
6. "Whirlwind" (Dave Samuels) – 5:37
7. "Swept Away" (Jeremy Wall) – 5:43
8. "Guiltless" (Tom Schuman) – 5:10

Personnel

Spyro Gyra

• Jay Beckenstein – saxophones
• Tom Schuman – keyboards
• Dave Samuels – KAT Polyphonic mallet synthesizer, vibraphone, marimba
• Julio Fernández – guitars
• Kim Stone – bass guitar
• Richie Morales – drums
• Manolo Badrena – percussion

Additional Personnel

• Eddie Jobson – Synclavier programming

Production

• Jay Beckenstein – producer
• Richard Calandra – producer
• Jeremy Wall – co-producer
• Larry Swist – engineer, front cover illustration
• Chris Bubacz – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
• Jeff Adamoff – art direction
• Spencer Drate – art direction, design
• Judith Salavetz – design
• Duane Michals – rear cover photography
• Phil Brennan – management

References

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