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Domino Theory is the twelfth studio album by jazz fusion band Weather Report, released in February 1984. It is the second studio album to feature the Hakim-Bailey-Rossy rhythm section. The title of the album is a reference towards the American geopolitical theory of the same name which gained popularity between the 1950s and 1980s.

Domino Theory
Studio album by Weather Report
Released	February 1984
Venue	Koseinenkin Hall (Osaka)
Studio	The Music Room (Pasadena) Sound Castle (Los Angeles)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	47:28
Label	Columbia
Producer	Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Omar Hakim
Weather Report chronology
Procession (1983) Domino Theory (1984) Sportin' Life (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Joe Zawinul, except where indicated.

1. "Can It Be Done" (Wilson Tee) – 4:02
2. "D Flat Waltz" – 11:10
3. "The Peasant" – 8:16
4. "Predator" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:21
5. "Blue Sound - Note 3" – 6:52
6. "Swamp Cabbage" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:22
7. "Domino Theory" – 6:09

Personnel

Weather Report

• Josef 'Joe' Erich Zawinul - keyboards and synthesizers
• Wayne Shorter - saxophones
• Omar Hakim - drums
• Victor Bailey - bass
• José Rossy - percussion
• Carl Anderson - vocals on "Can It Be Done"

Technical

• Bernie Fromm, Mitch Gibson, Tom Suzuki - engineer
• Larry Ferguson - assistant engineer
• Tony Lane, Nancy Donald - cover design

References

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