Chain Reaction (The Crusaders album)
# Chain Reaction (The Crusaders album)

Chain Reaction is a 1975 album by jazz-fusion band The Crusaders.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |

The Allmusic review by Jim Newsom says the album "finds the Crusaders at the top of their form" and that it is "one of the tastiest concoctions of the mid-'70s jazz-fusion era". It concludes that Chain Reaction "helped lure young, rock and soul-oriented listeners over to check out the jazz side".

## Track listing

* "Creole" – 3:25
* "Chain Reaction" – 5:35
* "I Felt The Love" – 2:28
* "Mellow Out" – 2:44
* "Rainbow Visions" – 6:15
* "Hallucinate" – 5:08
* "Give It Up" – 2:56
* "Hot's It" – 3:50
* "Sugar Cane" – 2:31
* "Soul Caravan" – 5:30

## Personnel

### The Crusaders

* Wayne Henderson - trombone
* Wilton Felder - saxophones, bass
* Larry Carlton - guitar
* Joe Sample - Fender Rhodes electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer
* Stix Hooper - drums, percussion

## Charts

| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Billboard 200 | 26 |
| US Top R&B Albums | 9 |
| US Top Jazz Albums | 1 |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Chart positions |
| - | - | - |
| Year | Single | US R&B |
| 1975 | "Creole" | 84 |
