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The Return of the Space Cowboy was the 1994 follow-up to their debut, the previous year’s Emergency on Planet Earth. Q Magazine said at the time that "only Jay Kay could come up with as naff a title as The Return of the Space Cowboy and make it sound about right", and it’s true: it shouldn’t work, but it does. The whole album happens leisurely – it plays for 71 minutes (just 10 minutes shorter than Wonder’s Innervisions and Fulfillingess’ First Finale put together) with most tracks around the six-minute mark. The mellow funk of Manifest Destiny meanders before drifting off in a brass heavy coda. Morning Glory is laid back, a blissed-out joy; perfect comedown music with percussion darting from speaker to speaker. The Kids is the only time the album strays from its trippy groove, with its heavy wah-wah opening and Kay’s affirmation that "now we’re getting nasty".
Space Cowboy, Half the Man and Stillness in Time were its UK-charting singles; the album reached number two domestically and spent over half a year on the chart. More importantly, it established the group in America, and its influence was huge, with Morning Glory sampled by Missy Elliott and Manifest Destiny by Tupac Shakur. The album hasn’t really dated one bit as it paid so little attention to musical trends of the time.
Although it still leaves this reviewer with the overwhelming feeling that he’d rather be listening to Stevie Wonder or Donny Hathaway, you cannot deny how well this is all done. The Return of the Space Cowboy captures this first phase of Jamiroquai at their very best.
--Daryl Easlea
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This is probably the best album Jamiroquai have produced, as there isn't a single track that I skip when I listen to it, unlike tracks such as "Supersonic" etc, which features on "Synkronized".
Every track has been masterfully produced by Jay Kay and Co, featuring some of the funkiest basslines ever laid down as well as some ultra-smooth vocals from the main man. The entire album is also complimented by some excellent synth work, which rather than stand out from the other instruments, blend in nicely.
Even though I like every track, my particular favourites are: "Just Another Story", the first track and a masterpiece of varied styles, "Mr Moon", a chilled kick-back tune, "Scam", an ultra-energetic dancefloor track and "Space Cowboy", perhaps one of the greatest songs of all time, with amazing singing and instrument/synthesizer music, pure class.
So overall, this is one of my favourite albums of all time and if you have only recently started listening to Jamiroquai then get this in!
For anyone who likes bass guitar led music, kick-ass (but also chilled) funk, or dancing wearing crazy hats, this is a must. I bought this album when it came out and it beats the rest of my Jamiroqui collection (before and after).
Standout tracks include Just Another Story, Kids, Space Cowboy and Stillness In Time. Put your stereo into sixth gear baby!
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