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Produced by Manfred Eicher, also Every Day (I Thank You) (Michael Brecker), Music for a Large Ensemble (Jay Clayton) and Story From a Stranger (Pat Metheny)
Released on ECM Records, also Every Day (I Thank You) (Michael Brecker), Music for a Large Ensemble (Jay Clayton) and Story From a Stranger (Pat Metheny)
Written by Lester Bowie, also Thème de Yoyo (Art Ensemble of Chicago), Charlie M (Art Ensemble of Chicago) and Thème amour universal (Art Ensemble of Chicago)
Mixed by Martin Wieland, also Music for a Large Ensemble (Jay Clayton), 'Smatter (Kenny Wheeler) and Gnu Suite (Kenny Wheeler)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Manfred Eicher produced 647 songs on fono
Manfred Eicher’s most frequent co-producer is Steve Lake (14 songs together)
Martin Wieland mixed 11 songs on fono
Manfred Eicher first appears on fono in 1971, 14 years before this song
Credits
All 17 credits
- Written by
- Lester Bowie
- Produced by
- Lester Bowie and Manfred Eicher
- Performed by
- Bob Stewart, Bruce Purse, Craig Harris, Lester Bowie, Malachi Thompson, Phillip Wilson, Stanton Davis, Steve Turre and Vincent Chancey
- Engineered by
- Akili Walker
- Mixed by
- Martin Wieland
- Part of
- I Only Have Eyes for You
- Recorded at
- Rawlston Recording Studios
- Released on
- ECM Records
- Written by
- Lester Bowie
- Produced by
- Lester Bowie and Manfred Eicher
- Performed by
- Bob Stewart, Bruce Purse, Craig Harris, Lester Bowie, Malachi Thompson, Phillip Wilson, Stanton Davis, Steve Turre and Vincent Chancey
- Engineered by
- Akili Walker
- Mixed by
- Martin Wieland
- Part of
- I Only Have Eyes for You
- Recorded at
- Rawlston Recording Studios
- Released on
- ECM Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Manfred Eicher
Same writer: Lester Bowie
Same mixer: Martin Wieland
Music for a Large Ensemble
Jay Clayton, Elizabeth Arnold, Virgil Blackwell, Robert Chausow, Richard Cohen, James Dooley, Marshall Farr, Christopher Finckel, Michael Finckel, Vince Gnojek, Shem Guibbory, James Hamlin, Russell Hartenberger, Douglas Hedwig, Ed Joffe, Claire Bergman, Edmund Niemann, Lewis Paer, James Preiss, Steve Reich, Gary Schall, Richard Schwarz, Ruth Siegler, Mort Silver, Judy Sugarman, David Van Tieghem, Nurit Tilles, Glen Velez, Bob Becker, Larry Karush
1980Same engineer: Akili Walker
Same release: I Only Have Eyes for You
CBSame writer: Lester Bowie
Same mixer: Martin Wieland
Same engineer: Akili Walker
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns was performed by Bob Stewart
When the Spirit Returns was performed by Bob Stewart
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2MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns was performed by Bruce Purse
When the Spirit Returns was performed by Bruce Purse
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3MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns was performed by Craig Harris
When the Spirit Returns was performed by Craig Harris
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4MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns was performed by Lester Bowie
When the Spirit Returns was performed by Lester Bowie
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5MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns was performed by Malachi Thompson
When the Spirit Returns was performed by Malachi Thompson
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6MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns was performed by Phillip Wilson
When the Spirit Returns was performed by Phillip Wilson
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7MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns was performed by Stanton Davis
When the Spirit Returns was performed by Stanton Davis
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8MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns was performed by Steve Turre
When the Spirit Returns was performed by Steve Turre
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9MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns was performed by Vincent Chancey
When the Spirit Returns was performed by Vincent Chancey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns was produced by Lester Bowie
When the Spirit Returns was produced by Lester Bowie
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11MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns was produced by Manfred Eicher
When the Spirit Returns was produced by Manfred Eicher
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12MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns was written by Lester Bowie
When the Spirit Returns was written by Lester Bowie
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13MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns is part of the release I Only Have Eyes for You
When the Spirit Returns is part of the release I Only Have Eyes for You
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14MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns was recorded at Rawlston Recording Studios
When the Spirit Returns was recorded at Rawlston Recording Studios
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15MusicBrainz ECM Records is the label of the song When the Spirit Returns
ECM Records is the label of the song When the Spirit Returns
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16MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns was engineered by Akili Walker
When the Spirit Returns was engineered by Akili Walker
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17MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns was mixed by Martin Wieland
When the Spirit Returns was mixed by Martin Wieland
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18MusicBrainz When the Spirit Returns was released on 1985-09-01
When the Spirit Returns was released on 1985-09-01
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