Passion, Grace and Fire

Passion, Grace & Fire is the second album by John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucía released in 1983. Unlike their first album Friday Night in San Francisco, this album consists entirely of studio recordings.

Passion, Grace & Fire
Studio album by John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía
Released	23 March 1983
Recorded	September - October 1982, at Marcus Music UK, London
Genre	New Flamenco-Jazz
Length	31:49
Label	Philips
Producer	John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía
John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía chronology
Friday Night in San Francisco (1981) Passion, Grace & Fire (1983) The Guitar Trio (1996)
John McLaughlin chronology
Music Spoken Here (1982) Passion, Grace & Fire (1983) Mediterranean Concerto, (For Guitar and Orchestra) (Live) (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
All About Jazz	[2]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Aspan" (John McLaughlin) – 4:09
2. "Orient Blue Suite" (Al Di Meola) – 7:08
   • Part I
   • Part II
   • Part III
3. "Chiquito" (Paco de Lucía) – 4:46

Side two

1. "Sichia" (Paco de Lucía) – 3:50
2. "David" (John McLaughlin) – 6:30
3. "Passion, Grace & Fire" (Al Di Meola) – 5:26

Personnel

• John McLaughlin - plays on centre channel - nylon-string guitar.
• Al Di Meola - plays on left channel - Ovation steel-string acoustic guitar.
• Paco de Lucía - plays on right channel - nylon-string guitar.

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1983	Billboard 200	171[3]
1983	Billboard Top Jazz Albums	23[3]
1983	Billboard Jazz Albums	9[3]

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Passion, Grace & Fire - Paco de Lucía | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
2. Kolosky, Walter (20 November 2002). "John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola, Paco DeLucia: Passion Grace & Fire". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
3. "Passion, Grace & Fire - Al di Meola,Paco de Lucía,John McLaughlin | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.