Listen to Planetary Citizen by John McLaughlin & Mahavishnu Orchestra

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

John McLaughlin

John McLaughlin

Guitar

Ralphe Alan Armstrong

Ralphe Alan Armstrong

Bass

Narada Michael Walden

Narada Michael Walden

Drums

Stu Goldberg

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Ralphe Alan Armstrong

Ralphe Alan Armstrong

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

John McLaughlin

John McLaughlin

Producer

Dennis MacKay

Co-Producer

John Snyder

Producer

Vic Anesini

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

(Hey, hey, hey, hey)

We're planetary citizens of the human race

And we want to make the world a better place

Love is the answer to all the wars

When we love one another we can open doors

(Hey, hey, hey, hey)

Are you ready to be a planetary citizen?

(I wanna be)

Are you ready to be a planetary citizen?

(Ready)

Are you ready to be aA planetary citizen?

(Whoo, tell you what)

Are you ready to be (I wanna be) a planetary citizen?

(A planetary citizen)

Are you ready to be a planetary citizen?

(I wanna be)

Are you ready to be a planetary citizen?

(Ready)

Are you ready to be a planetary citizen?

(Ooh, take me away)

Are you ready to be (I wanna be a planetary) a planetary citizen?

(Planetary citizen)

Are you ready to be (Ooh, ooh, ooh) a planetary citizen?

(Planetary)

Written by: Rollo Armstrong

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