We, too, have a galley/ corridor kitchen which is 9 x 12, and have been living with a single ceiling mounted light fixture. We are going to do 5 recessed (2 on either end and one over the sink) and keep the ceiling fan with the light kit, all on dimmers. We are also doing xenon undercabinet lighting. We are going with cream painted cabinets and a dark countertop. I HATE that I do not have enough light in the kitchen. We will have 42" uppers, so I'm not worried about the light rail impeding countertop work.

I too have a tiny galley kitchen, and DH put a small 4 light track lighting fixture in, and I love it! You can point each light where you need it most, and it lights up the whole kitchen well. It is similar to the link below, but I wasn't able to find a link for the exact fixture we got.

Here is a link that might be useful: light

I like the overhead light that you linked a lot. I also don't particularly care for can lights. But whichever way you go, I think I would at least make sure that you have wiring in place to add undercabinet lights. You may decide that you want them esp. during winter & with the darkish countertop.

We have an 8x10 kitchen and just one light like that in the middle. I wouldn't recommend it. I am always standing so I block the light. It would be fine if we also had under cabinet lights, especially over the sink.

I like your HD light. A few random comments:
1. Have you looked at Rejuvenation and Schoolhouse Electric websites (Schoolhouse also has a showroom in NYC) for ideas? Your light is similar enough in style that you might find something yummy there (I'm a sucker for schoolhouse light pendants myself). Rejuvenation's in particular is very helpful; most internet sites don't seem to understand that photographing a light with a white shade on a white background isn't actually a helpful way of displaying the product :)
2. I second the recommendation for undercab lighting. You can get light rails smaller than 2 inches, and smallish xenon puck or fluorescent light strip type lights that will fit. GW'rs can help finding the right size! I like the undercab lights on dimmers for when you want some light but not too much (dinner party, midnight snack, 6 am and I still haven't had my second cup of coffee, dark dreary day, etc).
3. A lot of people like two matching lights above a sink on the theory that you don't end up casting a shadow on to your dishes.
4. I don't think there's a better way to light a large kitchen than cans, and they are unobtrusive, so designers use them when they want people to focus on other things such as the cabinets and the granite. Also, CA has effectively mandated the use of fluorescents in cans (unless we want to go back to the 1980s light boxes). That doesn't mean you need them.
5. I think that in a tiny kitchen, 2-3 fun (highly decorative, not highly functional) mini-pendants would add just the right touch.
HTH.

If you're doing just the one overhead light, I'd put in the undercabinet light, so you're not always working in your own shadow.

The room I'm sitting in right now has a single overhead fixture like that, and it works fine. We have recessed LED lighting in the kitchen, and it's a LOT brighter, though.

I have a small galley with maple cabs and dark granite counters -- it's not quite as small as yours but, IMO -- you definitely need undercabinet lighting. It adds a dimension to your kitchen that you will never get from overhead lighting, regardless of what you choose. Trust me -- you need it. (I didn't think I needed it, either, but I got it and now, I can't believe the difference it makes in my kitchen, in terms of task lighting and frankly, the beauty of it.) They are the first lights that go on in the morning in our kitchen and the last ones to go off at night. Get them -- you won't regret it. Really. Did I mention you really need uc lighting? :-)

Wow! Seems like we've got a consensus for undercabinet lighting! You've all convinced me!

Cilantro, you've got a good point. That's why I mentioned my current kitchen is all white - the single overhead's been working for me, but there haven't been any dark surfaces to illuminate. (Even the countertop is a white speckled formica!) I'm not sure what it's going to be like once there are some darker colors in the room - between the countertops and the SS appliances (esp. the black top on the range).

Bluekit, I'm going to check out those Rejuvenation and Schoolhouse Electric websites - thanks for the tip!

One thing, though - OMG, now I have to choose *which* undercabinet lights???! Just when I think I've decided upon most of the things that need to be decided on, there are *more* things to be decided on???? AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!

Sorry, didn't mean to get so loud there... ;-)

Thank you to everyone for your input!