Episode 5 of Body Rhythm comes to Another Setting Radio on Sunday April 12th.
A little more on the boogie/funk tip this time around, mostly early 1980s, though there are one or two selections from the late 70s. Incicentally a little heavy on the Michael Zager productions this time.
The archived show is posted below, with tracklist and track notes, as always!
Body Rhythm - Show #5
Tracklist:
Kathy Buck - Don’t Beat Around The Bush
One Way feat. Al Hudson - Cutie Pie
Al Green - Wait Here (12" Version)
Fever - The One Tonight (12" Version)
Elusion feat. Limon Wilson - Lay Back In The Groove
M-Zee Band - Street Beat
Carl Carlton - Groovin’
Enchantment - Give It Up
Armenta - I Wanna Be With You (New Edit)
Alvin Fields - Lucky Number Seven
Margie Joseph - Ready For The Night
Archie Bell - Touching You
Lipstick - It’s A Tight Fit
Pamela Nivens - It’s You I Love (So In Love) (Long Version)
All the records played on show #5Track Notes:
Kathy Buck - Don’t Beat Around The Bush: A lovely one-off boogie 12" that I picked up several years ago. That synth bass and the gentle, but super effective groove of the 808 is what makes this song for me. The only release from Kathy Buck, written and produced by Richard J. Cobb and Rodney Brown. Brown in particular has a number of credits from the time, producing Prelude acts like Bobby Thurston, Gayle Adams and Sharon Redd with his production partner Willie Lester. Richard J. Cobb was also responsible for one of my favourite tracks on West End, "You Can't Have Your Cake (And Eat It Too)" by Brenda Taylor.
One Way feat. Al Hudson - Cutie Pie: From their 1982 album, Who's Foolin' Who, and one of their signature hits, this is a groove just bounces - that's the only way I can put it. When those drums hit, there's just no stopping. Picked this up on a 12", but it's basically the length of the LP version. No matter, though, all the more better for playing out.
Al Green - Wait Here (12" Version): An underrated Al Green track from his 1978 album Truth 'n Time. Funky as hell, but alas, only two minutes long on the album. Thankfully, the 12" version was extended to a satisfying 6 minutes. I can't say that I'm well-versed on Al Green's output, but the moment I listened to this at the record store, I knew I was buying it. I find that this 12" tends to stay in my record bag.
Fever - The One Tonight (12" Version): One of my favourites from Dale Reed's disco band Fever. One of the singles from their second and final album, Dreams and Desire. The LP version creates a heavy atmosphere, but the groove really catches fire on this 12" mix. Interestingly, this and all of Fever's output was co-produced by Marty Blecman and John Hedges who cut their teeth on this and other projects on Fantasy Records, like Slick Sylvester's Stars album before establishing San Francisco's Megatone Records the following year.
Elusion feat. Limon Wilson - Lay Back In The Groove: The first of three Michael Zager productions on this mix. One of many quality productions Zager was doing in the early 80s, I thought this was one of the best things from the two records he produced for the group Elusion. Taken from their second album Show and Tell from 1982.
M-Zee Band - Street Beat: Another Michael Zager production, from the album Doctor Rhythm released under his M-Zee Band moniker. Basically an early 80s re-brand of his Michael Zager Band project from the 70s, on which he'd chart a more street-wise, funk-forward sound. Should be said too, it was perhaps just as much Jolyon Skinner's project as it was Zager's. Skinner is the lead vocalist here (and on all the other tracks on the album) plus also the co-writer and bassist. There isn't a dud on the whole album, but I thought this particular song fit the moment here best.
Carl Carlton - Groovin’: From Carl Carlton's The Bad C.C. album from 1982, which I had recently posted about on my Instagram, not long after his passing. Produced by David Rubinson and with Narada Michael Walden on drums, this wasn't a single, yet it's one of the highlights of the album for me.
Enchantment - Give It Up: One of the highlights of the Detroit vocal group's final album Utopia from 1984. One of their finest records, with a bold sound and stunning cover art (by artist Stanislaw Fernandes) to match. Producer Michael Stokes is another one of those names whose involvement is almost always an endorsement for me. True to form, Utopia was, to my ears, a stellar synth funk album from the time. While it probably didn't do for the group what they had wanted it to, it nevertheless still holds up. It's certainly in line with the assertive sound that groups like The Whispers or Lakeside were doing at the time.
Armenta - I Wanna Be With You (New Edit): Produced by Amir Bayyan AKA Kevin Bell of Kool & The Gang. This one feels like a sister track to another Bayyan producton from around the same time - LaToya Jackson's "Bet'cha Gonna Need My Lovin'." This Armenta track however is my personal pick of the two, in large part because of the killer vocoder bit in the break. Decided to mix into that vocoder section, which made a perfect complement to the synth-funk of the last track.
Alvin Fields - Lucky Number Seven: The third and final Michael Zager production on this mix. From 1981, this is from Special Delivery the sole album he'd produce for singer Alvin Fields. Fields had been a prolific session/background singer and songwriter, particularly on Zager's productions. In fact, he's probably credited somewhere on most of Zager's work from the late 70s-early 80s. Though not a single, this is one of the standouts on Special Delivery.
Margie Joseph - Ready For The Night: A later record by Margie Joseph from 1984 and in full-on dancefloor mode. Likely on the strength of the independent mini-hit she had with "Knockout" the year before, she returned to the Atlantic fold for this one-off album on their Cotillion imprint. She returns here with some heavy-hitters too; Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden wrote and produced this with Randy Jackson of American Idol fame. While the album doesn't quite hit the heights of her earlier work on Atlantic and Stax, it's an enjoyable attempt at bringing her into a newer, more contemporary sound for the time and this is the song probably achieves that best.
Archie Bell - Touchin' You: A one-off single by Archie Bell minus the Drells from 1982 that was somehow only ever released in Canada (and getting quite pricey these days). Produced by David Morris and Roger Meltzer, the same guys behind Garfield Fleming's hit "Don't Send Me Away." As far as this song goes, the main melody is just so good, especially the call-and-response on the lead and background. That being said, I do wish this song had a better mix. Unfortunately the song is poorly served by it's intro and outro, which in my opnion, don't really go together well with the main melody. I don't usually think of myself as qualified enough to criticize the merits of a mix, but in this case, it feels like those parts so obviously detract from the song's main melody. Either way, I managed to mix in and out of the song just in time here to avoid those parts, but you can certainly get a sense of it if you listen to the whole track. If anything, this is probably one song that would be well-served by a good re-edit or remix from the original stems.
Lipstick - It’s A Tight Fit: A single from the Holland Brothers ' Music Merchant imprint by the sister group formerly, or at least otherwise known as Three Ounces of Love. Produced by Holland Brothers' associate Harold Beatty and written by Beatty and the Hollands, this is a pretty cheeky single about the joys in this case of juggling two lovers - "one has the sugar, and the other has the spice," as the ladies say. From 1985, so unfortunately there's a very of-the-time obnoxious guitar solo that I didn't quite mix out of in time, but nevertheless the catchiness and charm of the song remain intact.
Pamela Nivens - It’s You I Love (So In Love) (Long Version): I picked up a recent (likely unofficial) reissue of this one-off single from 1983 not too long ago. I do find that 1983 is just one of those golden years for me. More often than not, picking up a release in the realm of disco/boogie/soul from that year more often than not turns out favourably, this being no exception. The synths on this are just *chef's kiss*. Even those synthesized handclaps, often a distraction, work perfectly here. The vocal too hits just the right medium, cool yet passionate enough to be engaging without overwhelming the space of the production.
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having you fills my life.. (thursday april 23, 2009)
disco delivery #59: slick (1979, fantasy) (monday january 26, 2009)
disco delivery #55: cissy houston - step aside for a lady (1980, columbia) (friday june 20, 2008)
disco delivery #22: spinners - dancin' & lovin' (197, atlantic) (monday june 5, 2006)
disco delivery #8: cissy houston - think it over (1978, private stock) (friday february 24, 2006)
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