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André Cymone: A.C. *

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2013-02-19

Tracks: Dance Electric, The; Lipstick Lover; Pretty Wild Girl; Book of Love; Satisfaction; Sweet Sensuality; Vacation; Neon Pussycat; On Your Back - (previously unreleased); Telephone - (previously unrelease...
Artists: André Cymone

Liner Note Author: Alex Henderson .

Recording information: Celestial Sound, New York, NY; Metro Studio, Minneapolis, MN; Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA; Paisley Park Recording, MN; Sunset S...continue...

Angela Clemmons: This Is Love [Digipak] *

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2013-01-15

Tracks: B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Baby); Love Life; Miracles; This is Love; Just Have a Heart; One Night Baby; Rock and a Hard Place; I Could Love You Better; Nothing Can Stop My Love; B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Ow...
Artists: Angela Clemmons

Liner Note Author: Alex Henderson ....continue...

The McCrarys: Loving Is Living/On the Other Side

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2013-01-15

Tracks: You; Givin' It Up; Thinking About You; Don't Wear Yourself Out; Loving Is Living; Here's That Feeling; Take Me to Your Leader; You Are the Key; Wonderful Feeling; Looking Ahead; Don't Wear Yourself O...
Artists: The McCrarys

Arranger: Trevor Lawrence.

The McCrarys (Linda, Alfred, Sam, and Charity McCrary, and sometimes Howard McCrary) were a gospel family group out of Los Angeles whose hip and urban style in the la...continue...

Angela Clemmons: Angela Clemmons

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2013-01-15

Tracks: We Must Take Our Time/Give Me Just a Little More Time; Uneasy; When You're Through I'll Be Waiting; Giving It Away; Fill You Up; Keep It Warm For Me; Let Me Feel Your Love Again; Sure Thing; Mine; Gi...
Artists: Angela Clemmons

Liner Note Author: Alex Henderson ....continue...

Jermaine Jackson: Dynamite

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2013-01-15

Tracks: Dynamite; Sweetest, Sweetest; Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming (Too Good To Be True) - (featuring Michael Jackson); Escape From the Planet of the Ant Men - (featuring Randy Jackson/Tito Jackson); When the Ra...
Artists: Jermaine Jackson

Rebbie Jackson: Reaction

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-11-20

Tracks: Reaction; Ain't No Way To Love; Ticket To Love; You Don't Know What You're Missing; You Send The Rain Away - (featuring Robin Zander); If You Don't Call (You Don't Care); Always Wanting Something; To...
Artists: Rebbie Jackson

Liner Note Author: Justin Kantor.

With a better selection of songs and tighter production than its predecessor, Centipede, Jackson's sophomore set was the strongest of her '80s output. The bree...continue...

Kashif: Condition of the Heart

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-11-20

Tracks: I Wanna Have Love With You; Dancing In the Dark (Heart To Heart); Condition of the Heart; Say You Love Me; Movie Song; Stay the Night; Weakness; Botha Botha (Apartheid Song); Condition of the Heart [...
Artists: Kashif

Liner Note Author: Alex Henderson .

Overall, Kashif's Condition of the Heart was a mellow album of '80s R&B. The swaying title track sashayed up to the R&B Top 40. The similarly soothing "Danci...continue...

Modulations: It's Rough Out Here

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-11-20

Tracks: Rough Out Here; Head On Collision With Heartbreak; Love At Last; I'll Always Love You; I'm Hopelessly in Love; I Can't Fight Your Love; Worth Your Weight in Gold; Those Were the Best Days of My Life;...
Artists: Modulations

Liner Note Author: Alex Henderson ....continue...

Cheryl Lynn: Preppie

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-11-20

Tracks: Encore [Album Version]; Fix It; Fool a Fool; This Time; Change the Shannel; Preppie; Love Rush; No One Else Will Do; Free; Life's Too Short; Encore [Dance Version]; Free [Special 12" Version]; Preppi...
Artists: Cheryl Lynn

Liner Note Author: Alex Henderson ....continue...

Champaign: Modern Heart/Woman in Flames

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-11-20

Tracks: Let Your Body Rock; Try Again; Party Line; Cool Running; Walkin'; Keep It Up; Love Games; Get It Again; International Feel; Off and On Love; This Time; Prisoner; Intimate Strangers; Woman In Flames; ...
Artists: Champaign

Personnel: Pauli Carman, Rena Jones (vocals, background vocals); Leon Reeder (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Sid Sharp Section (strings); Dana Walden (vocoder).

Audio Rem...continue...

Kashif: Love Changes

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-11-20

Tracks: Love Changes - (featuring Meli'sa Morgan); Loving You Only; It All Begins Again; Love Me All Over; Midnight Mood; Fifty Ways (To Fall in Love); Somebody; Who's Getting Serious?; Reservations for Two ...
Artists: Kashif

Liner Note Author: Alex Henderson .

Kashif went the duet route on this late '80s release, working with both Dionne Warwick and Meli'sa Morgan and doing relatively well both times. Each duet cra...continue...

Rebbie Jackson: Centipede

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-10-16

Tracks: Centipede; Come Alive It's Saturday Night; Hey Boy; Open Up To My Love; Play Me (I'm a Jukebox); I Feel For You; Fork In the Road, A; Ready For Love; Eternal Love [Single Version]; I'm Just Gonna Lov...
Artists: Rebbie Jackson

Liner Note Author: Justin Kantor.

Although the Jacksons are R&B's most famous family, being a Jackson never guaranteed longevity. Take Rebbie Jackson, for example. In the 1980s, the sister of M...continue...

Surface: 2nd Wave

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-10-16

Tracks: Shower Me with Your Love; Closer Than Friends; Can We Spend Some Time; You Are My Everything; I Missed; Black Shades; Hold on to Love; Where's That Girl; I Missed [12" Version]; Shower Me with Your L...
Artists: Surface

Liner Note Author: Matt Bauer.

A good followup album for the New Jersey trio, who were hot tickets at the end of the 1980s. They were a nice harmonizing three-member unit, but didn't have an Ed...continue...

Kashif: Send Me Your Love

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-10-16

Tracks: Baby Don't Break Your Baby's Heart; Ooh Love; Are You the Woman; Love Has No End; Call Me Tonight; Send Me Your Love; I've Been Missin' You; Edgartown Groove; That's How It Goes; Baby Don't Break You...
Artists: Kashif

Personnel includes: Kashif, Al Jarreau (vocals).

Recording information: Atlantic Studios, NY; Digital By Dickinson, NJ; Garden Rake Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Soundworks Studios, NY.

Kash...continue...

Jermaine Jackson: Precious Moments

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-10-16

Tracks: Do You Remember Me; Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone; Give a Little Love; Precious Moments; I Think It's Love; Our Love Story; I Hear Heartbeat; If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful; Voices in the Dark; Words...
Artists: Jermaine Jackson

Liner Note Author: Randy Mahon....continue...

Juicy: It Takes Two

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-09-18

Tracks: Bad Boy; It Takes Two; Love Is Good Enough; Slow Dancing; Nobody but You; Sugar Free; Stay With Me; Forever and Ever; Sugar Free [Deo/Super Dance Mix] - (remix); Nobody but You [Deo-Remix] - (remix);...
Artists: Juicy

Jerry and Katreese Barnes' second album as Juicy has a handful of spectacular songs that exemplify the heavily synthesized mid-'80s R&B sound. Though "Sugar Free," a not-so-distant descendent of Mtume...continue...

Juicy: Spread The Love

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-09-18

Tracks: All Work, No Play; Show and Tell; After Loving You; Make You Mine; Midnight Fantasy; Serious; Spread the Love; Private Party; All Work, No Play [The All Work Mix] - (remix); All Work, No Play [The Al...
Artists: Juicy

Arrangers: Jerry Barnes; Juicy; Katreese Barnes....continue...

Tavares: Words and Music

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-08-21

Tracks: Ten To One; Deeper In Love; Caught Short; (You're) My All In All; Words and Music; Baby I Want You Back; I Really Miss You Baby; Don't Play So Hard To Get; Us and Love (We Go Together); Deeper In Lov...
Artists: Tavares

Recording information: Alpha Studios, North Hollywood, CA; Mars Recording, Los Angeles, CA; Mom And Pops Co. Store Inc., Studios A&E, Studio City,....continue...

Melba Moore: This Is It

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-08-21

Tracks: This is It; Free; One Less Morning; Make Me Believe In You; Lean On Me; Stay Awhile; Play Boy Scout; Blood Red Roses; Brand New; This is It [12" Version]; Free [Extended Version]
Artists: Melba Moore

Personnel: New York Community Choir (vocals); Eric Gale , John Tropea (guitar); Van McCoy (piano); Leon Pendarvis (electric piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet); Richard Tee (keyboards); George Deven...continue...

Melba Moore: Burn

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-08-21

Tracks: Burn; Hot And Tasty; If You Believe In Love; Night People; I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love; Can't Give It Up; Miss Thing; Need Love; Miss Thing [7" Version]; Hot And Tasty [7" Version]; Burn [7" Version]
Artists: Melba Moore

Personnel: John Gatchell (guitar, trumpet); David Tofani (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Lawrence Feldman (tenor saxophone); Ronald Cuber (baritone saxophone); Robert Millikan (trumpet); Bob Smit...continue...

Genobia Jeter: Genobia

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-08-21

Tracks: Sunshine; Peace of Mind; Together; Blessing In Disguise; I Just Want What's Mine; We Got Love; All of My Love; Take a Look; Together [Edited LP Version]; Together [Remix] - (remix); Together [Dub Ver...
Artists: Genobia Jeter

Liner Note Author: Carol Cooper....continue...

Melba Moore: Dancin' with Melba

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-08-21

Tracks: Standing Right Here; Free; Play Boy Scout; Promised Land; Make Me Believe You; Good Love Makes Everything Alright; This Is It [12" Version]
Artists: Melba Moore

Audio Mixers: Richie Rivera; Steve Tose.

Audio Remasterer: Maria Triana.

Liner Note Author: Matt Bauer....continue...

Melba Moore: A Portrait of Melba

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-08-21

Tracks: You Are My River; Promised Land; I Don't Know No One Else To Turn To; Standing Right Here; Just Another Link; Living Free; Is This the End; Love and I Aren't Strangers Anymore; Promised Land; Standin...
Artists: Melba Moore

Audio Remasterer: Maria Triana.

Photographer: Joel Brodsky....continue...

Melba Moore: Peach Melba

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-08-21

Tracks: Must Be Dues; Get into My Mind; If You Can Believe; Sunshine Superman; My Soul Is Satisfied; I Am His Lady; Green Birds Fly; Natural Part of Everything; Love Can Be Good to You; Million Years Before ...
Artists: Melba Moore

Personnel: Hugh McCracken, Richie Resnicov (guitar); Ernie Watts, George Bohanon, Pete Christlieb, Al Aarons, Bill Greene (horns); Bob James (Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards); Dave Grusin, Richard Tee,...continue...

Ray Parker Jr.: The Other Woman

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-07-17

Tracks: Other Woman, The; Streetlove; Stay the Night; It's Our Own Affair; Let Me Go; Let's Get Off; Stop, Look Before You Love; Just Havin' Fun; Other Woman [12" Version], The; Other Woman [12 " Instrumenta...
Artists: Ray Parker Jr.

After three prosperous albums with Raydio, Parker branches out on his own with a successful debut solo release. Not forsaking the sound that spawned a string of hits with Raydio, Parker chalks up two ...continue...

Ray Parker Jr.: Woman Out of Control

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-07-17

Tracks: Woman Out of Control; I Still Can't Get Over Loving You; Electronic Lover; In the Heat of the Night; I Don't Want to Know; She Still Feels the Need; Invasion; N2U2; Jack and Jill (Back Up the Hill) [...
Artists: Ray Parker Jr.

Personnel: Ray Parker Jr. (vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, drums, background vocals); Charles Green (flute, saxophone); Eddie "Bongo" Brown (congas); Jack Ashford (tambourine); Ollie E. Brown (per...continue...

The Three Degrees: Standing Up for Love

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-06-26

Tracks: Standing Up For Love; What I Did For Love [From the Musical "A Chorus Line"]; Just Leave Me Alone; Macaroni Man; Gee Baby (I'm Sorry); People With Feeling; In Love We Grow; We're All Alone; Standing ...
Artists: The Three Degrees

Liner Note Author: Matt Bauer.

Recording information: Sigma Sound Studio, Philadelphia, PA.

Photographer: Bill King ....continue...

Kashif: Kashif [1983]

CD / Funky Town Grooves / 2012-06-26

Tracks: Don't Stop My Love; Stone Love; I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On); Help Yourself To My Love; Rumors; Say Somethin' Love; Mood, The; All; Help Yourself To My Love [12" Version]; I Just Gotta Ha...
Artists: Kashif

Personnel: Kashif (vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, mini-Moog synthesizer, drums, percussion, background vocals); Lala (vocals); Ira Siegel (guitar); Jeff Smith , Kenny G (saxophone); Paul Lawrence...continue...