I just heard a snippet of this track and it sounds hot. I guess it's from the 80's? Anyone know more about them or have this album??

They gotta be one of those one-off 12" single type deals.

Hot song though.

I like the original. Too $hort covered this song in 1997.

Hey dancerella,

I don't have that track. But that is a JAM.

Alternately, I don't know much about it or the artist, but L.A. urban old school shows play the hell out of it. So I guess it was a big song in black L.A. in the '80s. Kinda like Klymaxx, L.A. Dream Team, Egyptian Lover they came up out of the L.A. electro-funk/techno-rap scene.

Mara said:

this song sounds badass. i need to get my hands on it. how come i never heard of it before? does anyone know when it was released?

i've heard of LA dream Team. are they worth checking out too?

CinisterCee said:

what's his version like?

dancerella said:

Yo! I casually did a Google search for you, and guess what it pulled up?

An old thread from 2004 DavidEye started about obscure '80s R&B songs and in the first post he mentions "I Need A Freak"

----> http://www.prince.org/msg/8/76929

Also, yes, do check out LA Dream Team. They have some solid jams. You may have heard "Dream Team Is In The House" (that song even appeared in an old episode of "What's Happenin' Now") or "Rockberry Jam" which was another regional west coast hit. Please check both of those songs out.

Also 1982's "Calling On The Dream Team." It's electro funky techno rap that will kill you!

dancerella said:

vainandy would hate it. i mean, it still has the 808 and some of the same synths used on it, but he slowed the beat down.

dancerella said:

The song "I Need A Freak" is from the fall of 1983.At first,it was an underground hit,popular in the clubs but then R&B radio began playing it.I had the album back then,it consisted of only six songs:

I Need A Freak
If I Gave You A Party
You Are My Sexual Connection

K-I-S-S-I-N-G
We Didn't Say It
Exercise Your Ass Off

To me,the album is very Prince-influenced.You can tell these guys were huge Prince fans.The album is filled with double-entendres and X-rated come-ons.The best song is "If I Gave You A Party (Would You Come)",a naughty synth-funk jam that sizzles!!..."Exercise Your Ass Off" is a hilarious little number that pokes fun at the whole Jane Fonda exercise craze..."We Didn't Say It" is an instrumental track."K-I-S-S-I-N-G" is another standout number.This was the second single.

In 1985,Sexual Harrassment returned with a 12" single called "We Want Prince",a fitting tribute to the artist that they were most inspired by.

Mara said:

I remember the LA Dream Team! Oh yes,we're here....the Dream Team is here...oh yes,we're here....the Dream Team is here

SoulAlive said:

awesome info here!

SoulAlive said:

man thanks so much for all the info on them. one things for your i can always count on the orgers for obscure music info. you guys seriously know your shit. i don't know how but i need to find this album.

I'm surprised they had a whole LP. But I remember reading about "We Love Prince" or whatever, hehe

CinisterCee said:

Too $hort also changed a lyric from "one who acts just like you" to "one with a$$ just like you"

Mara said:

I should have known you would know about this band. I'm gonna read that post you attached too! So you think i'd dig the Dream Team? I love me some Egyptian Lover so I guess i'd like them as well.

Here's another one for you guys. Anyone know about Bobby Nunn?? I heard he was a Rick James protege.

It's a great song. If you are looking for it, it's available on some compilations. Just go to the Tower Records website and search for the song "I Need A Freak".

Like sooooo many of these rappers do. Hell, they even slowed down "Between The Sheets" and that was already somewhat of a slow song already.

Rick discovered him but I don't think he had any input on his songs. I have several of his 45s and I don't see Rick's name mentioned on them.

He sounds a lot like Prince. My favorites are:

She's Just A Groupie
Hangin' Out At The Mall
Got To Get Up On It
Sexy Sassy
Private Party

If you like Bobby Nunn, check out Ebonee Webb. They sound more like Prince than Prince does.

vainandy said:

would you describe Bobby's music as 80's new wave funk? if so, i gotta get his stuff. never heard of ebonee webb but i must check that out too! we should start an artists that sound more prince than prince thread!

Bobby's music is funky and does sound a little new wavish. If you like early Prince before "Purple Rain", you'll like Bobby.

Ebonee Webb sounds like a combination of Prince's "Head" and The Time's first album.

vainandy said:

sounds like i'd like them both! i love pre-purple rain, prince too. controversy is his best album in my opinion!

vainandy said:

Aint it? When I heard their song 'Something About You' I thought it was Prince himself and I recently discovered it was Ebonee Webb.

CinisterCee said:

I'm surprised that you don't have their album.It seems like the type of album you would like.

I swore it was Prince the first time I heard "Something About You". Then the DJ said it was a new group, Ebonee Webb, produced by Allen Jones of The Barkays. About a week or two later, I heard "Get It Up" by The Time and thought that was Prince also. When they finally played "Controversy" on the radio, I had started wondering, is this really Prince or is this another imposter.

dancerella said:

"She's Just A Groupie" (1982)

the second verse makes a reference to Prince ("she'll do anything if Prince would take her home....that's what she says")

SoulAlive said:

good song??

dancerella said:

hell yeah!! you never heard it before?

vainandy said:

Never heard those other songs.I only know of "She's Just A Groupie",which I love.He later produced songs for The Jets ("Rocket 2 U",which he originally offered to Earth Wind and Fire).