I guess they have re-issued his cds. I found a few of them at the local wreckastow the other day and picked up Looking at you, Looking at me & The Nature of Things! They are both great, funky new wave/r&b albums. My fave tracks so far are Tina, Shake it off, The nature of things, Live it up. I was surprised to see the Randy "dawg" Jackson played bass all over those albums. He's really talented.

I like some of the work he has done for others, but only have 2 solo albums. "Awakening" (which is good) and "divine emotions" (which for the most part, is pretty average, despite the synths and 80's production that I love so much)

Best track he ever did was a cut called "is it really love" for the Inner Space OST. Its so 80's and uplifting (in the pulsating way only 80's music does). Love that cut.

...He had quite a nice run in the 70s.



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Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

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I agree, these are kinda Kool too, in an 80's kinda way ...though I like his 70's output best:






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thesexofit said:

never heard of that one but i may need to seek it out based on your description.

off topic, is he gay? just asking.....

I'm gonna have to get a compilation from this guy! I like many of his songs.In the late 70s disco era,he had a few songs that I really liked ("I Shoulda Loved You"...."I Don't Want Nobody Else To Dance With You").I love his mid-80s song with Patti Austin "Gimme Gimme Gimme" (the video is great,go see it on YouTube).

I was turned on to NMW after buying the Bright Lights Big City soundtrack for Prince's "Good Love." Still blast "Divine Emotions" to this day.

Narada Michael Walden and Patti Austin "Gimme Gimme Gimme" (1985)
even if you don't like the song,you gotta admit,this is a great video!

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Jude418 said:

That tune was also the title track on this album, "Divine Emotions"(1988)...






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dancerella said:

No, but he's got an extremely giddy, upbeat personality, kind of a mixture of Stevie Wonder and Al Jarreau .... the woman on many of his album covers and sleeves was his wife, Lisa Walden (later named Anukampa)...



Narada, wife Anukampa,and Lenny Kravitz:







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I didn't know dude had so many solo albums which explains why i'm
not familiar with his music. Unfortunately the only song i know of
his solo wise is that corny gimme,gimme,gimme song but i know him
as a brilliant producer.

phunkdaddy said:

Thing is that's not all he does--- As a drummer/writer/producer , he played with Everyone from Ray Charles to Weather Report, To Rick James to Barbara Streisand....

Here's a clip of him playing drums with Joe Zawinul, Kirk Whalum and other former Weather Report members:







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Another Narada Hit , "I Should've Loved Ya"








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A younger 22 year old Narada in Improv mode, drumming with the Mahavishnu Orchestra








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theAudience said:

Indeed. Whereas, The 80's was his production period. He's not only a proficient drummer but also a producer. He has produced a alot of artist such as Aretha, Whitney, and Natalie just to name a few.