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Thread started 03/01/09 1:05pm

Timmy84

New Birth - It's Impossible (1971)

I knew y'all have a New Birth thread but I'm too lazy to find it so I decided to make a thread about this one particular song, lol:

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Reply #1 posted 03/01/09 3:01pm

SoulAlive

music I heard this song ALOT in the early 70s.My mother had the album and played this particular song to death!
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Reply #2 posted 03/01/09 11:01pm

DirtyChris

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woo!!!
thank you Tim!!!

I've always wanted to know
what song that was 'Ye sampled
for "Impossible" w/Keyshia Cole

I gotta find this NOW!!! eek
"be who you are and say what you feel
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind."
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Reply #3 posted 03/01/09 11:37pm

Timmy84

DirtyChris said:

woo!!!
thank you Tim!!!

I've always wanted to know
what song that was 'Ye sampled
for "Impossible" w/Keyshia Cole

I gotta find this NOW!!! eek


I heard it was from their debut album AS New Birth (after changing their name from the Nite Liters).

You're welcome, Chris. smile
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Reply #4 posted 03/02/09 1:44am

FuNkeNsteiN

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Great cut! smile

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It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.

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Reply #5 posted 03/02/09 6:07am

IAintTheOne

Timmy84 said:

DirtyChris said:

woo!!!
thank you Tim!!!

I've always wanted to know
what song that was 'Ye sampled
for "Impossible" w/Keyshia Cole

I gotta find this NOW!!! eek


I heard it was from their debut album AS New Birth (after changing their name from the Nite Liters).

You're welcome, Chris. smile



it's on "Birth day"
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Reply #6 posted 03/02/09 6:22am

tricky2

Who is the lead vocalist?
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Reply #7 posted 03/02/09 10:04am

DirtyChris

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IAintTheOne said:

Timmy84 said:



I heard it was from their debut album AS New Birth (after changing their name from the Nite Liters).

You're welcome, Chris. smile



it's on "Birth day"

thanx guys...

I really like this
and tried to look up
their discography
on allmusic.com

I'll have to resume
some other time... as it was after
midnight when I saw this thread cool

I dig that lead vocalist also @tricky
"be who you are and say what you feel
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind."
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Reply #8 posted 03/02/09 10:56am

MrSoulpower

IAintTheOne said:

Timmy84 said:



I heard it was from their debut album AS New Birth (after changing their name from the Nite Liters).

You're welcome, Chris. smile



it's on "Birth day"


Actually, no .. it's on Ain't no big thing but it's growing, which is their second album.
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Reply #9 posted 03/02/09 10:57am

MrSoulpower

tricky2 said:

Who is the lead vocalist?


Londee Wiggins was the group's female lead vocalist, the two male lead singers were Leslie and Melvin Wilson.
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Reply #10 posted 03/02/09 10:59am

MrSoulpower

DirtyChris said:

IAintTheOne said:




it's on "Birth day"

thanx guys...

I really like this
and tried to look up
their discography
on allmusic.com

I'll have to resume
some other time... as it was after
midnight when I saw this thread cool

I dig that lead vocalist also @tricky


Check out our radio special on The New Birth from two weeks ago ... we played lots of New Birth and had lead singers Leslie and Melvin Wilson discuss the group's history with us.

You can download the show here:

http://wrir.org/x/modules...oryid=9109
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Reply #11 posted 03/02/09 4:39pm

IAintTheOne

MrSoulpower said:

IAintTheOne said:




it's on "Birth day"


Actually, no .. it's on Ain't no big thing but it's growing, which is their second album.



you're right, my fault thanks Pari' when I posted this it was early
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Reply #12 posted 03/02/09 10:27pm

DirtyChris

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MrSoulpower said:

DirtyChris said:


thanx guys...

I really like this
and tried to look up
their discography
on allmusic.com

I'll have to resume
some other time... as it was after
midnight when I saw this thread cool

I dig that lead vocalist also @tricky


Check out our radio special on The New Birth from two weeks ago ... we played lots of New Birth and had lead singers Leslie and Melvin Wilson discuss the group's history with us.

You can download the show here:

http://wrir.org/x/modules...oryid=9109

merci!!! cool
"be who you are and say what you feel
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind."
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Reply #13 posted 03/03/09 12:05am

SoulAlive

IAintTheOne said:

MrSoulpower said:



Actually, no .. it's on Ain't no big thing but it's growing, which is their second album.



you're right, my fault thanks Pari' when I posted this it was early


I have this album on vinyl.As a kid,I remember staring at the cover,which I thought was very interesting lol There's an excellent uptempo song on this album,it's called "How Good It Feels".Many of the other songs are covers.

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Reply #14 posted 03/03/09 7:38pm

DirtyChris

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SoulAlive said:

As a kid,I remember staring at the cover,which I thought was very interesting lol


wow... I stared at the album cover
on musicstack last night
for a very long time lol

it's amazing artwork
simple, but effective wink
"be who you are and say what you feel
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind."
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Reply #15 posted 03/05/09 4:33am

SoulAlive

DirtyChris said:

SoulAlive said:

As a kid,I remember staring at the cover,which I thought was very interesting lol


wow... I stared at the album cover
on musicstack last night
for a very long time lol

it's amazing artwork
simple, but effective wink


nod
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