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Forgotten R&B bands---remember these folks? ***Skyy---This band scored their biggest hit in 1981 with "Call Me",a sizzling funk jam with the memorable hook "Here's my number and a dime,call me anytime".Other hits include "Let's Celebrate" (1981) and "When You Touch Me" (1981).
***One Way---Y'all remember those early 80s jams by One Way..."Pop It" (1980),"Push" (1981),"Pull/Fancy Dancer"(1982) and of course,their biggest hit,"Cutie Pie"(1982).There were also a few great slow jams,like "Something In The Past"(1980) and "Lady You Are" (1984). ***Yarbrough & Peoples---In 1980,one of the hottest jams on the radio was "Don't Stop The Music".That was DA JAM!!!My favorite part of that song is the line "Just because it's 2 O'clock,don't mean that we have to stop". But it didn't stop there.This duo came back with equally impressive grooves like "Heartbeat"(1983),"Be A Winner" (1983),"Don't Waste Your Time"(1984) and "Guilty" (1986). ***Mtume---In the spring of '83,one of the sexiest R&B jams was "Juicy Fruit",with it's tasty midtempo groove getting everybody excited...lol...unfortunately,this band faded away after only a few more hits ("Would You Like To Fool Around"(1983),"You Me And He"(1984),"Breathless"(1986)). Can you guys name any other forgotten R&B bands that deserve some recognition? | |
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AshFord and Simpson Solid As a Rock. Peaches And Herb Was it Shake your Groove Thing? Billy Ocean Carribean Queen. Lipps Inc from Minneapolis FunkyTown. Where is Herb Albert Rise[Theme from Luke and Laura} I know he's Jazz and Chuck Mangione? I know he's Jazz also. How about Wild Cherry? Play That Funky Music...Brothers Johnson Strawberry Letter 22? I know Tevin Cambell did a remake. | |
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slave and shotgun are two of my favorites. i....feel.... cold as a razorblade, tight as a tourniquet, dry as a funeral drum...... | |
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whatever happened 2 enchantment?  | |
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GeneMohawk said: slave and shotgun are two of my favorites.
Slave RULE!!! :I: did a track which uses a reworking of One Way's "Let's Go Out Tonite" for my last album. (shameless plug!  ).
What happened to Cashflow? "Mine All Mine" was the jam. and what aboot Midnight Star & Aurra? don't ppl recognise talent anymore?! as 4 the go-go front, Redds & The Boyz, Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers, The Almighty Trouble Funk... these guys were doing it!!! If Lenny Henry brought back his Delbert Wilkins character 2 release "These R Crucial Times", I bet it would sell! 'dre Tried many flavours - but sooner or later, always go back to the Purple Kool-aid!
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Mtume's Juicy Fruit was the jam! When I think back, this is was one of first records that stands out in my mind when it comes to censorship. On the radio, I would sometimes here the edited version that went:Candy kisses everywhere instead of You can lick me everywhere.
How about: Lakeside Crown Heights Affair Black Ivory Midnight Starr Atlantic Star The Jimmy Castor Bunch Not a band but... What ever happened to Hamilton Bohannon? [This message was edited Mon Jan 13 7:03:18 PST 2003 by UptownDeb] | |
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UptownDeb said: Mtume's Juicy Fruit was the jam! When I think back, this is was one of first records that stands out in my mind when it comes to censorship. On the radio, I would sometimes here the edited version that went:Candy kisses everywhere instead of [/i]You can lick me everywhere.[/i]
i've never heard the "censored" version. when i wuz growin up all you'd hear is the original version...
...and nobody knows what happened 2 enchantment? they did a song called "gloria" back in...'81, methinx...  | |
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Raydio who were Ray Parker Jr's Band.the BlackByrds who were a Off-spring of Donald Byrd.Instant Funk,The System,Sun,Brass Construction,Chocolate Milk. mistermaxxx | |
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mistermaxxx said: Raydio who were Ray Parker Jr's Band.the BlackByrds who were a Off-spring of Donald Byrd.Instant Funk,The System,Sun,Brass Construction,Chocolate Milk.
Wow, I was going to include Brass Construction with a couple of other bands ending in shun: Mass Production ConFunkShun | |
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The System had a cd out last summer. Wasn't bad either. Someone mentioned One Way. That's one of the most under rated groups ever. Al Hudson and Kevin Mccord wrote some classic funk with One Way. Everyone knows about Cutie Pie and Mr Groove, but how many remember the Jam "Smile" Nasty bass line! Who remembers the Deele's first album. Back when Babyface was nothing but a keyboard player lol. Body Talk still is the shit! Bringing Together Five Decades of R&B/Funk/Soul/Dance
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How about these groups:
Loose Ends Starpoint Newcleus SOS Band Change Surface |
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intha916 said: The System had a cd out last summer. Wasn't bad either. Someone mentioned One Way. That's one of the most under rated groups ever. Al Hudson and Kevin Mccord wrote some classic funk with One Way. Everyone knows about Cutie Pie and Mr Groove, but how many remember the Jam "Smile" Nasty bass line! Who remembers the Deele's first album. Back when Babyface was nothing but a keyboard player lol. Body Talk still is the shit! surprised you didn't big on Face's Long Jerri CUrl Back then as well??LOL  but Babyface along with La Reid&Darryl Simmons even then were the Main important parts of the Creative element within then the Band then."Sweet November" was a nice SLow jam as well.mistermaxxx | |
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mistermaxxx said: intha916 said: The System had a cd out last summer. Wasn't bad either. Someone mentioned One Way. That's one of the most under rated groups ever. Al Hudson and Kevin Mccord wrote some classic funk with One Way. Everyone knows about Cutie Pie and Mr Groove, but how many remember the Jam "Smile" Nasty bass line! Who remembers the Deele's first album. Back when Babyface was nothing but a keyboard player lol. Body Talk still is the shit! surprised you didn't big on Face's Long Jerri CUrl Back then as well??LOL but Babyface along with La Reid&Darryl Simmons even then were the Main important parts of the Creative element within then the Band then."Sweet November" was a nice SLow jam as well.I wasn't saying Face wasn't a big force with The Deele. He just wasn't the Babyface we think of now. The song Sweet November was his first real showcase. As a matter of fact the stoy is, after doing his solo on that song one night, they said "Give it up for babyface everybody" They said the ladies went nuts where as before they always said Kenny Edmonds after the solo. Face said Bootsy had nicknamed him Babyface a few years earlier but it was mainly a name the band used to clown him. Bringing Together Five Decades of R&B/Funk/Soul/Dance
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intha916 said: mistermaxxx said: intha916 said: The System had a cd out last summer. Wasn't bad either. Someone mentioned One Way. That's one of the most under rated groups ever. Al Hudson and Kevin Mccord wrote some classic funk with One Way. Everyone knows about Cutie Pie and Mr Groove, but how many remember the Jam "Smile" Nasty bass line! Who remembers the Deele's first album. Back when Babyface was nothing but a keyboard player lol. Body Talk still is the shit! surprised you didn't big on Face's Long Jerri CUrl Back then as well??LOL but Babyface along with La Reid&Darryl Simmons even then were the Main important parts of the Creative element within then the Band then."Sweet November" was a nice SLow jam as well.I wasn't saying Face wasn't a big force with The Deele. He just wasn't the Babyface we think of now. The song Sweet November was his first real showcase. As a matter of fact the stoy is, after doing his solo on that song one night, they said "Give it up for babyface everybody" They said the ladies went nuts where as before they always said Kenny Edmonds after the solo. Face said Bootsy had nicknamed him Babyface a few years earlier but it was mainly a name the band used to clown him. mistermaxxx | |
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JOE TEX, muthafuckas!
I got 'cha uh huh huh you thought I didn't see ya now didn't ya UH uh huh huh you tried to sneak by me now didn't ya (hee hee hee) uh huh huh now gimme what 'chu promised me give it here COME ON!!    I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it | |
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PrettyMan72 said: How about these groups:
Loose Ends Starpoint Newcleus SOS Band Change Surface Recently,the debut album by SOS Band was re-mastered,and it sounds GREAT.As for Surface,I have always wondered where they went.They released three hit albums in the late 80s,then they just vanished. | |
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intha916 said: mistermaxxx said: intha916 said: The System had a cd out last summer. Wasn't bad either. Someone mentioned One Way. That's one of the most under rated groups ever. Al Hudson and Kevin Mccord wrote some classic funk with One Way. Everyone knows about Cutie Pie and Mr Groove, but how many remember the Jam "Smile" Nasty bass line! Who remembers the Deele's first album. Back when Babyface was nothing but a keyboard player lol. Body Talk still is the shit! surprised you didn't big on Face's Long Jerri CUrl Back then as well??LOL but Babyface along with La Reid&Darryl Simmons even then were the Main important parts of the Creative element within then the Band then."Sweet November" was a nice SLow jam as well.I wasn't saying Face wasn't a big force with The Deele. He just wasn't the Babyface we think of now. The song Sweet November was his first real showcase. As a matter of fact the stoy is, after doing his solo on that song one night, they said "Give it up for babyface everybody" They said the ladies went nuts where as before they always said Kenny Edmonds after the solo. Face said Bootsy had nicknamed him Babyface a few years earlier but it was mainly a name the band used to clown him. I LOVE The Deele.Their first three albums are excellent.The second album,released in 1985,features the song "Sweet November" (which Troop later covered),but the best track is another ballad called "I'll Send You Roses".This is my favorite Deele song,and it's a shame that it was never released as a single.If you guys ever come across their second album,pick it up immediately! | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: UptownDeb said: Mtume's Juicy Fruit was the jam! When I think back, this is was one of first records that stands out in my mind when it comes to censorship. On the radio, I would sometimes here the edited version that went:Candy kisses everywhere instead of [/i]You can lick me everywhere.[/i]
i've never heard the "censored" version. when i wuz growin up all you'd hear is the original version...
...and nobody knows what happened 2 enchantment? they did a song called "gloria" back in...'81, methinx... I remember hearing the "censored" version of "Juicy Fruit" on the pop radio stations.The regular R&B stations had no problem with the lyrics,but I guess the pop stations chickened out...lol...so,instead of the line "you can lick me everywhere",you heard the line "candy kisses everywhere". As for Enchantment....the song "Gloria" is actually from 1977.They followed it up with the hits "Sunshine"(1977) and "It's You That I Need" (1978),which is my favorite song by them. [This message was edited Tue Jan 14 0:56:25 PST 2003 by DavidEye] | |
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DreZone said: What happened to Cashflow? "Mine All Mine" was the jam. and what about Midnight Star & Aurra? don't ppl recognise talent anymore?! Cashflows' "Mine All Mine" (1986) is indeed the jam!! After years of looking for it,I finally found it a few years ago. I really miss Midnight Star and Aurra too.Remember Midnight Star's 1984 song "Scientific Love"? That's my jam! | |
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CalhounSq said: JOE TEX, muthafuckas!
I got 'cha uh huh huh you thought I didn't see ya now didn't ya UH uh huh huh you tried to sneak by me now didn't ya (hee hee hee) uh huh huh now gimme what 'chu promised me give it here COME ON!! Remember his crazy 1977 hit "I Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)"? "She did a dip...almost broke my hip" | |
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- The New Birth
- The Main Ingrediant - The Undisputed Truth - The Five Stairsteps - Black Heat - Black Ivory - The Impressions - The Counts - The Soul Searchers - Mandrill - Senor Soul - Creative Source - Cane and Able - Funk Inc. - The Dramatics - The Stylistics - The Spinners - The Nite-Liters - The Bar-Keys - Redd Holt Unlimited - Ramp - The Detroit Emeralds | |
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DavidEye said: CalhounSq said: JOE TEX, muthafuckas!
I got 'cha uh huh huh you thought I didn't see ya now didn't ya UH uh huh huh you tried to sneak by me now didn't ya (hee hee hee) uh huh huh now gimme what 'chu promised me give it here COME ON!! Remember his crazy 1977 hit "I Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)"? "She did a dip...almost broke my hip" "give the baby anything she wants" | |
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CalhounSq said: JOE TEX, muthafuckas!
I got 'cha uh huh huh you thought I didn't see ya now didn't ya UH uh huh huh you tried to sneak by me now didn't ya (hee hee hee) uh huh huh now gimme what 'chu promised me give it here COME ON!! "You promised the day that quite your boyfriend That I'd be the next one to ease on innn" "You promised me, it would be just us twooo "And I'l be the only man kissing you eehhh" "NOW KISS ME ..HOLD IT A LONG TIME... HOLD IT "DON'T TUUURN IT A LOOOSE NOW HOOLD IT... "A LITTLE BIT LONGER NOW HOLD IT...COOOME ON"!!! | |
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DavidEye said: intha916 said: mistermaxxx said: intha916 said: The System had a cd out last summer. Wasn't bad either. Someone mentioned One Way. That's one of the most under rated groups ever. Al Hudson and Kevin Mccord wrote some classic funk with One Way. Everyone knows about Cutie Pie and Mr Groove, but how many remember the Jam "Smile" Nasty bass line! Who remembers the Deele's first album. Back when Babyface was nothing but a keyboard player lol. Body Talk still is the shit! surprised you didn't big on Face's Long Jerri CUrl Back then as well??LOL but Babyface along with La Reid&Darryl Simmons even then were the Main important parts of the Creative element within then the Band then."Sweet November" was a nice SLow jam as well.I wasn't saying Face wasn't a big force with The Deele. He just wasn't the Babyface we think of now. The song Sweet November was his first real showcase. As a matter of fact the stoy is, after doing his solo on that song one night, they said "Give it up for babyface everybody" They said the ladies went nuts where as before they always said Kenny Edmonds after the solo. Face said Bootsy had nicknamed him Babyface a few years earlier but it was mainly a name the band used to clown him. I LOVE The Deele.Their first three albums are excellent.The second album,released in 1985,features the song "Sweet November" (which Troop later covered),but the best track is another ballad called "I'll Send You Roses".This is my favorite Deele song,and it's a shame that it was never released as a single.If you guys ever come across their second album,pick it up immediately! I have all 3 albums. Two Occasions is still my fav deele slow jame but I'll send You Roses is a close second. Bringing Together Five Decades of R&B/Funk/Soul/Dance
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Roy Ayers Ubiquity...I was listening to a CD of his a couple of weeks ago, and the music still resonates today. | |
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Brother915 said: CalhounSq said: JOE TEX, muthafuckas!
I got 'cha uh huh huh you thought I didn't see ya now didn't ya UH uh huh huh you tried to sneak by me now didn't ya (hee hee hee) uh huh huh now gimme what 'chu promised me give it here COME ON!! "You promised the day that quite your boyfriend That I'd be the next one to ease on innn" "You promised me, it would be just us twooo "And I'l be the only man kissing you eehhh" "NOW KISS ME ..HOLD IT A LONG TIME... HOLD IT "DON'T TUUURN IT A LOOOSE NOW HOOLD IT... "A LITTLE BIT LONGER NOW HOLD IT...COOOME ON"!!! ROFL!!! GIVE IT TO ME NOW, GOOD GOD, HEEEYYYYY! 
. [This message was edited Tue Jan 14 18:32:47 PST 2003 by CalhounSq] I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it | |
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intha916 said: DavidEye said: intha916 said: mistermaxxx said: intha916 said: The System had a cd out last summer. Wasn't bad either. Someone mentioned One Way. That's one of the most under rated groups ever. Al Hudson and Kevin Mccord wrote some classic funk with One Way. Everyone knows about Cutie Pie and Mr Groove, but how many remember the Jam "Smile" Nasty bass line! Who remembers the Deele's first album. Back when Babyface was nothing but a keyboard player lol. Body Talk still is the shit! surprised you didn't big on Face's Long Jerri CUrl Back then as well??LOL but Babyface along with La Reid&Darryl Simmons even then were the Main important parts of the Creative element within then the Band then."Sweet November" was a nice SLow jam as well.I wasn't saying Face wasn't a big force with The Deele. He just wasn't the Babyface we think of now. The song Sweet November was his first real showcase. As a matter of fact the stoy is, after doing his solo on that song one night, they said "Give it up for babyface everybody" They said the ladies went nuts where as before they always said Kenny Edmonds after the solo. Face said Bootsy had nicknamed him Babyface a few years earlier but it was mainly a name the band used to clown him. I LOVE The Deele.Their first three albums are excellent.The second album,released in 1985,features the song "Sweet November" (which Troop later covered),but the best track is another ballad called "I'll Send You Roses".This is my favorite Deele song,and it's a shame that it was never released as a single.If you guys ever come across their second album,pick it up immediately! I have all 3 albums. Two Occasions is still my fav deele slow jame but I'll send You Roses is a close second. Remember the Deele songs "Just My Luck"(1984) and "Shoot Em Up Movies"(1987)? There really needs to be some kind of Deele Greatest Hits CD,with maybe a few song from the first Babyface solo album (remember "Mary Mack"?). | |
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DavidEye said: intha916 said: DavidEye said: intha916 said: mistermaxxx said: intha916 said: The System had a cd out last summer. Wasn't bad either. Someone mentioned One Way. That's one of the most under rated groups ever. Al Hudson and Kevin Mccord wrote some classic funk with One Way. Everyone knows about Cutie Pie and Mr Groove, but how many remember the Jam "Smile" Nasty bass line! Who remembers the Deele's first album. Back when Babyface was nothing but a keyboard player lol. Body Talk still is the shit! surprised you didn't big on Face's Long Jerri CUrl Back then as well??LOL but Babyface along with La Reid&Darryl Simmons even then were the Main important parts of the Creative element within then the Band then."Sweet November" was a nice SLow jam as well.I wasn't saying Face wasn't a big force with The Deele. He just wasn't the Babyface we think of now. The song Sweet November was his first real showcase. As a matter of fact the stoy is, after doing his solo on that song one night, they said "Give it up for babyface everybody" They said the ladies went nuts where as before they always said Kenny Edmonds after the solo. Face said Bootsy had nicknamed him Babyface a few years earlier but it was mainly a name the band used to clown him. I LOVE The Deele.Their first three albums are excellent.The second album,released in 1985,features the song "Sweet November" (which Troop later covered),but the best track is another ballad called "I'll Send You Roses".This is my favorite Deele song,and it's a shame that it was never released as a single.If you guys ever come across their second album,pick it up immediately! I have all 3 albums. Two Occasions is still my fav deele slow jame but I'll send You Roses is a close second. Remember the Deele songs "Just My Luck"(1984) and "Shoot Em Up Movies"(1987)? There really needs to be some kind of Deele Greatest Hits CD,with maybe a few song from the first Babyface solo album (remember "Mary Mack"?). Ah, I certainly remember Shoot 'Em Up Movies!! I was just listening to that on CD the other night! | |
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alexnvrmnd said: DavidEye said: intha916 said: DavidEye said: intha916 said: mistermaxxx said: intha916 said: The System had a cd out last summer. Wasn't bad either. Someone mentioned One Way. That's one of the most under rated groups ever. Al Hudson and Kevin Mccord wrote some classic funk with One Way. Everyone knows about Cutie Pie and Mr Groove, but how many remember the Jam "Smile" Nasty bass line! Who remembers the Deele's first album. Back when Babyface was nothing but a keyboard player lol. Body Talk still is the shit! surprised you didn't big on Face's Long Jerri CUrl Back then as well??LOL but Babyface along with La Reid&Darryl Simmons even then were the Main important parts of the Creative element within then the Band then."Sweet November" was a nice SLow jam as well.I wasn't saying Face wasn't a big force with The Deele. He just wasn't the Babyface we think of now. The song Sweet November was his first real showcase. As a matter of fact the stoy is, after doing his solo on that song one night, they said "Give it up for babyface everybody" They said the ladies went nuts where as before they always said Kenny Edmonds after the solo. Face said Bootsy had nicknamed him Babyface a few years earlier but it was mainly a name the band used to clown him. I LOVE The Deele.Their first three albums are excellent.The second album,released in 1985,features the song "Sweet November" (which Troop later covered),but the best track is another ballad called "I'll Send You Roses".This is my favorite Deele song,and it's a shame that it was never released as a single.If you guys ever come across their second album,pick it up immediately! I have all 3 albums. Two Occasions is still my fav deele slow jame but I'll send You Roses is a close second. Remember the Deele songs "Just My Luck"(1984) and "Shoot Em Up Movies"(1987)? There really needs to be some kind of Deele Greatest Hits CD,with maybe a few song from the first Babyface solo album (remember "Mary Mack"?). Ah, I certainly remember Shoot 'Em Up Movies!! I was just listening to that on CD the other night! So,you must have the 'Eyes Of A Stranger' album (1987),huh? I really like that one.The songs "Two Occasions","Shoot Em Up Movies","Let No One Separate Us" and "So Many Thangz" are all excellent. | |
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DavidEye said: alexnvrmnd said: DavidEye said: intha916 said: DavidEye said: intha916 said: mistermaxxx said: intha916 said: The System had a cd out last summer. Wasn't bad either. Someone mentioned One Way. That's one of the most under rated groups ever. Al Hudson and Kevin Mccord wrote some classic funk with One Way. Everyone knows about Cutie Pie and Mr Groove, but how many remember the Jam "Smile" Nasty bass line! Who remembers the Deele's first album. Back when Babyface was nothing but a keyboard player lol. Body Talk still is the shit! surprised you didn't big on Face's Long Jerri CUrl Back then as well??LOL but Babyface along with La Reid&Darryl Simmons even then were the Main important parts of the Creative element within then the Band then."Sweet November" was a nice SLow jam as well.I wasn't saying Face wasn't a big force with The Deele. He just wasn't the Babyface we think of now. The song Sweet November was his first real showcase. As a matter of fact the stoy is, after doing his solo on that song one night, they said "Give it up for babyface everybody" They said the ladies went nuts where as before they always said Kenny Edmonds after the solo. Face said Bootsy had nicknamed him Babyface a few years earlier but it was mainly a name the band used to clown him. I LOVE The Deele.Their first three albums are excellent.The second album,released in 1985,features the song "Sweet November" (which Troop later covered),but the best track is another ballad called "I'll Send You Roses".This is my favorite Deele song,and it's a shame that it was never released as a single.If you guys ever come across their second album,pick it up immediately! I have all 3 albums. Two Occasions is still my fav deele slow jame but I'll send You Roses is a close second. Remember the Deele songs "Just My Luck"(1984) and "Shoot Em Up Movies"(1987)? There really needs to be some kind of Deele Greatest Hits CD,with maybe a few song from the first Babyface solo album (remember "Mary Mack"?). Ah, I certainly remember Shoot 'Em Up Movies!! I was just listening to that on CD the other night! So,you must have the 'Eyes Of A Stranger' album (1987),huh? I really like that one.The songs "Two Occasions","Shoot Em Up Movies","Let No One Separate Us" and "So Many Thangz" are all excellent. I do have that somewhere, but I had burned that track on a personal compilation a while ago, so I was just listening to that! | |
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