So I guess a few people on here know that I'm a big fan of The System and pretty much dig their entire discography.

I was talking to my cousin a while back about the "Sweat" album and he said to me "When that album came out, I had a tape with that on one side and the Jeff Lorber album they did on the other".

I was like "Huh?" - I wasn't hip to the fact that they had done an album with Jeff, so I did some research and found it and of course I dig it! Mic and David definitely had the magic touch.

This is the title track.

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Militant said:

So I guess a few people on here know that I'm a big fan of The System and pretty much dig their entire discography.

I was talking to my cousin a while back about the "Sweat" album and he said to me "When that album came out, I had a tape with that on one side and the Jeff Lorber album they did on the other".

I was like "Huh?" - I wasn't hip to the fact that they had done an album with Jeff, so I did some research and found it and of course I dig it! Mic and David definitely had the magic touch.

This is the title track.

The song was written by Anita Pointer, of "The Pointer Sisters".

shorttrini said:

Militant said:

So I guess a few people on here know that I'm a big fan of The System and pretty much dig their entire discography.

I was talking to my cousin a while back about the "Sweat" album and he said to me "When that album came out, I had a tape with that on one side and the Jeff Lorber album they did on the other".

I was like "Huh?" - I wasn't hip to the fact that they had done an album with Jeff, so I did some research and found it and of course I dig it! Mic and David definitely had the magic touch.

This is the title track.

The song was written by Anita Pointer, of "The Pointer Sisters".

Hey i'm also ahuge fan of the System and own all their albums. I know of this Jeff Lorber cd but I wonder if it's any good? Who does the vocals on it?? As a major fan of the System should I own this too??

David & Mic did a LOT of production work in the 80's.

Attitude

Evelyn King

Chaka Khan

Mtume

Phil Collins

Angela Bofil

Ashford & Simpson

and others.

IMO, they never got their due in terms of their impact on the pop of the 80's. Not as flashy or "high profile" as Jam & Lewis, but I think a case could be made for their VERY relevant contribution to the era.

JamFanHot said:

David & Mic did a LOT of production work in the 80's.

Attitude

Evelyn King

Chaka Khan

Mtume

Phil Collins

Angela Bofil

Ashford & Simpson

and others.

IMO, they never got their due in terms of their impact on the pop of the 80's. Not as flashy or "high profile" as Jam & Lewis, but I think a case could be made for their VERY relevant contribution to the era.

Agreed. For my money, "Juicy Fruit", "Sussudio", "I Feel 4 U", Robert Palmer's cover of "You Are In My System" and their own discography are more than enough to solidify them as being among the most important producers of the decade.

I have the Attitude album.... I never really got into it tho. Of everything they worked in, that's probably my least favorite.

Another System-composition/production from the same album, with ex-Change singer James Robinson :

The track endures about 2 minutes in this clipmix above. Another slight longer version on Dailymotion

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^i think that's Mic Murphy on guitar in the background^

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Great album, but the best cut is not on youtube "On the wildside" is a furious slice of David Frank and Mic Murphy magic.

Are you hip to this album?? Also produced by David and Mic.

Angela Bofill - Let Me Be The One

Great album, but the best cut is not on youtube "On the wildside" is a furious slice of David Frank and Mic Murphy magic.

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The group remixed the song "Eye To Eye" by British band Go West for its US release in 1985.

There is another killer remix on the b-side that is way funkier and you can really here "The System" This is the only one posted.

Their fresh approach put the System in high demand as producers, songwriters, and musicians. They can be heard on Chaka Khan's cover of Prince's "I Feel for You" and Mtume's "Juicy Fruit" (both million-sellers). The latter record was later used by the Notorious B.I.G. for his gold record "Juicy." The list continues with Phil Collins' "Sussudio,"Angela Bofill's "Can't Slow Down," Pauli Carmen's "Dial My Number," Ashford & Simpson, and Jeff Lorber's "Step by Step." They contributed to the movie soundtracks for two Eddie Murphy blockbusters, Beverly Hills Cop and Coming to America (the title track went Top Ten pop). Even though it seemed that everyone wanted to work with the System, the pair decided not to spread themselves too thin and turned down a lot of offers. They opened their own recording studio called Science Lab Music.

Militant said:

So I guess a few people on here know that I'm a big fan of The System and pretty much dig their entire discography.

I was talking to my cousin a while back about the "Sweat" album and he said to me "When that album came out, I had a tape with that on one side and the Jeff Lorber album they did on the other".

I was like "Huh?" - I wasn't hip to the fact that they had done an album with Jeff, so I did some research and found it and of course I dig it! Mic and David definitely had the magic touch.

This is the title track.

THIS^ sounds a lot like something I've heard from a 1980's soundtrack.

JamFanHot said:

David & Mic did a LOT of production work in the 80's.

Attitude

Evelyn King

Chaka Khan

Mtume

Phil Collins

Angela Bofil

Ashford & Simpson

and others.

IMO, they never got their due in terms of their impact on the pop of the 80's. Not as flashy or "high profile" as Jam & Lewis, but I think a case could be made for their VERY relevant contribution to the era.

And you know what's interesting? Mic Murphy & David Frank of The System were the first producers in r&b AND synth-funk to MIDI program all of their tracks (not counting vocals obviously) in the songs they made for themselves and other artist.