• John Morales Presents Teena Marie - Love Songs & Funky Beats - RemixedWith Loving Devotion

• • - Disc 1 -
  • 1 I Need Your Lovin' (John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • 2 It Must Be Magic (John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • 3 Aladdin's Lamp (John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • 4 First Class Love (John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • 5 Now That I Have You (John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • 6 I'm a Sucker for Your Love - Live in Long Beach, Ca 1981 (Alternate Mix / John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • 7 Behind the Groove (John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • 8 Love Just Wouldn't Be Right (John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • 9 Portuguese Love (John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • - Disc 2 -
  • 1 Chains (John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • 2 365 (John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • 3 Wasn't I Good to You (John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • 4 Square Biz (John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • 5 More Love (John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • 6 You Got Away (John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • 7 You're All the Boogie I Need (John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • 8 Lonely Desire (John Morales M+ M Mix)
  • 9 Fire and Desire (John Morales M+ M Mix)

John Morales Presents Tee...ky Beats -

Producer extraordinaire John Morales returns to BBE Music, celebrating the life and work of R&B / soul legend Teena Marie with a double album full of brand new remixes, lovingly crafted from the original studio tapes, entitled ‘Love Songs & Funky Beats’.

“Teena is somewhat underrated, and people don’t really know much about her.” Says Morales. “I set out to immerse people in her music and represent what she really did. That meant for me a dive into more than her R&B hits, to dig into her ballads and dance cuts. People know she was talented. I don’t really think they really knew the depth of her abilities, her complete confidence to take it upon herself to do everything – singing, producing, arranging, songwriting. Teena Marie was the total package.”

John Morales had the pleasure of mixing many of Teena Marie’s original records over the years, so it felt natural to dig into the archives and select his favourite cuts to rework, extend and subtly update in his own distinctive style. While by no means a definitive collection of Lady Tee’s expansive musical catalogue, ‘Love Songs & Funky Beats’ represents a fitting tribute to a multifaceted and important voice in popular music, by one of the most storied mix engineers and remixers of our age.

Jumping into the music industry deep end in 1979 with a three-year mentorship from Berry Gordy & Rick James at Motown, Teena Marie then spent seven fertile years with Epic, which yielded her greatest commercial successes (including the classic album ‘Starchild’). After founding an independent label ‘Sarai’, Marie took a ten-year hiatus which ended in 2004 in a deal with hip hop label Cash Money Records; a less unlikely partnership than some might assume, given that Teena was one of the first ‘mainstream’ artists to perform a rap verse, on 1981’s ‘Square Biz’.

Teena Marie Brockert forged a unique path through the industry, an artist in-charge of her own destiny, influencing (and heavily sampled by) both the hip hop and R&B sounds of the 90’s and early 2000’s. Her 1982 lawsuit against Motown records resulted in “The Brockert Initiative”, which has benefitted literally thousands of other artists by making it illegal for record companies to ‘shelve’ artists by keeping them under contract without releasing their material. She continued to tour regularly and deliver commercially successful, expertly sculpted music, right up until her untimely passing in 2010.

"Behind The Groove" (John Morales M+M Mix)

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I just ordered my copy I got the 2-CD set but it's also available on a 3-LP vinyl set.

"I Need Your Lovin' (John Morales M+M mix)"

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I have a sense Prince was influenced by her.

Margot said:

kitbradley said:

The "Aladdin's Lamp" remix is really fantastic.

In the 1970s ours was a family that was deeply into Teena Marie.

I have come to terms with Prince dying but I am still to this day crushed by her passing.

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And furthermore that is THE perfect cover photo.

hardwork said:

hardwork said:

SoulAlive said:

Who remembers the summer of ‘81 when “Square Biz” was one of the hottest,funkiest jams on the radio? a classic jam and she’s even rapping on it! She and Rick James were on fire during that time.

be advised that the 3-LP vinyl set contains 12 tracks.If you want all 18 tracks,you will need to get the 2-CD set.

hardwork said:

In the 1970s ours was a family that was deeply into Teena Marie.

the first time I heard Teena,it was "I Need Your Lovin" in 1980.I've been hooked ever since.

SoulAlive said:

RJOrion said:

SoulAlive said:

hardwork said:

In the 1970s ours was a family that was deeply into Teena Marie.

the first time I heard Teena,it was "I Need Your Lovin" in 1980.I've been hooked ever since.

Well I should amend that to say in the 1970s and 1980s.

SoulAlive said:

SoulAlive said:

It arrived today I love importcds.They ship fast! anyway....this is my weekend soundtrack,lol .. [Edited 4/2/21 14:42pm]

Bought one for my Dad he is listening to it right now and loves it. Man, I would pay top dollar to get a crisp new poster of that front cover!

hardwork said:

SoulAlive said:

Who remembers the summer of ‘81 when “Square Biz” was one of the hottest,funkiest jams on the radio? a classic jam and she’s even rapping on it! She and Rick James were on fire during that time.

Are u kidding me????? Man, I wore OUT "It Must Be Magic" & "Street Songs" during that magical Summer of 1981! Here in NYC, WBLS, KISS & WKTU were ON FIRE with all the hot summer jams (remember, Luther's 'Never too Much' had just come out).

Lady Tee had more soul in her pinky than any of today's so-called R&B "artists". She would definitely be invited to the family barbecue.

Teena Marie (and Patrice Rushen) are definitely underrated, and don't get the credit they deserve.