RnBAmbassador said:

He also cowrote the big hit by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway called “The Closer I Get To You”.

Also "Back Together Again".

I really love his songs for Stephanie Mills, like "What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'", "Starlight", and "Never Knew Love Like This Before". I actually have made a playlist for February with that song on it.

His writing and producing partner Reggie Lucas passed away in 2018. They also wrote my favorite Phyllis Hyman jam "You Know How To Love Me".

RIP Mtume

His early work with Stephanie Mills was incredible. Put Your Body In It is one of my favorites but

What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin and Never Knew Love Like This Before earned him awards as

her producer. He also will forever be known as Mr. Juicy Fruit with his own band Mtume but they had

some great tunes before they broke out big with Juicy Fruit.

I like Just Funnin and Kiss The World Goodbye. RIP James Mtume

a bad brotha this one hit me pretty hard RIP

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Would U Like 2 Fool Around

COD

You Are My Sunshine

Prime Time

Juicy Fruit

Simply Like

Breathless

You Me and He

Tie Me Up

He will be missed!!!

James and Reggie also produced Phyllis Hyman's most successful album at Arista "You Know How To Love Me". They were scheduled to produce the next album until Phyllis went to the press and panned the album. So they passed on producing her final album for the label.

kitbradley said:

James and Reggie also produced Phyllis Hyman's most successful album at Arista "You Know How To Love Me". They were scheduled to produce the next album until Phyllis went to the press and panned the album. So they passed on producing her final album for the label.

Should I listen 2 that album? Is it funky

"Love Lock" from Mtume's Kiss This World Goodbye (1978)

Wish we could still embed YouTube vids here

I really got into the album Mtume produced for Juicy Fruit chanteuse TAWATHA.

"Did I Dream You?"

Cinny said:

I really got into the album Mtume produced for Juicy Fruit chanteuse TAWATHA.

"Did I Dream You?"

Is that the album Thigh Ride is on?

paisleypark4 said:

kitbradley said:

James and Reggie also produced Phyllis Hyman's most successful album at Arista "You Know How To Love Me". They were scheduled to produce the next album until Phyllis went to the press and panned the album. So they passed on producing her final album for the label.

Should I listen 2 that album? Is it funky

I think it's one of her best albums.Contains the title track hit single,plus the excellent second single "Under Your Spell".Give it a listen.it's great.

What?? James Mtume died?

phunkdaddy said:

And another one of the greats of the past bites the dust...

RIP Mtume, thank you for the music!

phunkdaddy said:

Cinny said:

I really got into the album Mtume produced for Juicy Fruit chanteuse TAWATHA.

"Did I Dream You?"

Is that the album Thigh Ride is on?

! Actually, she only has the one solo album.

JoeyC said:

What?? James Mtume died?

Yeah. I'm not getting over it as fast as I thought I would.

Rewatched TVOne's Mtume UNSUNG last night.

Mad respect for the brother RIP. Enjoyed the debates in the 90's about the "soul" of Jazz music. When some young jazz lions attempted to compare the genre to classical music. More importantly some attempted to "go back to the womb" despite an attempt to remake what had already been composed and arranged and deem it "new".

The depth of music James mastered knew no bounds. Boy, we are blessed he's left a discography of his talents and touch other artist as well. God speed, Mr. James Mtume.

I was just thinking...."Juicy Fruit" was a really unique,groundbreaking R&B single in 1983.With those bold,suggestive lyrics,it's surprising that R&B radio really supported it later,the infectious beat was heavily sampled by rappers.

I've been rolling the vinyl of Theatre of the Mind over here. Welcome to the New Face Deli.

the 1984 album You,Me and He is absolutely brilliant.Some excellent tunes throughout.

SoulAlive said:

phunkdaddy said:

His early work with Stephanie Mills was incredible. Put Your Body In It is one of my favorites

“Put Your Body In It” is my absolute favorite Stephanie Mills song.That’s an irresistible groove!

I saw her about 5 or 6 years ago live. She was getting it with Put Your Body In It.

The crowd was in it too.

SoulAlive said:

the 1984 album You,Me and He is absolutely brilliant.Some excellent tunes throughout.

Yes Prime Time was my joint offa this one.

Cinny said: