€ 16.90
€ 16.90
Chocolate Milk – Friction
01. Take it off 5:44
02. Who’s Getting It Now 6:41
03. Sweet Heat 6:50
04. Friction 5:03
05. Keep It Coming 4:29
06. Don’t Let Up 4:31
07. Don’t Make Me Wait 4:47
Chocolate Milk – Friction
Chocolate Milk – Friction. Originally Chocolate Milk was a jazz quartet from New Orleans, but the eight members of Chocolate Milk (Amadee Castenell, Jr., Dwight Richards, Joseph Smith, brothers Ernest and Robert Dabon, Frank Richard, Mario Tio and Kenneth Williams) decided to become an R&B band like their idols the Bar- Kays and Kool & The Gang and hopefully sell records on an international level. They came to the attention of producers Allen Toussaint, Marshall Sehorn, the owners of Seadaint Studios. The long walk to fame was beginning. Their first release was Action Speaks Louder Than Words. The thick slab of chunky funk which opens this disc encouraged RCA to sign the band. The song went on to become a Top Twenty R&B hit. Further chart successes followed with the song Girl Callin’, a very radio-friendly song that spent 16 weeks on the charts hitting a respectable #14 position. This level of success was not unnoticed by RCA, who appointed a new producer and a larger recording budget.
Hoping to duplicate the pop magic that Eumir Deodato was weaving with Kool & The Gang, mega-pop producer George Tobin ( Smokey Robinson, Natalie Cole) was assigned the task of bringing Chocolate Milk the superstar status for which they seemed destined. But alas, as many of these forced marriages of disparate styles go, this one did not work. Some good, music came from these sessions (check out ‘Hey Lover’ for example) but a blockbuster hit proved elusive, and the next level seemed out of reach. Allen Jones became their new songwriter and producer and was known for his work with the Bar-Kays. Jones incorporated current musical trends without losing the basic funk, a skill that had fallen by the wayside when the band parted ways with Toussaint. It was now time to add that N’awlins funk to some Memphis stew – a heady brew indeed. This time, the marriage worked.
At the Memphis sessions, the funk truly flowed. Blue Jeans was the first of these groovy gems, spending 18 weeks on the R&B chart, peaking at #15. Further album collaborations with Jones followed. This was now a band that was strutting its stuff the way they were meant to. Who’s Getting It Now from the album Friction a dance club fave presented here in it’s rare remix, shows a more edgy but no less funky side of this creative unit.
Today, you can hear echoes of Chocolate Milk’s sound in acts like the teen sensation Immature, who sampled the track ‘Girl Callin’ for their top ten soul hit ‘You Got It. ’ New Revolution soul bands like The Roots, Tony, Toni, Toné and Mint Condition all cite Chocolate Milk as an influence. Many more credited and uncredited hit records are built from the thick but classy grooves you hold in your hand. But enough reading. Go listen, or better yet, invite a few of your friends over to listen and check the timeless flow…sweet as funk can be.
01. Take it off 5:44
02. Who’s Getting It Now 6:41
03. Sweet Heat 6:50
04. Friction 5:03
05. Keep It Coming 4:29
06. Don’t Let Up 4:31
07. Don’t Make Me Wait 4:47
Weight | 0.110 kg |
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01. Let it whip (4:41)
02. Gamble with my love (3:59)
03. I’ll keep on loving you (3:36)
04. Just can’t wait ‘till the night (3:37)
05. Shake what you got (3:39)
06. Keep it live (on the K.I.L) (4:55)
07. Just believe in love (4:57)
08. Can we dance (4:40)
09. Let me love you until (3:55)
Bonustrack:
10. Let it whip (12 inch version) (6:09)
Merge – Merge
01. Take It To The Top 5:00
02. Changin' 5:05
03. Volcanic Voodoo 4:35
04. What Makes You Wanna Lie To Me 5:25
05. Worry 5:14
06. Show Him The Way To Go 4:38
07. Heavenly 4:30
08. You're My Everything 5:24
01. The Feeling 3:24
02. Just As You Are 4:28
03. This Time 3:54
04. Don't Leave Me Now, Stay With Me 5:39
05. Looking Glass 3:35
06. Suite Chocolate
a. Mounds (Instrumental) 2:00
b. Spread Of The Future 4:40
c. The Party 0:29
d. A Chocolate Jam 4:40
e. “C” Of Chocolate 4:29
01. Shake it up (5:05)
02. Invitation to love (5:01)
03. Magnetized (4:00)
04. Hello Girl (4:24)
05. Skate Lovers (4:20)
06. Carry on (4:24)
07. Do it again (4:57)
08. Sooner or later (3:42)
09. Beyond the horizon(4:32)
Bonustrack:
10. Invitation to love (Single version) (3:28)
01. Genie (6:02)
02. Main Attraction (5:43)
03. Won't you be with me tonight (4:32)
04. Don't force it (4:53)
05. Minutes Away (3:15)
06. On the shelf (5:14)
07. Dreamer (5:45)
08. Riccochet (4:10)
Bonus Tracks:
09. Dreamer (Shep Pettibone / Long vocal version) (7:10)
10. Riccochet (Ben Liebrand Mix) (5:56)
11. Dreamer (Shep's Dream Version) (6:06)
12. Main Attraction (The finest Remix) (6:37)
13. Dreamer (No. 1 Remix) (6:12)
14. Dreamer (Shep Pettibone / Short vocal version) (3:55)
Peabo Bryson – I am love
01. I Am Love 5:08
02. Move Your Body 4:30
03. Split Decision 5:17
04. Impossible 5:49
05. There’s No Guarantee 4:30
06. Love Is On The Rise 3:52
07. Let The Feeling Flow 4:38
08. Get Ready to Cry 4:17
09. You 4:37
01. I’ll Do My Best (For You Baby) 5:22
02. This Love’s On Me 4:51
03. One and Only 4:30
04. You Can Always Count On Me 4:15
05. Walk With Me 4:19
06. Alright On The Night 5:04
07. Tonight I Need To Have Your Love 4:08
08. You’ve Got Me Dancin’ 4:50
01. She's the master (of the game) (4:53)
02. Love is what I'm after (5:53)
03. Stay with me tonight (5:54)
04. Hold on to my love (3:38)
05. Baby's got another (4:06)
06. This is the moment (6:31)
07. Don't go walking out that door (6:31)
08. How I miss you (3:39)
01. Mind Games (3:55)
02. If You Should Ever Be Lonely (3:47)
03. Let's Fall In Love (3:20)
04. Tellin' Me Lies (3:28)
05. Come Hang Out (4:24)
06. Seduction (6:37)
07. Piece Of My Heart (4:43)
08. Waiting for You (3:43)
09. Make Up Your Mind (4:44)
01. Dance Like Crazy (4:58)
02. I Can't Shake This Feeling (5:53)
03. Pump Your Rump (4:31)
04. Baby You Can Be The One (4:21)
05. Best Of Love (5:11)
06. Feel So Good (5:06)
07. I Can't Get Enough (5:35)
08. Let Me Do (4:49)
Temptations – The Surface Thrills
01. SURFACE THRILLS (4:30)
02. LOVE ON MY MIND TONIGHT (4:57)
03. ONE MAN WOMAN (5:13)
04. SHOW ME YOUR LOVE (4:02)
05. THE SEEKER (4:30)
06. WHAT A WAY TO PUT IT (4:57)
07. BRING YOUR BODY HERE (Exercise Chant) (5:13)
08. MADE IN AMERICA (3:58)
Starpoint – All Night Long
01. Bring your sweet lovin' back(5:03)
02. Get your body up (5:37)
03. All night long (6:07)
04. Show me (4:39)
05. I like it (5:35)
06. I can give you love (5:44)
07. Miracle love (4:37)
08. It's you (5:43)