€ 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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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. Bite the apple (5:00)
02. Hope he wants (4:45)
03. Let's forget (4:30)
04. My Darling (4:48)
05. A song for you (1:06)
06. Let' em be (4:55)
07. Please let's go (4:52)
08. Don't cry for me (4:50)
09. Just for you (5:26)
BonusTrack:
10. Stay (4:10)
01. One Magic Night 0’22
02. Don't Stop 3’40
03. Just One Step 3’25
04. I'm In Love With You 3’55
05. Fragile 4’04
06. Who Is This Jody 4’24
07. Tomorrow 3’38
08. Can I Be With You Tonight 3’35
09. Just Want To Satisfy You 3’45
10. Dead Giveaway 3’35
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. Gonna Lift You Up
02. Let Me Love You
03. Never Find a Better Love
04. Don't Leave Me
05. I Just Wanna Dance with You
06. You're My Sunny Day
07. Get Ready, Get Down
08. Girl I’m up for your lovin’
Starpoint – Keep On It
01. I just want to be your lover (5:39)
02. For you (5:25)
03. Interlude (0:28)
04. Keep on it (6:35)
05. I want you closer (5:26)
06. Baby let me do it (5:11)
07. We're into love (4:33)
08. Starpoint's here tonight (6:12)
Starpoint – It's So Delicious
01. Don't be serious (5:16)
02. Put your love on me (5:23)
03. Something in your eyes (4:27)
04. It's so delicious (4:35)
05. Behind your back (3:49)
06. Give real love a try (4:45)
07. I'm so crazy about you (4:12)
08. I got the love (4:39)
09. Let go (4:14)
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)
Tavares – Future Bound
01. The Ghost Of Love 6:01
02. Timber 5:17
03. We're Both Ready For Love 3:38
04. All I See Is You 3:19
05. Slow Train To Paradise 4:56
06. Honey Can I 3:35
07. More Than a Woman 3:25
08. Feel So Good 4:17
01. When Love calls (4:30)
02. Does it Matter (4:22)
03. Think about that (4:56)
04. Send For Me (5:13)
05. Mystery Girl (4:19)
06. Am I Dreaming (5:30)
07. Under Pressure (3:54)
08. My Turn Now (4:43)
01. Love me Down (4:44)
02. Sexy Dancer (4:50)
03. Love Moves (4:59)
04. Your Love Finally Ran Out (4:39)
05. Circles (4:48)
06. Lets get Closer (5:03)
07. Perfect Love (4:32)
08. You're The One (4:01)
T-Connection – Everything Is Cool
01. Groove City 5:20
02. Spend The Night With Me 4:57
03. Spinnin' 4:37
04. Paradise 5:22
05. Everything Is Cool 4:27
06. Give Me Your Love 4:50
07. Heaven In Your Eyes 5:36
08. We've Got A Good Thing 4:14