These Are The Breeeeaaaaks!

Goapele's "It Takes Two": Gladys Knight - "And This Is Love", Angie Stone's "No More Rain": Gladys Knight - "Neither One Of Us", NEITHER ONE OF US, 1973. Mowtown.
So it seems that female soul singers are living vicariously through the performance of Ms. Gladys Knight. If only their records held up. This album is nuts. If you are breaking up, have broken up or will break up, this is a must-listen. She's got some angst in her and it came through on every song. The lyrics are somber, the breaks are funky and the arrangements are dizzope. Classic shit, yo.

George Duke - "Dukey Stick", DON'T LET GO, 1978. Epic.
No Bootsy-o. This record is fantastic. The A-side's 4th cut, "Dukey Stick" has played soundscape for westcoasters like Spice 1 and Paris. And its one of the funkier cuts that Mr. Duke ever peiced together. I've been looking for this casually for about 3 years now since my boy Dwine put together a partial shopping list for me. Thanks buddy!





Little Brother's "Welcome To The Minstrel Show": Floaters - "No Stronger Love", FLOATERS, 1977. ABC Records.
Yes, the record features "Float On". A 12 minute staple for any collector's collection. But it also has on it a not-so-special break that became special recently when it was used as the basis for Little Brother's introduction to their sophomore release. If you've got the LP already, check for it. Side b, track 4.




The Dells - "Stay In My Corner", GREATEST HITS. 1968. Cadet.
This record may not be anything special to you. It's a pretty basic doo wap r&b song from The Dells. The Beatmaker used it for a Nonameko joint though and for that, I had to put it up here. I didn't co-produce the song but I did tell The Beatmaker to include the bridge which I think peiced it all together much nicer.




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