We Need Each Other by Leo's Sunshipp

We Need Each Other

Leo's Sunshipp

1978

We Need Each Other is a Soul & Funk album by Leo's Sunshipp, originally released in 1978. On Gatefold: 12 pressings tracked.

Sound DNA

  • Soul & Funk
  • Funk
  • warm
  • soulful
  • groovy

About

<i>We Need Each Other</i> is a fascinating slice of sun-dappled disco funk, effortlessly conjuring the low-key vibe of endless summer afternoons. Leo’s Sunshipp was a Los Angeles–based vocal trio operating on the periphery of the city’s burgeoning late-‘70s soul scene. Lead singer Johnny Simone spent most of the decade plying the L.A. studio circuit as a backup vocalist, while Kenny Stover was a staff songwriter for a small local label. Together with fellow singer Alvin Few, Simone and Stover cut the four vocal tunes that make up the first half of this remarkable album. Then, in the midst of the recording process, Simone was stricken by a fatal illness. <i>We Need Each Other</i> went unfinished. Eventually, the album appeared on the tiny Lyon’s imprint, its runtime bolstered by instrumental versions of the four finished tracks. Had <i>We Need Each Other</i> been completed, its beautiful arrangements and delightfully laid-back optimism might have made it one of the era's best soul releases. Even in its truncated form, the album is a minor wonder; it's must-listen for fans of late-‘70s soul.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Give Me The Sunshine (Vocal)6:32
  2. A2I'm Back For More (Vocal)5:19
  3. A3Get Down People (Vocal)4:16
  4. A4Madame Butterfly (Inst.)4:58

Side B

  1. B1Madame Butterfly (Vocal)4:47
  2. B2I'm Back For More (Inst.)5:25
  3. B3Give Me The Sunshine (Inst.)6:32
  4. B4Get Down People (Inst.)4:39

Credits

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 12 pressings tracked on Gatefold