Album
Bustin' Loose
Chuck Brown And The Soul Searchers
1979 · Funk / Soul
6 collectors on Gatefold own this
Bustin' Loose is a Soul & Funk album by Chuck Brown And The Soul Searchers, originally released in 1979. On Gatefold: 12 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.
About
Though he’s revered as a musical legend in his native Washington D.C., most listeners are familiar with Chuck Brown only through his massive 1982 smash “Bustin’ Loose” which, with its staccato, timbale-laced rhythms and relentless chants established the template of the D.C. style known as Go-Go. Chuck Brown and his Soul Searchers began their love affair with heavy funk and intricate syncopation in the early ‘70s, crafting underground funk classics like “Blow Your Whistle” and “Funk to the Folks.” On <i>Bustin’ Loose</i> Chuck Brown has whipped his Soul Searchers into finely tuned funk perfection. The colossal title track borrows a healthy dollop of James Brown’s inimitable funk and sweetens the pot with swathes of flailing percussion, frantic breakdowns and an infamously funky bridge. For the most part the rest of <i>Bustin’ Loose</i> replicates this unbeatable formula. Though a few somnolent ballads interrupt the flow of the album, <i>Bustin’ Loose</i> remains a cornerstone of the Go-Go genre, and is one of the finest funk albums of the early ‘80s.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Bustin Loose7:42
- A2Never Gonna Give You Up5:43
- A3If It Ain't Funky6:00
Side B
- B1I Gotcha Now5:02
- B2Could It Be Love5:22
- B3Game Seven6:12
- B4Berro E Sombaro3:11
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- clean
- tender
- romantic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Chuck BrownGUITAR GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS VOCALS
- Curtis JohnsonORGAN
- Donald TilleryTRUMPET, TAMBOURINE TRUMPET, TAMBOURINE, VOCALS VOCALS
- Gregory GerranCONGAS, PERCUSSION
- Jerry WilderBASS BASS, VOCALS VOCALS
- John BuchananSYNTHESIZER, TROMBONE, VOCALS TROMBONE, SYNTHESIZER TROMBONE, SYNTHESIZER, VOCALS
- Leroy FlemingFLUTE, TIMBALES, SAXOPHONE FLUTE, TIMBALES, SAXOPHONE , VOCALS FLUTE, TIMBALES, TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Ricky WellmanDRUMS
- Skip FennellKEYBOARDS
- Don RenaldoSTRINGS
- Leron YoungGUITAR LEAD GUITAR
6 collectors on Gatefold own this · 12 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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