Album
House Of Music
1996 · Funk / Soul
Rare pressing on Gatefold
House Of Music is a Soul & Funk album by Tony! Toni! Toné!, originally released in 1996. On Gatefold: 21 pressings tracked.
About
The Oakland R&B trio Tony Toni Tone’s sound got quieter on <i>House of Music</i>, the follow-up to 1993’s multiplatinum <i>Sons of Soul</i>, as their homage-errific nods to influences were their most overt yet. Their party-hearty collaboration with DJ Quik, “Let’s Get Down,” featured an acoustic guitar as lead instrument, while the piano-laden “Lovin’ You” sounded perfect next to hushed Isley Brothers jams such as “Work to Do.” The Tonyies paid homage to the Stylistics, whose biggest hit had been “Betcha By Golly Wow,” with “Holy Smokes & Gee Whiz,” and grinningly nodded to Al Green’s Memphis classics on “Thinking of You.” Singer Raphael Saadiq (formerly Wiggins) also made his way into the Testifiers’ Hall of Fame with the seven-minute “Still a Man.” The group imploded after this set, but it’s some goodbye.
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Tracklist
- 1Thinking of You3:58
- 2Top Notch4:37
- 3Let's Get Down (feat. DJ Quik)4:59
- 4Til Last Summer5:12
- 5Lovin' You5:53
- 6Still a Man7:18
- 7Don't Fall In Love4:46
- 8Holy Smokes and Gee Whiz5:01
- 9Annie May5:56
- 10Let Me Know4:15
- 11Tossin' and Turnin'4:50
- 12Wild Child5:35
- 13Party Don't Cry5:05
- 14Lovin' You (Interlude)1:56
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bill OrtizHORNS , TRUMPET TRUMPET
- Cedric DraperKEYBOARDS
- Dwayne WigginsBAND , GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS
- Eddie "Spanky" AlfordGUITAR
- Elijah BakerBASS
- Joey SwailsPROGRAMMED BY
- John "Jubu" SmithGUITAR
- Kelvin WootenKEYBOARDS ARRANGED BY
- Raphael SaadiqBAND , BASS GUITAR, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS BASS GUITAR, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, OTHER
- Shawn AtkinsVOCALS
- The Fat Lip HornsHORNS
- Timothy Christian RileyBAND , ELECTRIC ORGAN , CLARINET, PIANO , ELECTRIC PIANO, DRUMS, PERCUSSION ELECTRIC ORGAN , CLARINET, PIANO , ELECTRIC PIANO, DRUMS, PERCUSSION, OTHER
- Tommy BradfordDRUMS
- Vincent LarsHORNS , SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE, SOLOIST
- Benjamin WrightARRANGED BY
- Bobette Jamison-HarrisonBACKING VOCALS
- Brenda RoyBACKING VOCALS
- Carl WheelerELECTRIC ORGAN , PIANO KEYBOARDS, BACKING VOCALS PIANO
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 21 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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