Show Time is a Soul & Funk album by Slave, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
Slave’s excellent 1980 album <i>Stone Jam</i> is one of a handful of LPs that bridged ‘70s funk to ‘80s funk, and by the release of the following year’s <i>Show Time</i> the venerable Ohio-based ensemble had firmly taken hold of the new decade. The grooves are tighter and more sophisticated than ever before, but <i>Show Time</i>, true to its title, is a full-bodied and outgoing affair. Mark Antone Adams’ fat, loose-limbed bass leads every song. “Snap Shot,” “Party Lites,” and “Wait for Me” are bolstered by waves of horns, strings, and percussion, but Adams’ gritty, gutsy playing is the foundation upon which the songs are built. <i>Show Time</i> was drummer-turned-singer Steve Arrington's last album with Slave before going solo, and he makes the most of it. “Steal Your Heart” layers several different tracks of Arrington parts, enabling his keening, cooing voice to duet with itself. As always, he gives the songs an air of sensual intrigue. In the early ‘80s his effeminate, introverted vocals were an R&B anomaly, but he would become a major influence on urban pop singers in the decade to follow.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Snap Shot4:43
- A2Party Lites4:50
- A3Spice Of Life (Oh Yes, You're The Best)4:48
- A4Smokin5:20
Side B
- B1Wait For Me5:16
- B2Steal Your Heart5:40
- B3For The Love Of U5:13
- B4Funken Town3:38
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- bassheavy
- swaggering
- funky
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Cengiz YaltkayaARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR, WRITTEN-BY CONDUCTOR
- Charles CarterBAND , KEYBOARDS, FLUTE, SAXOPHONE, COPYIST, VOCALS FLUTE, KEYBOARDS, COPYIST, SAXOPHONE, VOCALS
- Danny WebsterBACKING VOCALS, GUITAR , LEAD VOCALS, PERCUSSION BACKING VOCALS, LEAD GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS, PERCUSSION BAND , LEAD GUITAR , RHYTHM GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS , PERCUSSION
- Delbert TaylorBAND , KEYBOARDS, FLUGELHORN, TRUMPET, VOCALS, COPYIST FLUGELHORN, KEYBOARDS, COPYIST, TRUMPET, VOCALS
- Floyd MillerBAND , TROMBONE, TRUMPET, PERCUSSION, VOCALS, ILLUSTRATION PERCUSSION, TROMBONE, TRUMPET, VOCALS
- Fred ZlotkinSTRINGS
- Guy LumiaSTRINGS
- Harold KohonSTRINGS
- Harry LookofskySTRINGS
- Jesse LevineSTRINGS
- Jonathan AbramowitzSTRINGS
- Kevin JohnsonBAND , LEAD GUITAR , RHYTHM GUITAR, COPYIST GUITAR , COPYIST LEAD GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR, COPYIST
- Marilyn WrightSTRINGS
- Mark AdamsARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , BASS , BASS , SYNTHESIZER , WRITTEN-BY BAND , LEAD GUITAR , BASS GUITAR , SYNTHESIZER , BASS , SYNTHESIZER
- Mitsue TakayamaSTRINGS
- Roger ParkerBAND , DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Sam CarterBAND , KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS
- Steve ArringtonBAND , LEAD VOCALS, DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS, LEAD VOCALS, PERCUSSION
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 10 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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