ANGELA BOFILL / SOMETHING ABOUT YOU / LP /

(JPN / ARISTA / 25RS-149 / 1981 / MEDIA:EX- / JACKET:EX-)

華やかなダンスクラシック「SOMETHING ABOUT YOU」収録の人気作！
元は1980年にBOBBI WALKERがCASABLANCAからリリースしたディスコ・クラシックを、NARADA MICHAEL WALDENプロデュース＋アレンジのもとカヴァーした「SOMETHING ABOUT YOU」を収録の人気盤。TORSO「THE STRUT」やYAKENOHARA × CHABE「RECORD PLAYERS 2」でも大胆に引用されました。スティール・パン入りの清々しいメロウ・ソウル「TROPICAL LOVE」はTHE AVALANCHES FEAT. FREDDIE GIBBS「BAD DAY」でサンプリングされ、他にも「TIME TO SAY GOODBYE」や「YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW」、THE STYLISTICS「STOP LOOK LISTEN」カヴァーなど、純粋に楽曲としてもヨシ＋ネタにもなっている楽曲を多く含む全10曲を収録。

TRACKLIST
A1 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
A2 BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY
A3 ON AND ON
A4 TROPICAL LOVE
A5 YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW
B1 ONLY LOVE
B2 HOLDIN’ OUT FOR LOVE
B3 STOP LOOK LISTEN
B4 I DO LOVE YOU
B5 TIME TO SAY GOODBYE

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COPYRIGHT © – ARISTA RECORDS, INC.
ARRANGED BY [HORNS] – NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN (TRACKS: A1, A4, B4), THE SEE AMERICA HORNS (TRACKS: A1, A3, B4)
ARRANGED BY [STRINGS], CONDUCTOR [STRINGS] – MICHAEL GIBBS (TRACKS: A2, A4, B3)
BACKING VOCALS – JIM GILSTRAP (TRACKS: A1, A4, B2, B3, B4), JOHN LEHMAN (TRACKS: A1, A4, B2, B3, B4), MYRNA MATTHEWS (TRACKS: A1, A4, B2, B3, B4), SCHERRIE PAYNE (TRACKS: A1, A4, B2, B3, B4)
BASS – RANDY JACKSON
DRUMS – NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN
GUITAR – CORRADO RUSTICI
HORNS – TOWER OF POWER (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B3, B4)
KEYBOARDS – FRANK MARTIN
PERCUSSION – PAULINHO DA COSTA (TRACKS: A1, A4, B1, B3)
PRODUCER, ARRANGED BY – NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN
SAXOPHONE, ARRANGED BY [HORNS] – MARC RUSSO (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B3, B4)
TROMBONE, ARRANGED BY [HORNS] – WAYNE WALLACE (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B3, B4)
TRUMPET, ARRANGED BY [HORNS] – GREG ADAMS (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B3, B4), MIC GILLETTE (TRACKS: A1, A3, A4, B3, B4)