BELL & JAMES / BELL & JAMES / LP /

(US / A&M / SP-4728 / 1978 / MEDIA:EX- / JACKET:EX-)

A.O.R.ディスコ/モダンソウルな名作！NOTORIOUS B.I.G.「CAN I GET WITCHA」ネタにも使われたPARADISE GARAGE/ディスコ・クラシック「LIVIN’ IT UP (FRIDAY NIGHT)」収録！
本作でもエグゼクティヴ・プロデューサーを務めるTHOM BELLの甥＝LEROY BELLとCASEY JAMESのデュオ・ユニット、BELL & JAMESのファースト・アルバム。NOTORIOUS B.I.G.「CAN I GET WITCHA」ネタにも使われたPARADISE GARAGE/ディスコ・クラシック「LIVIN’ IT UP (FRIDAY NIGHT)」をはじめ、冒頭部分をLORD FINESSEがTERROR SQUAD「BRING ‘EM BACK」でサンプリングした「ASK BILLIE (THEY TELL ME)」、A.O.R./モダンソウルな「YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’VE GOT」、「JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGHT (OF YOUR LOVE)」、「I NEED YOU (BESIDE ME)」など。US ORIGINAL盤！

TRACKLIST
A1 LIVIN’ IT UP (FRIDAY NIGHT)
A2 THREE WAY LOVE AFFAIR
A3 JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH (OF YOUR LOVE)
A4 ASK BILLIE (THEY TELL ME)
B1 YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’VE GOT
B2 I NEED YOU (BESIDE ME)
B3 DON’T LET THE MAN GET YOU
B4 I LOVE THE MUSIC

COPYRIGHT © – A&M RECORDS
PRODUCED FOR – BELLBOY PRODUCTIONS
PUBLISHED BY – MIGHTY THREE MUSIC
PRESSED BY – COLUMBIA RECORDS PRESSING PLANT, SANTA MARIA
ART DIRECTION – ROLAND YOUNG (3)
BACKING VOCALS – CARLA BENSON, YVETTE BENTON*, HARRIET THARPE
DESIGN – JUNIE OSAKI
ENGINEER – DON MURRAY
ENGINEER [ASSISTANT] – MARK WALDREP, TOM CUMMINGS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – THOM BELL
GUITAR, BASS, KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER, PERCUSSION – CASEY JAMES
GUITAR, DRUMS, CONGAS, PERCUSSION – LEROY M. BELL
MASTERED BY – WALLY TRAUGOT
PERFORMER – MFSB
PHOTOGRAPHY BY – MARK HANAUER
PRODUCER, WRITTEN-BY, ARRANGED BY – LEROY BELL & CASEY JAMES*
REMIX – DON MURRAY
STRINGS – DON RENALDO & HIS SWINGIN’ STRINGS*