JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON / LOVE JONES / LP /

(US / DJM / DJM-31 / 6372.860 / 1980 / MEDIA:EX- / JACKET:EX- ジャケット裏にテープ跡 インサートに経年シミ)

EMOTIONS「DON’T ASK MY NEIGHBORS」オマージュのメロウ・ソウル「LOVE JONES」！まるでメロウ・ディスコ・ラップな「TELEPHONE BILL」！
RHYTHM & BLUES時代からクロスオーヴァーなソウル時代まで、いい曲満載のJOHNNY GUITAR WATSONの1980年作。EMOTIONS「DON’T ASK MY NEIGHBORS」オマージュのメロウ・ソウル「LOVE JONES」、まるでディスコ・ラップなフロウを淡々と回していくメロウ・ソウル「TELEPHONE BILL」、1975年の「I DON’T WANT TO BE A LONE RANGER」をリメイクした「LONE RANGER」はLORD FINESSE「THAT’S HOW SMOOTH I AM」ネタ。「CLOSE ENCOUNTERS」、「JET PLANE」などメロウな楽曲もどれもよし。US ORIGINAL盤！

TRACKLIST
A1 BOOTY OOTY 5:06
A2 LOVE JONES 4:44
A3 GOING UP IN SMOKE 4:31
A4 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS 6:35
A5 ASANTE SANA 0:53
B1 TELEPHONE BILL 4:45
B2 LONE RANGER 6:32
B3 JET PLANE 3:38
B4 CHILDREN OF THE UNIVERSE 5:10

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COPYRIGHT © – DICK JAMES MUSIC, INC.
RECORD COMPANY – POLYGRAM
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DISTRIBUTED BY – POLYGRAM DISTRIBUTION, INC.
RECORDED AT – PARAMOUNT RECORDING STUDIOS
MASTERED AT – KENDUN RECORDERS
PUBLISHED BY – VIR-JON MUSIC
PRESSED BY – PRESSWELL
ARRANGED BY, WRITTEN-BY – JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON
ART DIRECTION [AGI] – MIKE DOUD
CO-PRODUCER [PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE] – EMRY THOMAS
COORDINATOR [ALBUM COORDINATION] – TASHA WATSON
DESIGN – MARY FRANCIS
ENGINEER – DENNIS MOODY, FRANK NADASDY, ROGER DOLLARHIDE, ROMIE LOVRICH
MASTERED BY – JG
PHOTOGRAPHY BY – TOM GIBSON
PRODUCER – JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON