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Renewing a partnership with Brass Construction's Randy Muller that was forged when the two played in the early-'70s group Panharmonics, Rafael Cameron released his solo debut on Salsoul in 1980. Backed by an uncredited Funk Deluxe (the instrumental alias of funk band Skyy, who were also produced by Muller), Cameron unleashed an exuberant, joyful fusion of funk underpinned by disco-inflected soul. Cameron brought a vivacity to the genre that had been missing in the onslaught of sub-disco bands that had glutted the marketplace. Both "Magic of You," which gave Cameron a Top 20 hit, and "Together" are lengthy dance grooves, divided into movements that break the pace but keep the flow. "Funkdown," meanwhile, is a throwback to classic funk that would have been as at home in the early '70s as it is here. It also lets both Cameron and Funk Deluxe really strut their stuff. But despite "Funkdown"'s brilliant edge, it was the heavily disco-fied "Let's Get It Off" that became a club hit, as much for its subtle raunch as for its effortless, spangly beats. But Cameron wasn't done yet, and proved he was as easy on the downbeat as the up, rounding the whole thing out with the marvelous, tender ballad "Feelin's," which landed him a third hit. The only problem with this outstanding LP is one of timing. Cameron slid this nugget into the Top 20 as the decade was ticking over. Too late for the dying disco movement and too early for the next wave of clubbers, it would have its flash, only to be forgotten in the long run. ~ Amy Hanson
Renewing a partnership with Brass Construction's Randy Muller that was forged when the two played in the early-'70s group Panharmonics, Rafael Cameron released his solo debut on Salsoul in 1980. Backed by an uncredited Funk Deluxe (the instrumental alias of funk band Skyy, which was also produced by Muller), Cameron unleashed an exuberant, joyful fusion of funk underpinned by disco-inflected soul. Cameron brought a vivacity to the genre that had been missing in the onslaught of sub-disco bands that had glutted the marketplace. Both "Magic of You," which gave Cameron a Top 20 hit, and "Together" are lengthy dance grooves, divided into movements that break the pace but keep the flow. "Funkdown," meanwhile, is a throwback to classic funk that would have been as at home in the early '70s as it is here. It also lets both Cameron and Funk Deluxe really strut their stuff. But despite "Funkdown's brilliant edge, it was the heavily disco-fied "Let's Get It Off" that became a club hit, as much for its subtle raunch as for its effortless, spangly beats. But Cameron wasn't done yet, and proved he was as easy on the downbeat as the up, rounding the whole thing out with the marvelous, tender ballad "Feelin's," which landed him a third hit. The only problem with this outstanding LP is one of timing. Cameron slid this nugget into the Top 20 as the decade was ticking over. Too late for the dying disco movement and too early for the next wave of clubbers, it would have its flash, only to be forgotten in the long run. ~ Amy Hanson
Composer: Randy Muller.
Personnel: Anibal Sierra (guitar); Randy Muller (flute, piano, percussion); Tommy McConnell (drums); Carlos Rodríguez (congas); Sandy Billups, Larry Payton, Bonny Dunning (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: John Bradley; Randy Muller.
Audio Remasterer: Tom Moulton.
Recording information: Black Tape Studios; Music Farm Studios.
Arranger: Randy Muller.
Personnel: Cameron (vocals); Soloman Roberts, Jr., Anibal Sierra (guitar); Randy Muller (flute, piano, percussion, background vocals); Gerald Lebon (bass); Tommy McConnell (drums); Carlos Rodriguez (congas); Sandy Billups, Larry Payton, Denise Dunning Crawford, Bonny Dunning, Delores Dunning Milligan, Denise Muller (background vocals).
Engineers: John Bradley, Akilli Walker, Jerry Gabinelli.
Cameron Music | List Price | $13.98 (You save $2.59) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, World, R&B, Rap, Urban Soundtrack, Soul/R&B, Dance | | Label | Salsoul | | Orig Year | 1980 | | All Time Sales Rank |  74076  | | CD Universe Part number | 1058132 | | Catalog number | 1023 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Dec 05, 1995 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Randy Muller | | Personnel | Cameron - vocals
Carlos Rodrfguez - congas
Larry Payton
Randy Muller - flute, piano, percussion
Sandy Billups
Anibal Sierra - guitar
Bonny Dunning - background vocals
Delores Dunning Milligan
Denise Dunning Crawford
Denise Muller - background vocals
Gerald Lebon - bass
Solomon Roberts Jr.
Tommy McConnell - drums
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Rafael Cameron Cameron Songs | 1. | Magic of You |
| 2. | Funkdown |
| 3. | Together |
| 4. | Let's Get It Off |
| 5. | Can't Live Without Ya |
| 6. | Feelin's |
| 7. | All That's Good to Me - (TRUE instrumental, bonus track) |
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Purchase Cameron CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Rafael Cameron Cameron's In Love CD (1981)
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 $11.89   
With singles from his 1980 self-titled debut barely out of the charts, Rafael Cameron slammed another batch in when he released Cameron's in Love just a year later. Working again with Brass Construction's Randy Muller, who wrote all but one song on the LP, and still with the now-credited Skyy's instrumental alter ego, Funk Deluxe, Cameron reached even higher than before, delivering another snappy set. Divided into up-tempo dance grooves and tender ballads, Cameron's in Love spun two catchy songs into the charts. "Funtown U.S.A.," an incredibly funky slab that drew from influences including Chic and Sly Stone, wrapped shouts and call-outs around a rolling bass juiced up with freshly synthesized bells and whistles. "Boogies Gonna Get Ya'" repeated the process with a more restrained funk for a cooler groove, while "Daisy" spun off in another direction entirely, a sweet love song wrapped in Caribbean rhythms. The song unwittingly provided an interesting bridge between Cameron's tender ballads, "In Love" and "I Go Crazy." While Cameron's in Love emerges as a strong effort overall, one can't help but wish that more of Cameron's own imprint were present here. Having proved his own songwriting worth on his debut, his surrender to producer Muller's pen leaves one wondering precisely whose album -- or, indeed, career -- this was turning out to be. ~ Amy Hanson
Recording information: Blank Tapes Studios.
Photographer: Solomon Roberts, Jr.
Arranger: Randy Muller.
Personnel: Rafael Cameron (vocals); Anibal Sierra, Solomon Roberts, Jr. (guitar); Randy Muller (flute, keyboards, percussion); Tommy McConnell (drums).
Audio Mixers: John Bradley; Randy Muller.
| | Chic Risque CD (1979)
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$6.09 
They made two great albums, yet for some reason this one comes out on top over C'est Chic. They represented the pinnacle of late 70s disco music, with a brand of slick soul that was made for the dance floor. Nile Rodgers and the late Bernard Edwards were the Babyfaces of their day. Their compositions, record production and sparing musicianship (guitar and bass, respectively) made Chic such a classy unit. Hard to imagine listening to this in a normal home environment as the fantasy of white suits and exotic cocktails is just too much to bear. 90s urban R&B owes everything to Chic.
Recorded at The Power Station and Electric Lady, New York, New York.
The Chic Strings: Gene Orloff, Karen Milne, Cheryl Hong, Karen Karlsrud, Valerie Haywood.
Chic: Bernard Edwards (vocals, bass); Alfa Anderson, Luci Martin (vocals); Nile Rodgers (guitar); Tony Thompson (drums).
Additional personnel: Fonzi Thornton, Michele Cobbs, Ullanda McCullough (vocals); Raymond Jones, Robert Sabino, Andy Schwartz (keyboards); Sammy Figueroa (percussion); Fayard Nicholas, Eugene Jackson, Sammy Warren (tap dance).
| | Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes Get Dancin' CD (1974)
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If one had to define Western culture in the mid-'70s in any sort of fashion, one could do worse than to pick The Rocky Horror Picture Show and this insane, ridiculously entertaining album. As calculated, stagy, and utterly bizarre an attempt at rocketing someone to fame as humanly possible, Get Dancin' sounds like what would happen if a Broadway production squad with no ideas of their own found themselves at a prime Parliament/Funkadelic show and decided to see what they could do with it. The result beggars description, thanks in large part to the putative ringmaster of the whole thing, Disco Tex, aka Monti Rock III, himself. Whether hairdresser, failed actor, or more or less or all combined, his screaming queen MC rants never fail to raise a smile -- the question is whether he realized the humor was unintentional or not. The title track provides some of his most memorable moments, screaming things during the instrumental breaks like "America needs you! We need you to go dance! We need you to get together, and boogie woogie woogie woogie! RADAR LOVE IS HERE! THE STAR OF STARS! THIS IS YOUR NIGHT! THIS IS YOUR LIFE!" He only seems to appear on the album irregularly, while the Sex-O-Lettes, whoever or whatever they might be, create a fake but hysterical concert recording with functional yet unavoidably hamhanded funk/disco leading the way, with lame hooks, bad horn charts, terrible backing singers, clear ripoffs of "The Hustle," and more. It all works in spite of itself, a cliché of a cliché, so beyond seriousness, parody, or irony that the only thing to do is enjoy it without guilt. Terrible sexual innuendoes crop up everywhere, bad homages to music from the early 20th century appear, and that's just the start. A bargain-bin classic, and thousands of times more entertaining than nearly all the prog rock recorded during the decade. ~ Ned Raggett
Best remembered for their mid-70s hit "I Wanna Dance Wit Choo," Disco Tex & the Sex-O-Lettes represent the very embodiment
| | D C LaRue Let Them Dance: The Best Of D.C. Larue CD (1995)
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$11.59
D.C. LaRue's greatest disco hits are included on this compilation, including the title track and "Cathedrals." ~ John Bush
Personnel: D.C. Larue (percussion); Aram Schefrin (guitar, percussion, background vocals); Jay Gradon, Jeff Mironov, Paul Jackson, Jr. , Steve Khan, Wah Wah Watson, Steve Love (guitar); Bob Esty (keyboards, background vocals); Dan Wyman, Stephen Tubin, Alan Lindgren, Greg Mathieson (keyboards); Leo Adamian (drums, percussion); Chris Parker , Ed Greene, Grady Tate, James Gadson, Mike Baird, Richard Crooks (drums); Geoffrey Daking (percussion, background vocals); Victor Feldman, Dom Um Romao, Steve d'Aquisto, William King, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Petsye Powell, Maxine Dixon, Julia Walter, Michele Aller, Lani Groves, Lou Christie, Maxine Willard Waters, Pattie Brooks, Sharon Redd, Stephanie Spruill, Will Lee (background vocals).
Recording information: Larrabee Sound, L.A, CA; Sound Ideas Studio "C", New York, NY.
| | Breakwater Splashdown CD (1980) Japan
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$29.79
SPLASHDOWN (1980) marks the second outing by the Philadelphia R&B/soul ensemble Breakwater, and includes "Release the Beast" and "Let Love In."
Japanese exclusive reissue of the Philly soul/dance act's second & final album for Arista, originally released in 1980. Eight tracks including, 'Say You Love Me Girl'.
Japanese edition.
| | Ray Parker, Jr Two Places At The Same Time CD (1980) Japan
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$28.65
In addition to Parker's name becoming a headliner alongside Raydio's, this was also his third and final album with the group, spawning three chart singles. The title track, "Two Places at the Same Time," reached its apex at the number six position on the Billboard R&B charts. It was followed by the instrumental dance track "For Those Who Like to Groove," which peaked at number 14 after a 12-week run. "Can't Keep From Cryin'" did not have as much success; after only six weeks of life, it made it to the 57th position on the charts. Other noteworthy dance selections that did not chart are "Until the Morning Comes" and "It's Time to Party Now." Parker also teamed up with the multi-talented Herbie Hancock to pen the unreleased, slow-groovin' "Tonight's the Night." ~ Craig Lytle
| | First Choice Philly Golden Classics CD (1994)
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Philly Golden Classics doesn't have the breadth of the 23-track, double-disc Greatest Hits -- and it cuts off at 1976, before some of the disco-era hits for Salsoul -- but it does go a little deeper into the group's earlier years. All of the early charting singles -- "Armed and Extremely Dangerous," "Smarty Pants," "Guilty," "Newsy Neighbors," "The Player," and "Love Freeze" -- are included, in addition to numerous album cuts that deserved better the first time around. The lack of disco smashes "Dr. Love," "Let No Man Put Asunder," "Double Cross," and "Love Thang" makes the set far from definitive, but soul aficionados who are allergic to four-four rhythms and wide-open arrangements (even if First Choice's particular form of disco was soulful through and through) should be adequately pleased. ~ Andy Kellman
First Choice: Rochelle Fleming, Annette Guest, Joyce Jones.
Liner Note Author: Mark Marymont.
| | Kelis Kaleidoscope CD (1999)
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$11.89
If the name Kelis doesn't instantly ring a bell, there's a good chance you've still heard her. For one, you may have heard her sweetly defiant voice singing "hey, I said hey, baby I got your money, dont'cha worry" on ODB's obnoxiously catchy hit "I Got Your Money." Then there's the voice all over the radio screaming "I hate you so much right now....aaaargh," which is also Kelis on the lead single from KALEIDOSCOPE, "Caught Out There." Think Mary J.Blige set slightly askew and injected with a touch of Billie Holiday and you can begin to imagine the sound of Kelis on her delightful debut.
Her greatest asset is her flexible, multipurpose voice, which shifts from smooth and sultry to a scream with swift efficiency on "Caught Out There," and can range from sweet and sensual on the trip-hoppy "Suspended" to singsong simplicity on "Game Show." On songs like "Game Show," she recalls Stevie Wonder in his '70s heyday with her ability to twist notes around hooks with expert precision--every vocal turn has its place and washes over your body as sweet as Ohio Player honey. Kelis introduces herself as a chanteuse to be reckoned with on KALEIDOSCOPE.
Recorded at Mastersound Recording Studios and Windmark Recordings, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Personnel: Kelis, Terrar, Markita, Marc Dorsey, N.E.R.D., Justin Vince (vocals); Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo (various instruments).
Personnel: Kelis (vocals); Terrar, Marc Dorsey, Markita, N.E.R.D. (vocals); Kenny "Blue" Ray (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Ken Ifill; Serban Ghenea.
Recording information: Mastersound Recording Studios;; Windmark Recording; Virginia Be.
Photographers: Steve Klein ; Jonathan Mannion.
Arrangers: Pharrell Williams; Chad Hugo.
Personnel includes: Kelis, Terrar, Markita, Marc Dorsey, N.E.R.D., Justin Vince; Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo (various instruments).
| | Ragheb Alama Tab Leh CD (2002)
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$8.49
Lebanese pop isn't a medium that takes a lot of risks. Even more than its American counterpart, it tends to the formulaic, with established stars who regularly churn out albums. Ragheb Alama is one of those stars and, well, this is mostly just what you'd expect. Bubbling beats, frothy melodies, and enough Middle Eastern promise to have fun, all topped by the voice. And, to be fair, Alama does have a good voice, but none of this stretches him -- it would hardly stretch anyone. It's so light and fluffy it could pass for cumulus. The only two tracks with any kind of meat are "Ahebik" and "La Teloy Lah," both of which have an edge that leans more toward Egyptian street sha'bi and brings out an appealing rawness in Alama's voice. However, the producers -- and whatever faceless musicians -- who made this are aiming mostly at the mainstream. If you like Lebanese pop, you'll lap it up. If you don't, there's nothing here to convert you. ~ Chris Nickson
Arrangers: Mohamed Moustafa; Tareq Madkour.
| | Italio Boot Mix 2003 CD (2005)
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$16.29
Track Listing of songs: Intro (Megamix); Happy Children (Megamix); Vamos a la Playa (Megamix); Back in the USSR; Don't Cry Tonight (Megamix); Dolce Vita (Megamix); Hypnotic Tango (Megamix); I Like Chopin (Megamix); Saturday Night (Megamix); Tonight (Megamix); Lady Fantasy (Megamix); For Your Love (Megamix); Hey Hey Guy (Megamix); Think About the Way 2002 (Megamix); Rain (Megamix); Ouragan (Irresistable) (Megamix); Lay Your Hands on Me (Megamix); Going Back to My Roots (Megamix); Happy Children; Vamos a la Playa; Back in the USSR (2003); Don't Cry Tonight; Dolce Vita; Hypnotic Tango; I Like Chopin; Saturday Night; Tonight; Lady Fantasy; For Your Love; Hey Hey Guy; Think About the Way; Rain; Ouragan (Irresistable); Lay Your Hands on Me; Going Back to My Roots;
| | All-4-One Live At The Hard Rock CD (2005) (Import) Import
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$20.39 
Track Listing of songs: Something About You; Everything U R 2 Me; I'm Your Man; ; So Much In Love; Love's In Need; Bomb; These Arms; I Can Love You Like That; I Swear; All-4-One Party;
| | This Will Destroy You Young Mountain CD (2006)
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$9.69
Recording information: Rhapsody Studios, San Antonio, TX.
| | Evan J Marshall Mr. Solo Mandolin CD (2008)
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$16.45
"Brilliant!" - Fort Worth Star Telegram"Music that set the place on fire!" - Long Beach Press Telegram"He sounded at times like the Boston Symphony!" - Providence Journal BulletinEvan Marshall - Master of the MandolinWhat sounds like a small choir of mandolins playing bass lines, chordal accompaniment, and tremolo melodies is in fact nothing except Evan Marshall all by himself.Which would not mean much in this Age of the Overdub except for one astounding fact: Marshall plays all this music live, at once, on one mandolin, with no overdubs at all.That's four tiny pairs of strings and one flat-pick, plus a stray finger or ten.These feats of the impossible are something like what Chet Atkins did on guitar -- Atkins, in fact, commended Marshall as "one of the few great musicians of our time."Evan J. Marshall is a versatile virtuoso. Besides being the master of solo mandolin playing in duo-style, he is known throughout the Southwest as Relaxin' Jackson, fiddler in Cody Bryant's Riders of the Purple Sage, and in the Pacific Northwest as Billy Mandolin of Billy and the Hillbillies. Evan has been a Featured Guest Artist with numerous Symphony Orchestras; he gives solo concerts and recitals, performs for private and corporate events, and is a much sought after instructor.Evan is an enthusiastic teacher who much enjoys the serious mandolin, violin and fiddle student. Though he specializes in classical and bluegrass music, Evan is a teacher of most acoustic styles of music.
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