Teena Marie - Robbery Audio CD

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Robbery album by Teena Marie was released Jun 13, 1989 on the Epic label. A protracted absence from the studio (a one-year release gap in the '80s was equal to a five-year gap in the early 2000s) caused by a notorious legal dispute with Motown did little to stall Teena Marie's momentum. Robbery, Marie's fifth album and first for Epic, didn't perform nearly as well on the pop chart as 1981's It Must Be Magic, but the devout black following remained, which obviously had no problem with Marie's discreet slipping of a little more rock and Latin jazz into her R&B. Epic wisely let their new acquisition do her thing -- it's the first album written completely by Marie, and the gradual development in her sound would pay off tenfold with 1984's crossover hit "Lovergirl." (Meanwhile, Marie's ex label was nurturing D.O.A. projects like Monalisa Young's Knife and High Inergy's Groove Patrol. ) So is Robbery merely transitional? Not at all. While directing a rotating cast of support, including but not limited to the Average White Band's Steve Ferrone, go-to Brazilian percussionist Paulinho da Costa, and undervalued keyboard wiz Patrice Rushen, Marie comes up with a set of songs that rivals anything she did for Motown. ...See Full Description

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	Trk	Song	Time	Price	Buy MP3
	1	Robbery See All 4	5:23	$0.99
	2	Playboy See All 5	5:20	$0.99
	3	Shadow Boxing See All 11	6:47	$0.99
	4	Midnight Magnet See All 4	6:03	$0.99
	5	Fix It See All 7	4:44	$0.99
	6	Ask Your Momma See All 4	5:25	$0.99
	7	Dear Lover See All 13	5:15	$0.99
	8	Stop the World See All 7	4:16	$0.99
	9	Casanova Brown See All 7	5:56	$0.99
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Teena's grand endeavor
This was the first creative-control effort for Teena and is packed with the fruits of her labor. So many fab memories on this one, and so-o-o-o-o funky! This entire project is infectious so I will not bother with a "Faves" list. This is a good place to start though if you are looking to add her to your collection of 80's funk-filled jams and balladry.
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Robbing Full Creative Control...With Great Success!
After a series of successful albums with Motown, Teena Marie parted ways with the label in 1983, only to produce some of her best work under the Epic label. ROBBERY is an amalgamation of infectious dance grooves and lush, soulful ballads, entirely conceived by the multi-talented songtress herself. A true R&B classic! Prime Cuts: "Midnight Magnet", "Fix It", "Shadow Boxing", "Stop the World".
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good album
One of my favorite Teena M. albums. I have always loved Shadow Boxing and Midnight Magnet. One thing about Teena that's great - she composes and produces much of her own music. And her lyrics are interesting and not cheesy.
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great cd
sound is better than original version. classic ballads that still sound great today as well as a great remix of playboy.
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Robbery: REMIXED, REMASTERED, and REMARKABLE!
Without a doubt, Teena put her heart, foot, and soul in this concept album. After listening to the torch ballads "Dear Lover" and "Cassanova Brown" alone, I became a bonafied Teena Marie fan for life. I have every Teena Marie CD in my music collection as a result of experiencing Teena's genius on this CD, and Robbery remains my all time favorite CD by her. If you don't have this CD, it's truly one must have that shouldn't remain overlooked.
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Label	Epic
Orig Year	1982
CD Universe Part number	1086089
Catalog number	38882
Discs	1
Release Date	Jun 13, 1989
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Recording Time	43 minutes
Personnel	Paulinho Da Costa - percussion Gary Grant - trumpet John "J.R." Robinson Chuck Findley Maxine Willard Waters Ernie Watts - alto saxophone Steve Ferrone - drums Carmen Twillie - background vocals Ricky Lawson Charles Loper - trombone List all 39 contributors