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Personnel: Bill Cosby (vocals). Liner Note Author: Stan Cornyn. Comedian Bill Cosby's second stab at musical chart success came with this late-1960s collection of covers and songs heavily inspired by contemporary hits like Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" and Dyke & the Blazers' "Funky Broadway." With a vintage soul backing courtesy of the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Cosby performs creditable (and frequently hilariously revamped) versions of "Road Runner," "Satisfaction," and "Reach Out I'll Be There," working in comedic routines whenever he gets the chance. This was Cosby's second vocal record and, while it isn't exactly a departure from his debut, Bill Cosby Sings/Silver Throat, it still has enough interesting moments to claim a unique charm all its own. For starters, he is joined this time by the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band -- a point that should raise some eyebrows among funk- and beat-conscious listeners. The result is a groovy and much funkier set than Silver Throat. Consequently, it should be noted that a number of these songs have been sampled by rap artists such as Cypress Hill and the Ultramagnetic MC's. While this is still what would typically be considered a comedy record, there are a number of tracks upon which Cosby provides a straight vocal delivery without any tongue-in-cheek goofiness. Among them, "Sunny" and "Ursalena" are perhaps the most touching, while others, like the ever-so-slightly retitled "Hold on I'm a Comin'" and "(I'm A) Roadrunner," vary only slightly from their respective originals. On the other hand, his covers of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band," Dyke & the Blazers' "Funky Broadway" (here titled "Funky North Philadelphia"), and the title track (itself a thinly disguised cover of "Purple Haze") are downright silly and seem to downplay the earnestness with which one could potentially approach the other material. There are a number of contradictory forces at work here to be sure. Unless one is willing to look beyond the surface and into the music itself, it's easy to get lost in the comedy aspects of the record and miss some of its hidden gems. Both the title track and "Funky North Philadelphia" were released as singles in 1968. In a potentially confusing move, Warner Bros. changed the title of the latter, however slightly, to "Funky North Philly." ~ Brandon Burke Bill Cosby Sings Hooray For The Salvation Army Music Bill Cosby Sings Hooray For The Salvation Army Songs Bill Cosby Sings Hooray For The Salvation Army Music Review Buy Bill Cosby Sings Hooray For The Salvation Army CD Purchase Bill Cosby Sings Hooray For The Salvation Army CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Derek & Clive Come Again CD (1977) (Import) England; United Kingdom
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| | V DVD (1983) Widescreen
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| | V: The Final Battle DVDs (1984) Widescreen
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| | Roger Daltrey Moonlighting-Anthology CD (2005) (Import) England; Remastered; Denmark
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| | Small Faces Ogden's Nut Gone Flake CDs (2006) (Import) England; Deluxe Edition; United Kingdom
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| | Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings CD (2006)
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| | Larry Coryell Cause And Effect CD (1998)
Bill Cosby Sings Hooray For The Salvation Army
$13.69 /Tom Coster/Steve Smith. Personnel: Larry Coryell (guitar); Tom Coster (keyboards); Steve Smith (drums). Additional personnel: Victor Wooten, Benny Reitveld (bass). Recorded at Neverland Studio, Marin County, California on May 9-19, 1998. Electric fusion returns in a big way on Cause and Effect, featuring one of fusion's pioneering guitarists, one of the second wave's top keyboard contributors, and a fusion Journey-man on the drums. Indeed, Larry Coryell was there at the birth of jazz-rock fusion as a member of the Gary Burton Quartet on the seminal Duster LP; Tom Coster was the keys man and a key player in the second incarnation of Santana in the 1970s; and Steve Smith hooked up with first generation Santana alumni in Journey. Smith was the catalyst for this explosive, electric summit meeting, single-handedly revitalizing the fusion genre with a series of all-star sessions including this one. Most of the numbers here were made up in the studio as the players jammed. Consequently, the spontaneity is obvious, and the trio has a lot of fun letting out all the stops. It's quite a change from the smooth textures Coryell had been putting out in recent years. Because of the free-flowing nature of the process, there are few real melodies here, but there are some great licks. Coryell's composition "Bubba" is a fine piece of funk, and his "First Things First" slithers seductively along on Coster's B-3 bed. The closing "Finale: Wes and Jimi" provides ...
| | After All CD (1970)
Bill Cosby Sings Hooray For The Salvation Army
$11.59 After All may have only been a band in the loosest sense of the term, but its only record is a quite wonderful -- ...
| | Prelude Mastermixes V.3 CD (1994) (Import) Canada
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| | Boo-Tay CDs (2001)
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| | Motown, Soul & Rock N Roll, Soul CD (2003)
Bill Cosby Sings Hooray For The Salvation Army
$12.29 This third installment in the series specially crafted by Collectables for WSNI FM focuses on the greatest hits of one of the most revered labels in pop music: Motown. With every single one of the 25 songs contained herein being either a chart-topper or a major hit, it's hard to refute this as nothing more than an extremely well-sequenced compilation covering Motown's glory years, and at an economically sensible price, it serves as an ideal starting point to those unfamiliar with Motown's vast arsenal of soulful hits. Simply outstanding from start to finish.~ Rob Theakston Collectables' 2003 compilation WCBS FM: Motown, Soul and Rock n Roll - Motown delivers 25 tracks of pure Motown gold. It was put together by Joe McCoy from WCBS FM and plays like what one might hope the radio would sound like in heaven. Every song is a hit and the disc flows like a river of sweet champagne. The songs are a fine mix of up-tempo dancefloor fillers like the Marvelettes' "Please Mr. Postman" and the Contours' "Do You Love Me" and heartbroken ballads like the Temptations' "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" and Jimmy Ruffin's "What Becomes ...
| | Kali's Finest Time 2 Boss Up CDs (2004)
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| | Al DiMeola Vocal Rendezvous CD (2006)
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| | Cashgrass CD (2006)
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