Kleer Very Best Of Kleeer CD

"The Very Best of Kleer" is an excellent 13 track collection that is, in many ways, the definitive overview of the funk band's career. All of the group's R&B hits "Keep Your Body Workin'," "Tonight's the Night" (Good Time), " "Winners, " "Open Your Mind, " "Get Tough, " "Running Back to You, " "Taste the Music, " "De Ting Continues, " "She Said She Loves Me, " "Next Time It's for Real, " "Intimate Connection, " "Take Your Heart Away" - are here, usually presented in their full-length album versions instead of the edited single versions. While this might make this a little too lengthy for some casual fans who just want singles - after all, it runs over 77 minutes - it's hard to imagine a more comprehensive collection than this.

Personnel: Terry Dolphin (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Norman Durham (vocals, keyboards, background vocals); Woody Cunningham (vocals, synthesizer, drums, percussion, background vocals); Paul Crutchfield (vocals, congas, percussion, background vocals); Richard Lee (guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, programming, background vocals); Michael Murphy (guitar); Steve Greenfield (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Eddie Daniels (alto saxophone); Michael Brecker, Bob Malach (tenor saxophone); Jon Faddis, Michael Ray , Randy Brecker (trumpet); Brooks Tillotson (French horn); Clifford Adams, Keith O'Quinn, Alan Raph (trombone); Carlos Franzetti (alto horn); David Frank, Deodato, Kris Kello, Gary Henry, Richard Cummings, Skip Anderson, Rick James (keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Angel Nater (percussion); Debbie Cole, Dennis King, Isabelle Coles, Barbara Byrd, Yvette Flowers, Melanie Moore, Ethel Beatty, Jocelyn Brown, Lisa Fischer, Luther Vandross, Meli'sa Morgan, Janice Pendarvis, Carole Sylvan (background vocals).
Audio Remasterers: Dan Hersch; Bill Inglot.
Liner Note Authors: Mark Matlock; Woody Cunningham.
Photographers: Hugh Brown; Woody Cunningham.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Gary Peterson; Ted Myers.
The Very Best of Kleeer is an excellent 13-track collection that is, in many ways, the definitive overview of the funk band's career. All of the group's R&B hits -- "Keep Your Body Workin'," "Tonight's the Night (Good Time)," "Winners," "Open Your Mind," "Get Tough," "Running Back to You," "Taste the Music," "De Ting Continues," "She Said She Loves Me," "Next Time It's for Real," "Intimate Connection," "Take Your Heart Away" -- are here, usually presented in their full-length album versions instead of the edited single versions. While this might make Very Best a little too lengthy for some casual fans who just want singles -- after all, it runs over 77 minutes -- it's hard to imagine a more comprehensive collection than this. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine