FUNKY-SOUL-VINYLS CLASSIC SOUL AND FUNK ALBUMS OF THE 60's 70's and 80's # 17

In this Series of Posts, I will writing about a Particular Classic Soul/Funk Album from the 60's 70's and 80's

The one's that stand out in my Mind, as The Best Soul/Funk/Jazz/R&B Albums ever Released. All of them, I purchased on Vinyl many Years ago and also now have them on CD or Digital Download today.

You may have a Differing view (as we all do) on these Choices, but these are my Favorites!

Number 17.......DAYTON.......FEEL THE MUSIC

Dayton Released their 4th Out Of 5 Career Albums on the Capitol Record label in 1983, it was called "Feel the Music"


It was Produced by Rahni Harris apart from Track 5 which was Produced by Roger Troutman, incidentally all the Troutman Brothers appeared on the Track!


Only One Track made the US R&B Charts, that was "It Must Be Love" which reached Number 54!

My Favorite Track on the Album is "Promise Me" I've Played this Track more than the Rest put Together!


Another Great Track on the Album was "Sound Of Music" which was Very Popular on the UK Dance Scene.


Not Forgetting the Zapp Produced Track "Love You Anyway"


The Track's I liked the Least are "Eyes" its a Sort of Rock Track, and the Reggae Sounding "Looking Up"


The Track Listing:

01. Sound of Music
02. It Must Be Love
03. Out Tonight
04. So What
05. Love You Anyway
06. Caught in the Middle
07. Eyes
08. Promise Me
09. Lookin' Up 

As with all their Releases, Dayton Changed quite a lot of their Personnel with this Album, Originally the band were formed by a Couple of Members from the Band "Sun"


As the Name "Dayton" Suggests, they came from "Ohio State", where a Lot of Funk Bands Hail, including Bootsy, Ohio Players, Slave, Lakeside, Dazz Band, Sun and Zapp, to Name a Few!

Dayton Album Personnel:
Shawn Sandridge: Lead & rhythm guitar, moog, OBX-a,
background vocals, lead vocal on Roland vocoder -
"The sound of music"
Chris Jones: Lead vocals on "Out tonight", background
vocals, percussion
Rahni Harris: Lead vocals, background vocals, OBX-a,
prophet, mini moog, korg poly six, arp omni, horner D 6
clavinet, acoustic piano, fener rhodes, Hammond B 3 organ,
Roland vocoder, Rhythm guitar - "Out tonight", steel drums,
vibes, chimes
Kevin Hurt: Drums, percussion
Rachel Beavers: Background vocals
Karen Harris Chappell: Lead vocals - "Lookin' up",
"Promise me", background vocals

Additional musicians:
Doug Wimbish (bass guitar), Orta Stokes (saxophone),
Doug Simon (Guitar - "So what"), Zachery Harris
(drums - "Promise me"), Wes Boatman (prophet 5),
Lester Troutman (drums), Larry Troutman (congo-percussion),
Zapp Troutman (bass), Roger Troutman (bass, keyboards,
lead & rhythm guitars)


Additional background vocals:
Terri Sandridge, Scott A. White III, Billy Beck, Larry Hatcher,
Roger Troutman, Bobby Glover

Have a Listen to the Album!





To Download all Dayton's Album's and a more in-depth Bio, go Here!

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DEBUT ALBUM FROM THE GREATEST FUNK BAND! SLAVE part 1

Around Summertime of 1977, I was still working as a Chef in the same Hotel, but by now I was by now seeing Susan all the time, I will always remember sitting in her bedroom with her listening to The Isley Brothers "Go for your guns" album, we both had the Vinyl Album! our Favorite Track was "Footsteps in the dark" GREAT TRACK!

By mid "77 most of the Music I brought was Soul, apart a few Funk Albums i.e
BRASS CONSTRUCTION, BROTHERS JOHNSON, BOOTSY, BOHANNON, FATBACK.

I recall one day going to Airfield Tapes to buy an Album, and one stood out from the rest, it was the Front Cover that caught my eye, they were called "SLAVE" I had never heard of them!
anyway there was 9 Band Members pictured on the back Cover, so I brought the Album!

What a GREAT ALBUM it was, I recorded it to Cassette Tape for the Car, and listened to it for Months, I still have the Vinyl Album to this day, but of course I now have the CD version!

The GREAT TRACKS on the Album were "SLIDE" "PARTY HARDY" "SCREW YOUR WIG ON TITE" and my Favorite "YOU AND ME"

This Album was nothing like I had ever heard before, it was what I had been listening to up until then, ie Soul Music but it had something else, what you would describe as Rock Music, please listen to the Album Tracks on the Walkman at the bottom of this post! and to this day I still regularly play "SLAVE" 



SELECT A TRACK FROM 4 SLAVE CUTS FROM DEBUT ALBUM
BY PRESSING FFWD BUTTON.