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Since 1980, there has been an assortment of compilations devoted to DJ Larry Levan, including multiple anthologies devoted to the man's remixes of Salsoul and West End tracks, and Journey Into Paradise, a set of Warner-distributed selections that combined material he remixed or merely played. Genius of Time, released in Europe through Universal, has the widest reach of them all, and concentrates on Levan's radical alterations. None of the tracks originated on Salsoul, a frequent client, so career highlights such as like Inner Life's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and Instant Funk's "I Got My Mind Up" aren't included. Instead, a judicious portion comes from the Island label, the source of four delectable, dubbed-out mixes of songs recorded by Gwen Guthrie with the Compass Point All-Stars. Another Island post-disco classic here is the monstrous Levan mix of ex-Hi Tension vocalist David Joseph's "You Can't Hide (Your Love from Me)," merely a slightly nutty, relatively tame tune in original form. There's a fair amount of overlap with previous Levan comps and other well-regarded various-artists sets, but quite a few -- Merc & Monk's "Carried Away," Jeffrey Osborne's "Plane Love," and Bert Reid's "Groovin' You" among them -- also appear on a legitimate compact disc release for the first time.
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Larry Levan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bernard Fowler, ComposerLyricist - Peech Boys, MainArtist - Michael de Benedictus, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Larry Levan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ollie E. Brown, Producer - Hal Davis, ComposerLyricist - Syreeta, MainArtist - Norma Helms, ComposerLyricist - Mitchell Elliot Bottler, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gwen Guthrie, MainArtist - Sly Dunbar, Producer - Larry Levan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer - Tamy Lester Smith, ComposerLyricist - Steve Stanley, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Benji Armbrister, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Morety, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Brodie Williams, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Man Friday, MainArtist - Kofi Morny, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 King Street Sounds
Eric Mercury, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Larry Levan, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Merc & Monk, MainArtist - Thelonious Monk, Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - Judy Weinstein, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - I. Antelis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1985 Capitol Records, LLC
Deborah Thomas, ComposerLyricist - George Duke, Producer - Dee Dee Bridgewater, MainArtist - Charles Veal Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 WEA International Inc
Larry Levan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Rice, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tramaine, MainArtist - Robert Byron Wright, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Cyril Loris Neil Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1987 A&M Records Inc.
Brodie Williams, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Man Friday, MainArtist
℗ 1993 King Street Sounds
Gwen Guthrie, MainArtist - Sly Dunbar, Producer - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer - Tamy Lester Smith, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 The Island Def Jam Music Group
DISC 2
Larry Levan, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - David Joseph, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Godwin Logie, Producer
℗ 1983 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Alex Sadkin, Producer - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Wally Badarou, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Chung, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Grace Jones, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Barry Reynolds, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Uziah Thompson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Steven Stanley, Producer - Gwen Guthrie, MainArtist - Sly Dunbar, Producer - Larry Levan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer - Darryl Thompson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Loose Joints, MainArtist - Steve D'Acquisto, Producer - A. Russell, ComposerLyricist - Killer Whale, Producer
℗ 1983 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brodie Williams, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Man Friday, MainArtist
℗ 1993 King Street Sounds
Kevin Clark, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Mel Collins, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Hughes, Producer, Bass Guitar, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Oliver, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Hues, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Carter, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Lipson Francis, ComposerLyricist - Linton Charles Beckless, ComposerLyricist - Central Line, MainArtist - Simon Clark, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Don Weekes, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Mercury Records Limited
Jerry Hey, Co-Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - George Duke, Producer, Co-Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Levan, Unknown, Other - Jeffrey Osborne, Co-Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Wollinski, ComposerLyricist - George Del Barrio, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gwen Guthrie, MainArtist - Michael Brauer, Producer - Sly Dunbar, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Larry Levan, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer
℗ 1983 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - BENNY MEDINA, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - SONNY BURKE, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, MainArtist - Larry Levan, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Larry Levan, Producer - Bernard Fowler, ComposerLyricist - Peech Boys, MainArtist - Michael de Benedictus, ComposerLyricist - Lawrence Philpot, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Since 1980, there has been an assortment of compilations devoted to DJ Larry Levan, including multiple anthologies devoted to the man's remixes of Salsoul and West End tracks, and Journey Into Paradise, a set of Warner-distributed selections that combined material he remixed or merely played. Genius of Time, released in Europe through Universal, has the widest reach of them all, and concentrates on Levan's radical alterations. None of the tracks originated on Salsoul, a frequent client, so career highlights such as like Inner Life's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and Instant Funk's "I Got My Mind Up" aren't included. Instead, a judicious portion comes from the Island label, the source of four delectable, dubbed-out mixes of songs recorded by Gwen Guthrie with the Compass Point All-Stars. Another Island post-disco classic here is the monstrous Levan mix of ex-Hi Tension vocalist David Joseph's "You Can't Hide (Your Love from Me)," merely a slightly nutty, relatively tame tune in original form. There's a fair amount of overlap with previous Levan comps and other well-regarded various-artists sets, but quite a few -- Merc & Monk's "Carried Away," Jeffrey Osborne's "Plane Love," and Bert Reid's "Groovin' You" among them -- also appear on a legitimate compact disc release for the first time.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 02:35:09
- Main artists: Larry Levan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Electronic Dance
© 2015 UMC, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd. This Compilation ℗ 2015 UMC, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
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