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Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis weren't intended to be a long-term match. They were put together by A&R man Frank Slay, who convinced his partner Kirkland -- born as Mike but performing under the name Bo -- to team with Davis, thinking "You're Gonna Get Next to Me" would work better as a duet. This suspicion was proven true in the U.K., where it climbed its way up the charts, eventually reaching 12 in 1977. That was enough of a success for Claridge to call up a full album, which arrived in 1976 as the single was still on the rise. That record, simply called Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis, is at the foundation of Ace's 2014 compilation You're Gonna Get Next to Me: The Complete Claridge Recordings, which also includes the As & Bs of the two singles the duo released in 1977, along with a solo single from Davis in 1978 (Kirkland had two songs of his own slid onto the proper album). Kirkland and Davis have a nice, easy interplay that sustains their album, although it's a nicely constructed collection of romantic disco that would've still sounded good even if they didn't have chemistry. It's not aggressive dance music but its appeal is that it's sweet, disco that's right on the edge of quiet storm even when it has a beat to fill a floor. That seductive mood is what's noteworthy about You're Gonna Get Next to Me and why it's worth a listen.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Robert Kirkland, Composer - Mike Kirkland, Composer - Ruth Davis, MainArtist - Charles Gentry, Composer - Bo Kirkland, MainArtist - Hense Powell, Composer - MPL UK Pub, MusicPublisher - MPL MUSIC PUBLISHING INC. OBO CLARIDGE MUSIC CO., MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1976 Courtesy of MPL Music Publishing, Inc
Robert Kirkland, Composer - Mike Kirkland, Composer - Ruth Davis, MainArtist - Charles Gentry, Composer - Bo Kirkland, MainArtist - MPL UK Pub, MusicPublisher - MPL MUSIC PUBLISHING INC. OBO CLARIDGE MUSIC CO., MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1976 Courtesy of MPL Music Publishing, Inc
Mike Kirkland, Composer - Ruth Davis, MainArtist - Charles Gentry, Composer - Bo Kirkland, MainArtist - Hense Powell, Composer - MPL UK Pub, MusicPublisher - MPL MUSIC PUBLISHING INC. OBO CLARIDGE MUSIC CO., MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1976 Courtesy of MPL Music Publishing, Inc
Robert Kirkland, Composer - Mike Kirkland, Composer - Ruth Davis, Composer, MainArtist - Bo Kirkland, MainArtist - Hense Powell, Composer - MPL UK Pub, MusicPublisher - MPL MUSIC PUBLISHING INC. OBO CLARIDGE MUSIC CO., MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1976 Courtesy of MPL Music Publishing, Inc
Robert Kirkland, Composer - Mike Kirkland, Composer - Ruth Davis, Composer, MainArtist - Bo Kirkland, MainArtist - Hense Powell, Composer - MPL UK Pub, MusicPublisher - MPL MUSIC PUBLISHING INC. OBO CLARIDGE MUSIC CO., MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1976 Courtesy of MPL Music Publishing, Inc
Freddie Hart, Composer - Ruth Davis, MainArtist - Sony ATV Tree Publishing, MusicPublisher - Bo Kirkland, MainArtist - Sony ATV Music Pub (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1976 Courtesy of MPL Music Publishing, Inc
Robert Kirkland, Composer - Mike Kirkland, Composer - Bo Kirkland, MainArtist - Hense Powell, Composer - MPL UK Pub, MusicPublisher - MPL MUSIC PUBLISHING INC. OBO CLARIDGE MUSIC CO., MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1975 Courtesy of MPL Music Publishing, Inc
Robert Kirkland, Composer - Mike Kirkland, Composer - Ruth Davis, MainArtist - Charles Gentry, Composer - Bo Kirkland, MainArtist - Hense Powell, Composer - MPL UK Pub, MusicPublisher - MPL MUSIC PUBLISHING INC. OBO CLARIDGE MUSIC CO., MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1976 Courtesy of MPL Music Publishing, Inc
FRANK SLAY, Composer - Robert Kirkland, Composer - Mike Kirkland, Composer - Bo Kirkland, MainArtist - MPL UK Pub, MusicPublisher - MPL MUSIC PUBLISHING INC. OBO CLARIDGE MUSIC CO., MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1975 Courtesy of MPL Music Publishing, Inc
Robert Kirkland, Composer - Mike Kirkland, Composer - Ruth Davis, MainArtist - Carlin Music Corp, MusicPublisher - Bo Kirkland, MainArtist - Hense Powell, Composer - MPL MUSIC PUBLISHING INC. OBO CLARIDGE MUSIC CO., MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1976 Courtesy of MPL Music Publishing, Inc
Thomas Jans, Composer - Ruth Davis, MainArtist - Almo Music Corp., MusicPublisher - Universal Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher - Bo Kirkland, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1977 Courtesy of MPL Music Publishing, Inc
Mike Kirkland, Composer - Ruth Davis, MainArtist - Bo Kirkland, MainArtist - MPL UK Pub, MusicPublisher - Sky Keegan, Composer - MPL MUSIC PUBLISHING INC. OBO CLARIDGE MUSIC CO., MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1977 Courtesy of MPL Music Publishing, Inc
Mike Kirkland, Composer - Ruth Davis, MainArtist - Bo Kirkland, MainArtist - MPL UK Pub, MusicPublisher - MPL MUSIC PUBLISHING INC. OBO CLARIDGE MUSIC CO., MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1977 Courtesy of MPL Music Publishing, Inc
Robert Kirkland, Composer - Mike Kirkland, Composer - Ruth Davis, MainArtist - Bo Kirkland, MainArtist - MPL UK Pub, MusicPublisher - Betty Kincade, Composer - MPL MUSIC PUBLISHING INC. OBO CLARIDGE MUSIC CO., MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1977 Courtesy of MPL Music Publishing, Inc
Ruth Davis, Composer, MainArtist - MPL UK Pub, MusicPublisher - Michele Beeks, Composer - MPL MUSIC PUBLISHING INC. OBO CLARIDGE MUSIC CO., MusicPublisher
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1978 Courtesy of MPL Music Publishing, Inc
Ruth Davis, MainArtist - MPL COMMUNICATIONS INC, MusicPublisher - MPL UK Pub, MusicPublisher - Sky Keegan, Composer
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 1978 Courtesy of MPL Music Publishing, Inc
Album review
Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis weren't intended to be a long-term match. They were put together by A&R man Frank Slay, who convinced his partner Kirkland -- born as Mike but performing under the name Bo -- to team with Davis, thinking "You're Gonna Get Next to Me" would work better as a duet. This suspicion was proven true in the U.K., where it climbed its way up the charts, eventually reaching 12 in 1977. That was enough of a success for Claridge to call up a full album, which arrived in 1976 as the single was still on the rise. That record, simply called Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis, is at the foundation of Ace's 2014 compilation You're Gonna Get Next to Me: The Complete Claridge Recordings, which also includes the As & Bs of the two singles the duo released in 1977, along with a solo single from Davis in 1978 (Kirkland had two songs of his own slid onto the proper album). Kirkland and Davis have a nice, easy interplay that sustains their album, although it's a nicely constructed collection of romantic disco that would've still sounded good even if they didn't have chemistry. It's not aggressive dance music but its appeal is that it's sweet, disco that's right on the edge of quiet storm even when it has a beat to fill a floor. That seductive mood is what's noteworthy about You're Gonna Get Next to Me and why it's worth a listen.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:22
- Main artists: Bo Kirkland Ruth Davis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ACE RECORDS
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
(C) 2014 Ace Records (P) 2014 Ace Records
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