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Its title a snazzy double play, the Bar-Kays' 1979 classic Injoy LP was the first and most successful of a quintet of albums that swept the band to the top of the charts and into the stratosphere of superstardom for half a decade. An energetic and primarily funk-driven set, Injoy was dominated by the supreme "Move Your Boogie Body," an eminently danceable, pop-friendly slab that cut the bass with strings, powered home the excellent vocals, added some Euro-disco synth, and soared into the Top Five to give the Bar-Kays their highest-to-date spot on the charts. But while that track may have captured the public heart, the bandmembers had even better tricks up their very flashy sleeves, powering through the classic funk of "More and More" and "Up in Here" -- a song of unmitigated old-school proportions that reprises the Moroder-isms deep in the mix. Elsewhere, the band toned it down with several ballads, including "Girl I'm on Your Side" and "Running In and Out of My Life." With the Bar-Kays at the top of their form, there was little that could detract from this set. And, while Injoy just missed the top spot on the R&B chart, it still got a nation off the couch and onto the dancefloor.
© Amy Hanson /TiVo
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Lloyd Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Alexander, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - CHARLES ALLEN, ComposerLyricist - Harvey Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Larry Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bynum, ComposerLyricist - Michael Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Allen Jones, ComposerLyricist - Frank Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Sherman Guy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Allen Alvoid Jones Jr., ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Sherman Guy, ComposerLyricist - Franklin C. Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Mark G. Bynum, ComposerLyricist - Larry Charles Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Edward Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Allen Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Charles Leonard Allen, ComposerLyricist - Harvey J Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Ed Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Edward Alexander, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Allen Alvoid Jones Jr., ComposerLyricist - Allen Jones, Producer - Sherman Guy, ComposerLyricist - Franklin C. Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Mark G. Bynum, ComposerLyricist - Larry Charles Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Edward Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Allen Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Charles Leonard Allen, ComposerLyricist - Harvey J Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Ed Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Edward Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Bar-Kays, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lloyd Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Alexander, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - CHARLES ALLEN, ComposerLyricist - Harvey Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Larry Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bynum, ComposerLyricist - Michael Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Allen Jones, ComposerLyricist - Frank Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Sherman Guy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Lloyd Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Alexander, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - CHARLES ALLEN, ComposerLyricist - Harvey Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Larry Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Mark Bynum, ComposerLyricist - Michael Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Allen Jones, ComposerLyricist - Frank Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Sherman Guy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Allen Alvoid Jones Jr., ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - Franklin C. Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Mark G. Bynum, ComposerLyricist - Larry Charles Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Edward Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Allen Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Charles Leonard Allen, ComposerLyricist - Harvey J Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Ed Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Edward Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Allen Alvoid Jones, Producer
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Sam Dees, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Lloyd Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Alexander, ComposerLyricist - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - CHARLES ALLEN, ComposerLyricist - Allan Jones, ComposerLyricist - Larry Dodson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Beard, ComposerLyricist - Winston Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Allen A. Jones, Producer - Frank Thompson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
Its title a snazzy double play, the Bar-Kays' 1979 classic Injoy LP was the first and most successful of a quintet of albums that swept the band to the top of the charts and into the stratosphere of superstardom for half a decade. An energetic and primarily funk-driven set, Injoy was dominated by the supreme "Move Your Boogie Body," an eminently danceable, pop-friendly slab that cut the bass with strings, powered home the excellent vocals, added some Euro-disco synth, and soared into the Top Five to give the Bar-Kays their highest-to-date spot on the charts. But while that track may have captured the public heart, the bandmembers had even better tricks up their very flashy sleeves, powering through the classic funk of "More and More" and "Up in Here" -- a song of unmitigated old-school proportions that reprises the Moroder-isms deep in the mix. Elsewhere, the band toned it down with several ballads, including "Girl I'm on Your Side" and "Running In and Out of My Life." With the Bar-Kays at the top of their form, there was little that could detract from this set. And, while Injoy just missed the top spot on the R&B chart, it still got a nation off the couch and onto the dancefloor.
© Amy Hanson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:05
- Main artists: The Bar-Kays
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Hip-O Select
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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