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This triple-disc anthology complements Keep on Truckin': The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 1. Included are Eddie Kendricks' mid- to late-'70s long-players Boogie Down!, The Hit Man, He's a Friend, Goin' Up in Smoke, and Slick, as well as seven previously unavailable sides excavated from the Motown vaults. Kendricks' post-"Keep on Truckin'" successes continued on Boogie Down!, topping the R&B LP chart and making a sizable impact on pop audiences thanks to the tracks "Boogie Down," "Tell Her Love Has Felt the Need," and the slinky funk-a-thon "Son of Sagittarius." Kendricks' arguably less polished The Hit Man chalked up two additional Top Ten R&B hits with "Get the Cream Off the Top" and "Happy." The latter is not the Rolling Stones tune, but does feature Kendricks' outstanding falsetto. Meanwhile, the Barrett Strong composition "Fortune Teller" is also distinguished for its stinging groove and solid backbeat. By the time of the generally uneven He's a Friend in 1976, the intensity and passion seem to be replaced by slick rhythms and equally superficial arrangements. There are a few excellent cuts, most notably the bedroom ballad "A Part of Me" and the hot-steppin' "It's Not What You Got," which made it into the Top Ten disco/dance survey. Similarly, the follow-up, Goin' Up in Smoke, would manage to yield the hit single "Goin' Up in Smoke." That said, the majority of the platter is essentially disco dreck, and one wonders whether titles such as "Thanks for the Memories" (no, not that one) and "Skeleton in Your Closet" were correlated to Kendricks' state of mind. Slick -- the artist's Motown swan song -- is a return to the more soulful sound that had informed much of his earlier solo work. The haunting refrain on "I Want to Live (My Life with You)," the warm and inviting "Intimate Friends," and the slightly funky interpretation of Seals & Crofts' "Diamond Girl" give it a definite edge over its predecessor. Most of the bonus selections are gleaned from the era surrounding 1972's People...Hold On. Compilers saved the best of the "lost and found" material for last with the outstanding "I'll Be Your Servant." Somehow the song initially slipped through the cracks, but luckily it has been resuscitated for listeners on this limited-edition set.
© Lindsay Planer /TiVo
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Anita Poree, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Caston, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Van DePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Berliner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kathy Wakefield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Caston, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Van DePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Berliner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Anita Poree, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Caston, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Van DePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Van dePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Berliner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Anita Poree, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Caston, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Van DePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Berliner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Van DePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Theresa McFaddin, ComposerLyricist - Don Daniels, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Berliner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - WILTON FELDER, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Van DePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Berliner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Van DePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Theresa McFaddin, ComposerLyricist - Don Daniels, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Berliner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Van DePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Theresa McFaddin, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Berliner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kathy Wakefield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Caston, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Van DePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Berliner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pam Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Van DePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Berliner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kathy Wakefield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Caston, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Frank Wilson, Producer - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Angel Balestier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kathy Wakefield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Caston, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Frank Wilson, Producer - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Angel Balestier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Producer - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Frank Wilson, Producer - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Angel Balestier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Producer - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Frank Wilson, Producer - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Angel Balestier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Producer - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Barrett Strong, ComposerLyricist - Frank Wilson, Producer - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Angel Balestier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Producer - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Frank Wilson, Producer - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Angel Balestier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Christopher Fox, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kathy Wakefield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Caston, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Frank Wilson, Producer - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Angel Balestier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kathy Wakefield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Caston, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Frank Wilson, Producer - Russ Terrana, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Angel Balestier, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Stewart, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Allan Wayne Felder, ComposerLyricist - Norman Harris, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Talmadge G. Conway, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Bruce E. Gray, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Allan Wayne Felder, ComposerLyricist - Norman Harris, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - T. Presson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
N. HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - Allan Wayne Felder, ComposerLyricist - Norman Harris, Producer - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - T. Presson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Allan Wayne Felder, ComposerLyricist - Norman Harris, Producer - B. Gray, ComposerLyricist - T.G. Conway, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Harris, Producer - Theodore Life, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Michael Holden, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
N. HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - Allan Wayne Felder, ComposerLyricist - Norman Harris, Producer - R. Tyson, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - W. Sigler, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Harris, Producer - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - B. Turner, ComposerLyricist - V. Drayton, ComposerLyricist - J. Akines, ComposerLyricist - J. Bellmon, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Allan Wayne Felder, ComposerLyricist - Norman Harris, Producer - T.G. Conway, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Harris, Producer - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - B. Turner, ComposerLyricist - V. Drayton, ComposerLyricist - J. Akines, ComposerLyricist - J. Bellmon, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Allan Wayne Felder, ComposerLyricist - Norman Harris, Producer - Bruce Gray, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Ray Harris, Producer - Allan Wayne Felder, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Norman Harris, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Gray, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Young, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Eli, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Baker, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Hurtt, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - T.G. Conway, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Don Renaldo, Horn, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Kersey, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Montana Jr., Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Kendricks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carla Benson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Evette Benton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Barbara Ingram, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Washington, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Collins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Foreman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Helm, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Cupit, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Tyson Presson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlton Kent, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Joshua Tindall, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Ray Harris, Producer - Allan Wayne Felder, ComposerLyricist - Norman Harris, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Ray Harris, Producer - Allan Wayne Felder, ComposerLyricist - Norman Harris, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Ray Harris, Producer - Allan Wayne Felder, ComposerLyricist - Norman Harris, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Brian Evans, ComposerLyricist - Donald Harmon, ComposerLyricist - John Faison, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Ray Harris, Producer - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Jerry akines, ComposerLyricist - Reginald Turner, ComposerLyricist - Victor Drayton, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Bellmon, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Ray Harris, Producer - Bruce Gray, ComposerLyricist - Phil Hurtt, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Ray Harris, Producer - Bruce Gray, ComposerLyricist - T.G. Conway, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Frank Snowdon, ComposerLyricist - Mike Holden, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Ray Harris, Producer - Allan Wayne Felder, ComposerLyricist - Norman Harris, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Ron Tyson, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Kersey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Ray Harris, Producer - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Jerry akines, ComposerLyricist - Reginald Turner, ComposerLyricist - Victor Drayton, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Bellmon, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 3
Leonard Caston, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Ronald Matlock, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Theresa McFaddin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Diane Goosby, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Theresa McFaddin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Producer - Gary Glenn, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Producer - DASH CROFTS, ComposerLyricist - Jim Seals, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Diane Goosby, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kathy Wakefield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Caston, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kathy Wakefield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Caston, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henry Glover, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - James Dean, ComposerLyricist - Clay McMurray, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Clay McMurray, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Marty Coleman, ComposerLyricist - Richard Drapkin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eddie Kendricks, MainArtist - Clay McMurray, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Marty Coleman, ComposerLyricist - Richard Drapkin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
This triple-disc anthology complements Keep on Truckin': The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 1. Included are Eddie Kendricks' mid- to late-'70s long-players Boogie Down!, The Hit Man, He's a Friend, Goin' Up in Smoke, and Slick, as well as seven previously unavailable sides excavated from the Motown vaults. Kendricks' post-"Keep on Truckin'" successes continued on Boogie Down!, topping the R&B LP chart and making a sizable impact on pop audiences thanks to the tracks "Boogie Down," "Tell Her Love Has Felt the Need," and the slinky funk-a-thon "Son of Sagittarius." Kendricks' arguably less polished The Hit Man chalked up two additional Top Ten R&B hits with "Get the Cream Off the Top" and "Happy." The latter is not the Rolling Stones tune, but does feature Kendricks' outstanding falsetto. Meanwhile, the Barrett Strong composition "Fortune Teller" is also distinguished for its stinging groove and solid backbeat. By the time of the generally uneven He's a Friend in 1976, the intensity and passion seem to be replaced by slick rhythms and equally superficial arrangements. There are a few excellent cuts, most notably the bedroom ballad "A Part of Me" and the hot-steppin' "It's Not What You Got," which made it into the Top Ten disco/dance survey. Similarly, the follow-up, Goin' Up in Smoke, would manage to yield the hit single "Goin' Up in Smoke." That said, the majority of the platter is essentially disco dreck, and one wonders whether titles such as "Thanks for the Memories" (no, not that one) and "Skeleton in Your Closet" were correlated to Kendricks' state of mind. Slick -- the artist's Motown swan song -- is a return to the more soulful sound that had informed much of his earlier solo work. The haunting refrain on "I Want to Live (My Life with You)," the warm and inviting "Intimate Friends," and the slightly funky interpretation of Seals & Crofts' "Diamond Girl" give it a definite edge over its predecessor. Most of the bonus selections are gleaned from the era surrounding 1972's People...Hold On. Compilers saved the best of the "lost and found" material for last with the outstanding "I'll Be Your Servant." Somehow the song initially slipped through the cracks, but luckily it has been resuscitated for listeners on this limited-edition set.
© Lindsay Planer /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 55 track(s)
- Total length: 03:49:31
- Main artists: Eddie Kendricks
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Hip-O Select
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2006 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings and Tyler Perry, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2006 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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