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With a hot funk band and a big hit, "Reach for It," behind him, George Duke appears mostly in his persona as R&B star on this ebullient package of sometimes Latin-inflected '70s funk. The centerpiece is a self-parodic bit of shuck and jive called "Dukey Stick," which became a number four hit single on the R&B charts (at his gigs, Duke used to flaunt a gaudy, lit-up, perhaps phallic wand, the "Dukey stick," during this number). The percussion section is pretty potent, staffed by Leon "Ndugu" Chancler and Sheila Escovedo in her pre-pop star days; they even get a Latin workout of their own simply titled "Percussion Interlude." While some of Duke's considerable keyboard and electronic prowess breaks through now and then, this album is mainly aimed at the R&B market, as the preponderance of soul vocals indicates. As such, it is a cut or two above the routine fare of the time, though not as infectious as its predecessor Reach for It.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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B. Miller, Composer, Lyricist - C.I. Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - L.N. CHANCLER, Composer, Lyricist - Leon Chancler, Arranger, Drums - Charles Johnson, Guitar - Byron Miller, Arranger, Bass - Johnson, Arranger - George Duke, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kerry McNabb, Engineer - Wah Wah Watson, Guitar - Josie James, Vocal - Pattie Brooks, Background Vocal - Mitch Gibson, Assistant Engineer - Petsye Powell, Background Vocal - George Duke, Arranger - Carol Shive, Violin - Johnny Golden, Mastering Engineer - Napolean Murphy Brock, Vocal - Sheila Escuvedo, Percussion, Vocal
(P) 1978 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Leon Chancler, Drums - Charles Johnson, Guitar - Byron Miller, Bass - George Duke, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kerry McNabb, Engineer - Josie James, Vocal - Pattie Brooks, Background Vocal - Mitch Gibson, Assistant Engineer - Petsye Powell, Background Vocal - Carol Shive, Violin - Johnny Golden, Mastering Engineer - Napolean Murphy Brock, Vocal - Sheila Escuvedo, Percussion, Vocal
(P) 1978 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
L.N. CHANCLER, Composer, Lyricist - S. Escovedo, Composer, Lyricist - Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Arranger - Leon Chancler, Drums - Charles Johnson, Guitar - Byron Miller, Bass - George Duke, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kerry McNabb, Engineer - Josie James, Vocal - Pattie Brooks, Background Vocal - Mitch Gibson, Assistant Engineer - Petsye Powell, Background Vocal - Carol Shive, Violin - Johnny Golden, Mastering Engineer - Napolean Murphy Brock, Vocal - Sheila Escuvedo, Percussion, Vocal
(P) 1978 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Leon Chancler, Drums - Charles Johnson, Guitar - Byron Miller, Bass - George Duke, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kerry McNabb, Engineer - Josie James, Vocal - Pattie Brooks, Background Vocal - Mitch Gibson, Assistant Engineer - Petsye Powell, Background Vocal - Carol Shive, Violin - Johnny Golden, Mastering Engineer - Napolean Murphy Brock, Vocal - Sheila Escuvedo, Percussion, Vocal
(P) 1978 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Leon Chancler, Drums - Charles Johnson, Guitar - Byron Miller, Bass - George Duke, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Vocal Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kerry McNabb, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Josie James, Background Vocal - Sheila Escovedo, Percussion - Pattie Brooks, Background Vocal - Petsye Powell, Background Vocal - Napoleon Murphy Brock, Background Vocal
(P) 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
L.N. CHANCLER, Composer, Lyricist - Leon Chancler, Drums - Charles Johnson, Guitar - Byron Miller, Bass - George Duke, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kerry McNabb, Engineer - Josie James, Vocal - Pattie Brooks, Background Vocal - Mitch Gibson, Assistant Engineer - Petsye Powell, Background Vocal - Carol Shive, Violin - Johnny Golden, Mastering Engineer - Napolean Murphy Brock, Vocal - Sheila Escuvedo, Percussion, Vocal
(P) 1978 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Leon Chancler, Drums - Charles Johnson, Guitar - Byron Miller, Bass - George Duke, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kerry McNabb, Engineer - Josie James, Vocal - Pattie Brooks, Background Vocal - Mitch Gibson, Assistant Engineer - Petsye Powell, Background Vocal - Carol Shive, Violin - Johnny Golden, Mastering Engineer - Napolean Murphy Brock, Vocal - Sheila Escuvedo, Percussion, Vocal
(P) 1978 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Leon Chancler, Drums - Charles Johnson, Guitar - Byron Miller, Bass - George Duke, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kerry McNabb, Engineer - Josie James, Vocal - Pattie Brooks, Background Vocal - Mitch Gibson, Assistant Engineer - Petsye Powell, Background Vocal - Carol Shive, Violin - Johnny Golden, Mastering Engineer - Napolean Murphy Brock, Vocal - Sheila Escuvedo, Percussion, Vocal
(P) 1978 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Leon Chancler, Drums - Charles Johnson, Guitar - Byron Miller, Bass - George Duke, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kerry McNabb, Engineer - Josie James, Vocal - Pattie Brooks, Background Vocal - Mitch Gibson, Assistant Engineer - Petsye Powell, Background Vocal - Carol Shive, Violin - Johnny Golden, Mastering Engineer - Napolean Murphy Brock, Vocal - Sheila Escuvedo, Percussion, Vocal
(P) 1978 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Leon Chancler, Drums - Charles Johnson, Guitar - Byron Miller, Bass - Judy Geist, Viola - George Duke, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kerry McNabb, Engineer - Josie James, Vocal - Pattie Brooks, Background Vocal - Mitch Gibson, Assistant Engineer - Petsye Powell, Background Vocal - Carol Shive, Violin - Johnny Golden, Mastering Engineer - Napolean Murphy Brock, Vocal - Sheila Escuvedo, Percussion, Vocal
(P) 1978 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Leon Chancler, Drums - Charles Johnson, Guitar - Byron Miller, Bass - George Duke, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kerry McNabb, Engineer - Josie James, Vocal - Pattie Brooks, Background Vocal - Mitch Gibson, Assistant Engineer - Petsye Powell, Background Vocal - Carol Shive, Violin - Johnny Golden, Mastering Engineer - Napolean Murphy Brock, Vocal - Sheila Escuvedo, Percussion, Vocal
(P) 1978 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
George Duke, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment
George Duke, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment
George Duke, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1978 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
With a hot funk band and a big hit, "Reach for It," behind him, George Duke appears mostly in his persona as R&B star on this ebullient package of sometimes Latin-inflected '70s funk. The centerpiece is a self-parodic bit of shuck and jive called "Dukey Stick," which became a number four hit single on the R&B charts (at his gigs, Duke used to flaunt a gaudy, lit-up, perhaps phallic wand, the "Dukey stick," during this number). The percussion section is pretty potent, staffed by Leon "Ndugu" Chancler and Sheila Escovedo in her pre-pop star days; they even get a Latin workout of their own simply titled "Percussion Interlude." While some of Duke's considerable keyboard and electronic prowess breaks through now and then, this album is mainly aimed at the R&B market, as the preponderance of soul vocals indicates. As such, it is a cut or two above the routine fare of the time, though not as infectious as its predecessor Reach for It.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:04
- Main artists: George Duke
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 1978 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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