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Mother's Finest tried to smash the embargo blocking black rock acts with this live record. It was the closest any album came to actually conveying the kind of nonstop excitement, spontaneity, and unpredictability of their live shows, although it also showed how vocally erratic they could be in performance. The failure of a band that had as exciting a vocalist as Joyce Kennedy and did both solid rock and fine grinding funk proved one of the '80s' more puzzling questions. It couldn't just be attributed to racism either, because Mother's Finest actually did better among white audiences than black ones.
© Ron Wynn /TiVo
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Gary Russell, 2nd Engineer - Wizzard, Background Vocal - Wizzard, Bass - Mike, Keyboards - Mike, Percussion - Moses Mo, Background Vocal - Moses Mo, Guitar - Jay Messina, Engineer - Jay Messina, Mixing Engineer - Joyce Kennedy, Background Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Percussion - B.B. Queen, Percussion - B.B. Queen, Drums - Glenn Murdock, Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Background Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Percussion - Darby Slick, Composer - Darby Slick, Lyricist - Mother's Finest, Performer - Jimmy Iovine, Producer - Dave Palmer, Recording Engineer -
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gary Russell, 2nd Engineer - Wizzard, Background Vocal - Wizzard, Bass - Moses Mo, Background Vocal - Moses Mo, Guitar - G. Murdock, Composer - G. Murdock, Lyricist - Mike, Keyboards - Mike, Percussion - Jay Messina, Engineer - Jay Messina, Mixing Engineer - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Joyce Kennedy, Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Background Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Percussion - M. Keck, Composer - M. Keck, Lyricist - B.B. Queen, Percussion - B.B. Queen, Drums - Glenn Murdock, Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Background Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Percussion - G. Moore, Composer - G. Moore, Lyricist - Mother's Finest, Performer - S. Daniel, Composer - S. Daniel, Lyricist - J. Seay, Composer - J. Seay, Lyricist - J. Kennedy, Composer - J. Kennedy, Lyricist - Dave Palmer, Recording Engineer -
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gary Russell, 2nd Engineer - L. Dozier, Composer - L. Dozier, Lyricist - Wizzard, Background Vocal - Wizzard, Bass - Mike, Keyboards - Mike, Percussion - Moses Mo, Background Vocal - Moses Mo, Guitar - Jay Messina, Engineer - Jay Messina, Mixing Engineer - Bobby Colomby, Producer - B. HOLLAND, Lyricist - B. HOLLAND, Composer - Joyce Kennedy, Background Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Percussion - B.B. Queen, Percussion - B.B. Queen, Drums - Glenn Murdock, Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Background Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Percussion - Mother's Finest, Performer - E. Holland, Composer - E. Holland, Lyricist - Dave Palmer, Recording Engineer -
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gary Russell, 2nd Engineer - Wizzard, Background Vocal - Wizzard, Bass - Mike, Keyboards - Mike, Percussion - Moses Mo, Background Vocal - Moses Mo, Guitar - G. Murdock, Composer - G. Murdock, Lyricist - B. Borden, Composer - B. Borden, Lyricist - Jay Messina, Engineer - Jay Messina, Mixing Engineer - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Joyce Kennedy, Background Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Percussion - M. Keck, Composer - M. Keck, Lyricist - B.B. Queen, Percussion - B.B. Queen, Drums - Glenn Murdock, Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Background Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Percussion - G. Moore, Composer - G. Moore, Lyricist - Mother's Finest, Performer - J. Seay, Composer - J. Seay, Lyricist - J. Kennedy, Composer - J. Kennedy, Lyricist - Dave Palmer, Recording Engineer -
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gary Russell, 2nd Engineer - Wizzard, Background Vocal - Wizzard, Bass - Moses Mo, Background Vocal - Moses Mo, Guitar - Jerry Seay, Composer - Jerry Seay, Lyricist - Mike, Keyboards - Mike, Percussion - Jay Messina, Engineer - Jay Messina, Mixing Engineer - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Joyce Kennedy, Composer - Joyce Kennedy, Lyricist - Joyce Kennedy, Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Background Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Percussion - B.B. Queen, Percussion - B.B. Queen, Drums - Barry Borden, Composer - Barry Borden, Lyricist - Gary Moore, Composer - Gary Moore, Lyricist - Michael Keck, Composer - Michael Keck, Lyricist - Glenn Murdock, Composer - Glenn Murdock, Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Background Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Lyricist - Glenn Murdock, Percussion - Mother's Finest, Performer - Dave Palmer, Recording Engineer -
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gary Russell, 2nd Engineer - Wizzard, Background Vocal - Wizzard, Bass - Moses Mo, Background Vocal - Moses Mo, Guitar - Mike, Keyboards - Mike, Percussion - Jay Messina, Engineer - Jay Messina, Mixing Engineer - R. Moreve, Composer - R. Moreve, Lyricist - Joyce Kennedy, Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Background Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Percussion - B.B. Queen, Percussion - B.B. Queen, Drums - Glenn Murdock, Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Background Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Percussion - Mother's Finest, Performer - J. Kay, Composer - J. Kay, Lyricist - Jimmy Iovine, Producer - Dave Palmer, Recording Engineer -
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gary Russell, 2nd Engineer - Wizzard, Background Vocal - Wizzard, Bass - Mike, Keyboards - Mike, Percussion - Moses Mo, Background Vocal - Moses Mo, Guitar - Jay Messina, Engineer - Jay Messina, Mixing Engineer - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Joyce Kennedy, Background Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Percussion - Skip Scarborough, Composer - Skip Scarborough, Lyricist - B.B. Queen, Percussion - B.B. Queen, Drums - Glenn Murdock, Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Background Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Percussion - Mother's Finest, Performer - Dave Palmer, Recording Engineer -
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gary Russell, 2nd Engineer - Wizzard, Background Vocal - Wizzard, Bass - Mike, Keyboards - Mike, Percussion - Moses Mo, Background Vocal - Moses Mo, Guitar - G. Murdock, Composer - G. Murdock, Lyricist - B. Borden, Composer - B. Borden, Lyricist - Jay Messina, Engineer - Jay Messina, Mixing Engineer - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Joyce Kennedy, Background Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Percussion - M. Keck, Composer - M. Keck, Lyricist - B.B. Queen, Percussion - B.B. Queen, Drums - Glenn Murdock, Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Background Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Percussion - G. Moore, Composer - G. Moore, Lyricist - Mother's Finest, Performer - J. Seay, Composer - J. Seay, Lyricist - J. Kennedy, Composer - J. Kennedy, Lyricist - Dave Palmer, Recording Engineer -
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gary Russell, 2nd Engineer - Wizzard, Background Vocal - Wizzard, Bass - Moses Mo, Background Vocal - Moses Mo, Guitar - G. Murdock, Composer - G. Murdock, Lyricist - Mike, Keyboards - Mike, Percussion - B. Borden, Composer - B. Borden, Lyricist - Jay Messina, Engineer - Jay Messina, Mixing Engineer - Bobby Colomby, Producer - Joyce Kennedy, Background Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Vocal - Joyce Kennedy, Percussion - M. Keck, Composer - M. Keck, Lyricist - B.B. Queen, Percussion - B.B. Queen, Drums - Glenn Murdock, Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Background Vocal - Glenn Murdock, Percussion - G. Moore, Composer - G. Moore, Lyricist - Mother's Finest, Performer - J. Kennedy, Composer - J. Kennedy, Lyricist - J. Seay, Composer - J. Seay, Lyricist - Dave Palmer, Recording Engineer -
(P) 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
Mother's Finest tried to smash the embargo blocking black rock acts with this live record. It was the closest any album came to actually conveying the kind of nonstop excitement, spontaneity, and unpredictability of their live shows, although it also showed how vocally erratic they could be in performance. The failure of a band that had as exciting a vocalist as Joyce Kennedy and did both solid rock and fine grinding funk proved one of the '80s' more puzzling questions. It couldn't just be attributed to racism either, because Mother's Finest actually did better among white audiences than black ones.
© Ron Wynn /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:56
- Main artists: Mother's Finest
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a divison of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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