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During the fall of 1970, pop music lovers remained in the grip of Jackson 5 fever. The quintet's Third Album (1970) continued the trend with another huge crossover smash. Similarly, it followed its two predecessors into the upper echelons of the pop (number four) and R&B (number one) LP surveys. It further mirrored their first two collections by taking a pair of singles into the Top Five with the best-selling ballad "I'll Be There" (number one) and the loose and funky "Mama's Pearl." The latter was credited to "the Corporation," consisting of Bobby Taylor, instrumentalists Deke Richards (guitar), Freddie Perren (keyboard), Fonce Mizell (keyboards), and Motown founder Berry Gordy. Together, they had tailored the Jackson 5 to reflect the unmistakable Motown sound, expanding just enough to incorporate other significant influences as well. From the Thom Bell/William Hart Philly soul songbook comes the non-Motor City highlight "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" -- a focus track for the Delfonics a year earlier. The update of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" and the midtempo closer, "Darling Dear" (which Robinson and company had concurrently included on their Pocket Full of Miracles LP from 1970), are likewise worthwhile spins. Perhaps not all that coincidentally, both releases also feature tastefully scored arrangements of Paul Simon's "Bridge Over Troubled Water," with the Jacksons' version getting the nod. In addition to being the name of their forthcoming ABC-TV prime time special, "Goin' Back to Indiana" makes its debut appearance here as an upbeat acknowledgment of the Jackson brothers' native stomping grounds. ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide
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Baby's Band Tele Music |
| For the last 30 years, from Hip Hop to House, exerts from Disco records have formed the backbone of dance tracks the world over. However, after three decades that has seen countless producers plundering their parent's record collections, the quest to find untapped and original disco gold to remould has become an almost impossible task. However, the ever knowledgeable folks at DJ History have managed to strike disco gold with their latest compilation, 'Tele Music Remixed', which unearths a selection of unheard dance floor gems and understatedly updates them for big club systems and basement parties alike. Using long lost French library music to create the source material for a series of remixes, the DJ History crew have then assembled a crack team of crate digging enthusiast that includes X-Press 2 member Diesel, Manchester legends Unabombers and disco kids Faze Action. It's helpful to know that rather than being like much library music, which is often merely a means to end for radio producers and directors on a budget, 'Tele Music' was composed by some of the tightest session musicians of their day, who played on a slew of multi platinum selling releases for the lies of Cerrone and Don Ray. Pick of album comes from edit wizz-kid Leo Zero, who takes the subtle groove of 'Babys Band' and infuses it with acid house sirens, wonky synth leads and general disco debauchery. The full album contains more of the same from cult crate diggers Ray Mang and Idjut Boys and is available exclusively from www.DJHistory.com . Most certainly one for the connoisseur! ©2008 Shazam Entertainment Limited. All rights reserved. | |
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