JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY PRESENTS
SLAVE
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Arguably the hottest of the '70s Ohio funk bands, Slave had a great run in the late '70s and early '80s. Trumpeter Steve Washington formed the group in Dayton in 1975. Vocalist Floyd Miller teamed with Tom Lockett Jr, Charlie Bradley, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks, Danny Webster, Orion Wilhoite, Curt Jones, and Tim Dozier. Vocalists Steve Arrington and Starleana Young came aboard in 1978, with Arrington ultimately becoming lead vocalist. Their first big hit was the thumping single "Slide" in 1977 for Cotillion; they remained with that label until 1984. Their best tracks were lyrically simple and at times silly, but the arrangements and rhythms were intense and hypnotic. Other Top Ten R&B hits were "Just a Touch of Love" in 1979, "Watching You" in 1980, and "Snap Shot" in 1981. Young, Washington, and Lockett departed to form Aurra in 1979. Arrington himself left in the early '80s. They added Charles Carter, Delburt Taylor, Sam Carter, Kevin Johnson, and Roger Parker as replacements and continued on, though much less successfully, into the late '80s. They moved to Atlantic for one LP in 1984, then switched to the Atlanta-based Ichiban in 1986 for singles and LPs that were just a shade of the former vibrant Slave sound. Their most recent release was The Funk Strikes Back in 1992. Rhino issued Stellar Funk: The Best of Slave, a first-rate anthology of their finest cuts, in 1994. Ron Wynn of AllMusic.com |
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1971 Slave | |||
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01. Slide 02. Screw Your Wig On Tite 03. Party Hardy 04. Son Of Slide |
05. You And Me 06. Love Me 07. The Happiest Days 08. Separated | ||
1977 The Hardness Of The World | |||
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01. Life Can Be Happy 02. The Great American Funk Song 03. Can't Get Enough Of You 04. Baby Sinister |
05. The World's On Hard 06. The Party Song 07. We Can Make Love 08. Volcano Rupture | ||
1978 The Concept | |||
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01. Stellar Fungk 02. The Way You Love Is Heaven 03. Thank You Lord 04. Drac Is Back |
05. We've Got Your Party 06. Just Freak 07. Coming Soon | ||
1979 Just A Touch Of Love | |||
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01. Just A Touch Of Love 02. Are You Ready For Love? 03. Funky Lady (Foxy Lady) 04. Roots |
05. Painted Pictures 06. Thank You 07. Shine 08. Warning | ||
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1980 Stone Jam | |||
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01. Let's Spend Some Time 02. Feel My Love 03. Starting Over 04. Sizzlin' Hot |
05. Watching You 06. Dreamin' 07. Never Get Away 08. Stone Jam | ||
1981 Show Time | |||
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01. Snap Shot 02. Party Lites 03. Spice Of Life (Oh Yes, You're The Best) 04. Smokin |
05. Wait For Me 06. Steal Your Heart 07. For The Love Of U 08. Funken Town | ||
1982 Visions Of The Life | |||
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01. Intro (Come To Blow Ya Mind) 02. Do You Like It...(Girl) 03. I'll Be Gone 04. Friday Nites |
05. Be My Babe 06. Sweet Thang 07. Stay In My Life 08. Visions | ||
