High on Music/Get Up and Dance

by The Memphis Horns

Overview

The Funky Town Grooves label combines the first two albums the Memphis Horns recorded for RCA: High on Music (1976) and Get Up & Dance (1977), neither of which had been in print for years. The albums didn't exactly burn up the charts. High on Music didn't register, while Get Up & Dance placed three songs -- including the relaxed funk grooves "Get Up and Dance" and "What the Funk" -- on the R&B chart's lower rungs. Both A-sides are in the realm of Brass Construction, the Brothers Johnson, and the club-oriented side of MFSB, if not quite as prone to maximum rotation. Deniece Williams and D.J. Rogers appear as guest vocalists. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	10/26/2018
Label:	Funky Town Grooves
UPC:	0886979509528
Rank:	64633

Tracks

1. Freedom Train
2. High on Music
3. Keep on Doin' It
4. Get It Up
5. 80 Proof Red
6. Disco Party
7. Crystal Mellow
8. Move Your Feet
9. Love's Mood
10. Beale Street Shuffle
11. Get Up and Dance
12. Just for Your Love
13. Waitin' for the Flood
14. Love Is Happiness
15. Memphis Nights
16. What the Funk
17. Country Soul
18. No Go Betweens
19. Don't Abuse It
20. Keep on Smilin'

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Memphis Horns   Primary Artist,Vocals
James Gilstrap   Vocals
Andrew Love   Sax (Tenor)
Paulinho Da Costa   Percussion
Lani Groves   Vocals
Marlo Henderson   Guitar
Clarence McDonald   Keyboards
Jack Hale   Trombone
James Mitchell   Sax (Baritone)
James Gadson   Drums
Jay Graydon   Guitar
Wayne Jackson   Trumpet
Lewis Collins   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
D.J. Rogers   Vocals
Patrick Moten   Moog Synthesizer
Deniece Williams   Vocals
John Valenti   Vocals
Bobby Eaton   Bass
David Shields   Bass

Technical Credits

Roger Williams   Package Design
Randy Mahon   Assistant Producer
Michael Leitz   Engineer
Paula Jeffries   Assistant
Rick Taylor   Management
Matt Murphy   Production Manager
Andrew Love   Composer,Group Member
Keith Knudsen   Liner Notes
Clarence McDonald   String Arrangements
Jack Hale   Composer,Group Member
James Mitchell   Composer,Group Member
M. Henderson   Composer
Jay Graydon   Composer
Wayne Jackson   Group Member
P. Moten   Composer
Brian Chin   Liner Notes
C. McDonald   Composer
Lewis Collins   Composer,Group Member
William Brown   Engineer
Maria Triana   Mastering
Booker T. Jones   Composer,Producer
J. Gadson   Composer
Ralph Osborn   Second Engineer
Don Holden   Engineer
Ron Slenzak   Photography
Tim Bryant   Design
Andy Zito   Illustrations
A. Abrahams   Composer
Acy Lehman   Art Direction
Tony Calvert   Reissue Producer