Blue Lights in the Basement

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:41:14
All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Roberta Flack (vocals, piano, keyboards); Leon Pendarvis (vocals, keyboards, background vocals); Howard King (vocals, drums); Deniece Williams, Gene McDaniels, Gwen Guthrie, Jim Gilstrap, Lani Groves, Zachary Sanders (vocals, background vocals); Brenda White-King, Yvonne Lewis (vocals); Reggie Lucas, David Spinozza, Hugh McCracken, Jeff Mironov, John Tropea (guitar); Michael Kamen (oboe); Ronnie Foster (keyboards, synthesizer, background vocals); Don Grolnick, Harry Whitaker, Rob Mounsey, Paul Griffin (keyboards); Anthony Jackson (electric bass, bass guitar); Basil Fearrington, Will Lee (electric bass); Allen Schwarzberg, Idris Muhammad, Jimmy Wong, Steve Gadd (drums); James Mtume (percussion, background vocals); Gary King, Dave Carey , David Carey , Errol Crusher Bennett, Crusher, Jimmy Maelen (percussion); Brenda White (background vocals). Recording information: Columbia Recording Studio; HIt Factory; Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA; RCA Studios; Record Plant Studios, New York, NY; Westlake Audio. Released in 1977, Blue Lights in the Basement is Roberta Flack's follow-up to 1975's Feel Like Makin' Love. Of course during the space between the two efforts, R&B and pop had certainly changed immensely. This album finds Flack responding to the changing times with a batch of smooth tracks and a polished and accomplished production. Of course by this time, she seemed to be divorced from the intelligent and recondite work that typified the early part of her career. Some of the tracks here do come close to that style; "25th of Last December" and "Love Is the Healing" throw in some nice changes to complement Flack's sweet and patient vocals. What caused this album to be such a big seller was the Flack and Donny Hathaway duet, "The Closer I Get to You." The track easily attains the grace and gorgeous sound that a lot of the like-minded songs here just miss. The dramatic "Where I'll Find You" appropriately closes the album and has a great echo effect on her voice during the chorus. Flack is indeed in great voice here, but Blue Lights in the Basement is most notable for its hit single rather than the tracks that surround it. ~ Jason Elias
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)