Journey to the Light: Tabu Re-born Expanded Edition

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Brainstorm: Trenita Womack (vocals, flute, percussion); Deon Estus (vocals, bass); Belita Wood (vocals); Gerald Kent (electric & classical guitar); Larry Sims (trumpet, flugel horn); Charles Overton (soprano, alto & tenor saxophone); Jeryl Bright (trombone, percussion, background vocals); William L. Wooten III (acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer). Additional personnel includes: Dorothy Ashby (harp); Raymond C. Brown (trumpet, flugel horn); Kenneth Yerke (violin, concert master); Rollice Dale (viola, principal ); Dennis Karmazyn (cello); Richard Feves (bass); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion). Recorded at The Total Experience Recording Studio, Hollywood, California, United Sound Systems, Detroit, Michigan. Includes liner notes by A. Scott Galloway. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Trenita Womack (vocals, flute, percussion); Deon Estus, Belita Woods (vocals); Gerald Kent (electric guitar, classical guitar); Dorothy Ashby (harp); Kenneth Yerke (violin); Rollice Dale (viola); Dennis Karmazyn, Ray Kelley (cello); Chuck Overton (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, background vocals); Kenny Mason, Raymond C. Brown, Larry Sims (trumpet, flugelhorn); Claude Sherry, Sidney Muldrow (French horn); Jeryl Bright (trombone, percussion, background vocals); William L. Wooten III (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer); Renell Gonsalves (drums, percussion); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion). Audio Remixer: F. Byron Clark. Liner Note Author: Christian John Wikane. Recording information: The Total Experience Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA; United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI. Photographers: Michael Ochs; Raymond Boyd. Arrangers: Jerry Peters; Brainstorm. Although Brainstorm's debut album, Stormin', didn't make the Motor City outfit a huge name in R&B, it did contain a number 14 R&B hit ("Lovin' Is Really My Game") and indicated that Brainstorm was a band to watch out for. There was reason to believe that Brainstorm might go on to become huge, but regrettably, its sophomore effort, Journey to the Light, was a commercial disappointment. The LP didn't provide any major hits, and the only people who bought it were Brainstorm's hardcore followers. Regardless, Journey to the Light is generally excellent. Brainstorm had a gem of a lead singer in Belita Woods, who really soars on tunes that range from Stevie Wonder's funky "Every Time I See You, I Go Wild!" to the quite storm pearl "If You Ever Need to Cry" and the jazzy, Roy Ayers-ish "Brand New Day." Nor are the lead vocals of Trenita Womack (who is featured on the slow jam "Loving Just You") and Deon Estus anything to complain about. One can speculate on the reasons why Journey to the Light wasn't as commercially successful as Stormin' -- some would argue that none of the songs had as much disco and dancefloor appeal as "Lovin' Is Really My Game." At any rate, this is an album that should have done a lot better. ~ Alex Henderson