Maurice White [Remaster]

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:47:18
Personnel includes: Maurice White (vocals, kalimba, percussion); Paul Jackson, Jr., Marlon McClain, Donald Griffin, Michael Landau, David Williams, Sheldon Reynolds (guitar); Gerald Albright (saxophone); Jerry Hey, Bill Reichenbach (horns); Robbie Buchanan, Peter Wolf (keyboards, synthesizer, drum programming); Martin Page, Abraham Laboriel, Gerald Brown (bass); Vinnie Colaiuta, Ricky Lawson, John Robinson (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Brian Fairweather, Dean Gant (drum programming) Producer: Maurice White. Reissue producer: Leo Sacks. Originally released on Columbia (39883). Includes liner notes by Ramsey Lewis. Digitally remastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York.) Personnel: Maurice White (vocals, chant, vocoder, drums, kalimba, percussion, background vocals); Martin Page (chant, background vocals); Donald Griffin, Marlon McClain, Paul Jackson, Jr. , Sheldon Reynolds (guitar); Gerald Albright (saxophone); Jerry Hey, William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. (horns); Robbie Buchanan (keyboards, synthesizer); Peter Wolf , Michel Colombier (keyboards); Dean Gant (synthesizer, drum programming); Greg Phillinganes, Rupert Greenall, Jeff Lorber, Wayne Vaughn (synthesizer); Gerald Brown, Ricky Lawson (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Brian Fairweather (drum programming, background vocals); Marva Holcolm, Julia Tillman, Wanda Vaughn (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Leo Sacks; Maurice White; Paul Klingberg. Liner Note Authors: Leo Sacks; Ramsey Lewis. Photographer: Harry Langdon. Arrangers: Dean Gant; Martin Page ; Robbie Buchanan; Wayne Vaughn. It must be disappointing to create an album like this, and have it fall on deaf ears. Earth, Wind & Fire's mentor, Maurice White, gives an excellent account on this solo debut. His vocal ability, overshadowed by Philip Bailey in EWF, is out front here with a potpourri of songs that showcases his versatility. "Switch on Your Radio" has a happy Caribbean feel, similar to an EWF recording, but somehow different. The infectious "Jamboree" is not country but another hand-clapping, good times tune that toddlers try to sing. White's rendition of Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" has a herky, jerky beat; the backing vocals fill in spaces like horns. It charted but not very high, and gave people the wrong impression of this album; it's the only remake, and Maurice's sole attempt at nostalgia. Everything else is fresh as a morning shower, like "I Need You," a classy ballad tenderized by White's crafty read. Side two opens with "Believe in Magic," an upbeat, banging jam that has EWF stamped on it. The only thing missing is Philip Bailey's sweet falsetto, but even without Bailey it sounds like a hit, yet it didn't bust a grape. You get the feeling White tried to duplicate Lionel Richie's success, especially on "The Lady Is Love," a lilting mid-tempo love declaration. The robotic "Invitation" reminds you of Midnight Star and similar strobe-light bands. White locks the vocal down so tight, you'd think he performed songs like this all the time. His kalimba playing accents "Children of Afrika," a joyous tribute with an assembly of backing vocalists, including the Neighborhood Choir. White's limited range holds up well over the course of this album, and the razor-sharp productions never become boring. The 2001 CD reissue on Columbia/Legacy adds four bonus tracks, including "Life," a one-minute previously unreleased "freedom mix" of "Life," the previously unissued 20-second "Sam the Jam," and the previously unavailable demo "Adventures of the Heart." ~ Andrew Hamilton
エディション : Remaster
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)