This one takes me right back to my senior year of high school. Autumn of ’78, to be precise.
R&B music made you feel so good back then. “Livin’ It Up,” recorded 30 years ago, still sounds fresh as a daisy.
Bell & James were a one-hit wonder as recording artists. But they had a career as Philly songwriters behind them. (Leroy Bell’s uncle was the legendary producer Thom Bell.)
Bell & James wrote “Mama Can’t Buy You Love,” which was a Top-10 hit for Elton John (and produced by Thom Bell).
Anyway... cheers to the Vinyl Morpher for uploading this:
I saw the title and knew it was blank & somebody. (Grey & Hanks, Young & Co. etc.)
ReplyDeleteI definitely remember this cut! Thanks for posting.
Yeah, I get 'em mixed up with Grey & Hanks too... :^D
ReplyDelete"You Fooled Me" was hittin' at the same time as this record.
I remember that jam, it was quite funky. Here're two of my favorites from back in the days of true, primal funk.
ReplyDeletehttp://youtube.com/watch?v=svLBgx9CTYI
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nQmABbwneSU
^ I stumbled across that exact same Chuck Brown video this morning, mayne!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I get 'em mixed up with Grey & Hanks too... :^D
ReplyDeleteI love G&H's "Dancin'." I searched high and low for that mp3, but I found it.
Thanks for the Cymande link, fishesalot. I don't know why I don't have that cut on my player. I own the "Crooklyn" soundtracks and it's on one of them.
btw, UBM I just received the Homemade Jamz's CD can't wait to check it out! :-D
Dang!!! 30 years ago? Are we THAT old? I remember it was yesterday - my senior year too.
ReplyDeleteAre we THAT old?
ReplyDeleteIt's so sad, GenevaGirl. And if the last 30 went that quick... imagine how fast the next 30 gonna go.