Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Tuesday 12-inch Flashback: ‘Livin’ It Up (Friday Night)’

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:

7 comments:

  1. I saw the title and knew it was blank & somebody. (Grey & Hanks, Young & Co. etc.)

    I definitely remember this cut! Thanks for posting.

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  2. Yeah, I get 'em mixed up with Grey & Hanks too... :^D

    "You Fooled Me" was hittin' at the same time as this record.

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  3. I remember that jam, it was quite funky. Here're two of my favorites from back in the days of true, primal funk.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=svLBgx9CTYI

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=nQmABbwneSU

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  4. ^ I stumbled across that exact same Chuck Brown video this morning, mayne!

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  5. Yeah, I get 'em mixed up with Grey & Hanks too... :^D

    I 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

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  6. Dang!!! 30 years ago? Are we THAT old? I remember it was yesterday - my senior year too.

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  7. Are we THAT old?

    It's so sad, GenevaGirl. And if the last 30 went that quick... imagine how fast the next 30 gonna go.

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