Soul Strut 100: # 60 - Don Blackman (1982)

[RAJ]

I will slowly be unveiling the Top 100 Soul Strut Related Records as Voted by the Strutters Themselves.

# 60 - Don Blackman (1982)

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This is one of my favorite 80s funk records. It???s a nice mix of P-Funk, Rick James, and the Dave Grusin-esque smooth jazz that plagued the charts during the time. The album is VERY smooth and tightly recorded making it a highly sought after LP for sample hounds. But??? F all that noise. The music is just pure bliss. Including the heavily sampled ???Holding You, Loving You??? that makes you soar above the clouds upon first listen with it???s soft airy vocals, synth wizardry, and enticing Grand Piano lines. ???Deaf Hook Up Connection??? is a rip roaring P-Funk type jam with scat type vocals and compelling hard rock guitar lines. ???Never Miss a Thing??? has some killer slap bass riffs and of course Blackman???s smooth airy vocals again. All and all, this album is a one-off early 80s modern soul/boogie treasure that should be enjoyed by all.



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[DJBombjack]

Quality.

 

[RAJ]

James gave this to me as a birthday present in 2003.

 

[Sunfade]

Holding You, Loving You is the greatest song about risking 3 to 5 on an underage girl ever made.

 

[parallax]

I put "Heart's Desire" ahead of "Holding You", but not by much.





b/w





This record has always intrigued me because the combination of soul, smooth jazz, scat, synth, piano, slap bass, and falsetto, made in the early 80's, is a near-guaranteed recipe for fromage. But not this record. It soars above all that and has a cross-over sound that goes over well with regular folk and heads alike.





Kindly,


parallax

 

[edpowers]

Still need this

 

[jjfad027]

Shamed to say I've still never heard this.





I'll be shocked if I don't dig it from what I've heard about it

 

[fishmongerfunk]

i came to this record several years ago through soulstrut. it's one of may favourite records in any genre.





special shout out to teh gawd Dennis Chambers who just slays on this record...his drum fills on "heart's desire" are mental..





also shout out to our very own TomO, who has played with the man:

 

[tripledouble]

jjfad027 said:Shamed to say I've still never heard this.





I'll be shocked if I don't dig it from what I've heard about it




dont listen on your computer unless you got banging speakers that will do the bass justice. enjoy!

 

[pcmr]

my biggest seller's regret(at keast it went to a strutter)


personal project and production


amazing record

 

[tabira]

Pretty amazing if self produced => it sound like a great Roy Ayers production. Hard to believe Don wasn't listening to him back in the day

 

[Big_Stacks]

Hey,





It's crazy how this record has eluded me for decades. I would love to add it the collection based upon the tracks I've heard. The search continues...





Peace,





Big Stacks from Kakalak

 

[staxwax]

This is a white whale of mine too - i never really dug it when i first skipped over it in the 90's - i remember thinking it was too smooth for my tastes at the time. Need to hunt down a copy to sit down with.

 

[Bon Vivant]

This is a great list.

 

[Bon Vivant]

As far as lists go.

 

[LaserWolf]

staxwax said:This is a white whale of mine too - i never really dug it when i first skipped over it in the 90's - i remember thinking it was too smooth for my tastes at the time. Need to hunt down a copy to sit down with.




I remember it being pedestrian.





There was a time when most rock record dealers would not put any value on a record like this.


While it was hard to find it wouldn't cost much from must stores or dealers in my corner of the country.


Now with the google it will always be expensive. I do hope to find a copy and listen again.

 

[BallzDeep]

I'M A HOLD OUT TIL I FIND IT FOR A DOLLAR

 

[Oligee]

Major want. Holding You, Loving You is amazing but there are some other really great joints on there as well. Anyone have an extra copy handy?

 

[milliondollars]

found a sealed copy in hong kong in a $-bin last year. i did not know about much about this record but somehow the scary cover attracted me so i took home. very good record. highly recommended...

 

[Sunfade]

milliondollars said:found a sealed copy in hong kong in a $-bin last year. i did not know about much about this record but somehow the scary cover attracted me so i took home. very good record. highly recommended...




It was repressed. Is that what you found?