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Roberta Flack - Blue Lights In The Basement (1977) [1995, Digitally Remastered]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 7 Oct 2018 10:35:27

"Blue Lights in the Basement" is the sixth studio album by American singer Roberta Flack released by Atlantic on December 13, 1977. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number eight on the US Billboard 200, becoming her third consecutive top-ten album on the chart and reaching number five on the R&B albums chart. On February 27, 1978, the album received a Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments over 500,000 copies. The album features the single "The Closer I Get to You", a duet with best friend and fellow soul musician Donny Hathaway, which became the biggest hit from the album, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reaching #1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. The collaboration with Hathaway would be one of his final singles released in his lifetime before his death in 1979.

~Wikipedia

Released in 1977, Blue Lights in the Basement is Roberta Flack's follow-up to 1975's Feel Like Makin' Love. Of course during the space between the two efforts, R&B and pop had certainly changed immensely. This album finds Flack responding to the changing times with a batch of smooth tracks and a polished and accomplished production. Of course by this time, she seemed to be divorced from the intelligent and recondite work that typified the early part of her career. Some of the tracks here do come close to that style; "25th of Last December" and "Love Is the Healing" throw in some nice changes to complement Flack's sweet and patient vocals. What caused this album to be such a big seller was the Flack and Donny Hathaway duet, "The Closer I Get to You." The track easily attains the grace and gorgeous sound that a lot of the like-minded songs here just miss. The dramatic "Where I'll Find You" appropriately closes the album and has a great echo effect on her voice during the chorus. Flack is indeed in great voice here, but Blue Lights in the Basement is most notable for its hit single rather than the tracks that surround it.

~Review by Jason Elias

Release of the album: 1977, December, 13 [LP Atlantic Records, Cat.# SD 19149, USA]
Release of this CD: 1995, September, 19 [CD Atlantic/WEA International Inc. (Germany), Cat.# 7567-82791-2 / UPC: 075678279126]
℗© 1977 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Made in Germany by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe

Note: Digitally remastered from the original master tapes

Credits:

Arranged By – Gary King, Harry Whittaker, Hugh McCracken, Leon Pendarvis, "The Band," Michael Kamen, Roberta Flack
Backing Vocals – Brenda White, Deniece Williams, Eugene McDaniels, Gwen Guthrie, Mtume, Jim Gilstrap, Lani Groves, Leon Pendarvis, Roberta Flack, Ronnie Foster, Zach Sanders
Bass – Anthony Jackson
Design – Gazebo Group, Stewart Bosley
Drums – Allen Schwarzberger, Howard "Locksmith" King, Idris Muhammad, Jimmy Wong, Steve Gadd
Electric Bass – Anthony Jackson, Basil Fearrington, Will Lee
Engineer [Recording] – Brian Christian, Joe Ferla, Mike Moran, Phil Schier, Ralph Moss, Ted Spencer
Guitar – David Spinozza, Hugh McCracken, Jeff Mironov, John Tropea, Reggie Lucas
Keyboards – Don Grolnick, Harry Whittaker, Leon Pendarvis, Paul Griffin, Rob Mounsey, Roberta, Ronnie Foster
Mastered By – Jack Adelman
Percussion – Crusher, Dave Carey, Gary King, Mtume, Jimmy Maeulin
Photography By [Back] – David Gahr
Photography By [Front] – John Pinderhughes
Producer – Eugene McDaniels, Joe Ferla, Rubina Flake
Remix – Joe Ferla
Synthesizer – Ronnie Foster

Tracklist:

01. Why Don't You Move In With Me (04:55)
(Eugene McDaniels)
02. The Closer I Get To You (feat. Donny Hathaway) (04:41)
(J. Mtume, Reggie Lucas)
03. Fine, Fine Day (04:51)
(Rachel Perry)
04. This Time I'll Be Sweeter (04:27)
(Gwen Guthrie, Pat Grant)
05. 25th Of Last December (04:34)
(Eugene McDaniels)
06. After You (03:54)
(Michael Messer, Ronald Miller)
07. I'd Like To Be Baby To You (04:40)
(Morgan Ames)
08. Soul Deep (02:24)
(Wayne Carson)
09. Love Is The Healing (03:45)
(Eugene McDaniels)
10. Where I'll Find You (03:10)
(David McHugh)

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Roberta Flack / Blue Lights In The Basement

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