The SOS Band - The Best Of The SOS Band (1996)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 540 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 191 MB
1:17:57 | Scans Included | Soul, Disco, Funk | Label: Tabu Records
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 540 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 191 MB
1:17:57 | Scans Included | Soul, Disco, Funk | Label: Tabu Records
The S.O.S. Band hit with a two-million-selling single, "Take Your Time (Do It Right)," their first time out, before having several hit singles written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The Atlanta, GA-borne band was started in 1977, when keyboardist/vocalist Jason Bryant, saxophonists Billy Ellis and Willie "Sonny" Killebrew, guitarist Bruno Speight, bassist John Alexander Simpson, drummer James Earl Jones III, and lead vocalist Mary Davis formed a group called Santa Monica that played at Atlanta nightclub the Regal Room. Their manager, Bunny Jackson-Ransom (who later managed Cameo), sent a demo to Clarence Avant, head of Tabu Records. After signing the band to Tabu, Avant suggested that the band work with songwriter/producer Sigidi Abdullah. Abdullah was curious as to why an Atlanta-based band named itself Santa Monica. Keyboardist Jason Bryant replied that the band had an enjoyable concert in Santa Monica, CA. Abdullah then came up with a new band name, the S.O.S. Band, with S.O.S. standing for "Sounds of Success."