A flamboyant showman and electric guitarist in the style of T-Bone Walker, Watson recorded throughout the 1950s and 1960s with some success. His creative reinvention in the 1970s with funk overtones.
He modified his music accordingly. His albums Ain't That a Bitch (included funk blues singles "Superman Lover" and "I Need It") and Real Mother For Ya (1977) fused funk and blues. Watson´s album "That’s What Time It Is" from 1981.
"Watson has been perfecting his own brand of easy-listening funk for years, and this time he's finally gone into the studio with his guitar Freddie and his drummer Emry and a bunch of electric keyboards and come up with a whole album of good stuff. The riff-based tracks go on too long but go down easy and the lyrics have an edge. Granted, Watson can't match George Benson's chops, but this is dance music, chops would just get in the way. And I prefer his Lou-Rawls-without-pipes to Benson's Stevie-Wonder-ditto."
Side one
1. Do The Guitar - 3:50
2. The Planet Funk - 5:05
3. You Sexy Thing (A Wonderful Creation) - 3:50
4. That’s What Time It Is - 3:48
5. Flip It - 0:38
Side two
1. Go For It - 3:34
2. At The Wishing Well - 3:59
3. First Timothy Six - 3:44
4. I Miss Your Kiss - 5:06
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – CBS Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – A&M Records, Inc.
- Recorded At – Kendun Recorders
- Mixed At – A&M Studios
- Mastered At – A&M Studios
- Lacquer Cut at – A&M Mastering Studios
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Phil Ayling (tracks: B4)
- Art Direction, Design – Chuck Beeson
- Backing Vocals – Marti McCall (tracks: A2 to A4, B1, B2, B4), Paulette McWilliams-Bush(tracks: A2 to A4, B1, B2, B4), Stephanie Spruill (tracks: A2 to A4, B1, B2, B4)
- Bass – Jolyon Skinner (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B4)
- Co-producer – Johnny Guitar Watson
- Concertmaster – Don Palmer
- Drums – James Gadson (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B4)
- Electric Piano – Michael Zager (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B4)
- Engineer – Mallory Earl
- Engineer [Assistant] – Bob Winard
- Engineer [Mixing Assistant] – Steve Katz
- Engineer [Mixing] – Bruce Swedien
- Executive-Producer – Herb Alpert
- Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
- Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A2 to A4, B1, B2, B4)
- Photography By – Darius Anthony
- Producer – Michael Zager
- Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Larry Williams (tracks: B2), Michael Casey Young (tracks: A2)
- Rhythm Guitar – Gemi "Master Phonk" Taylor (tracks: A2 to A4, B1 to B4)
- Synthesizer – Larry Williams (3) (tracks: A3, B1)
- Tenor Saxophone – Pete Christlieb (tracks: B4)
- Trombone – Lew McCreary (tracks: B4)
- Trumpet – Chuck Findley (tracks: B4), Jerry Hey (tracks: B4)
- Written-By – Johnny Guitar Watson (tracks: A1, A3 to A5, B2, B3), Jolyon Skinner (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B4), Michael Zager (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B4)
Notes
Release: 1981
Format: LP
Genre: Funk / Soul
Label: A&M Records
Catalog# SP 4880
Vinyl: VG
Cover: Lichte Gebruikerssporen
Prijs: €7,99
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