Claudja Barry - Made In Hong Kong (LP) (1981) - €7,99

Claudja Barry (born on 1952) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and actress. Her successful songs were "Down and Counting", "Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes" and others. As an actress, she is known for appearing in the European versions of stage musicals AC/DC and Catch My Soul. 

Barry had some success with her recordings.

In 1981, she made a successful foray into new wave/Hi-NRG music. Made in Hong Kong is Claudja Barry's fourth album, released in 1981. By this album, she had shed her "disco diva" image thus avoiding much of the American disco blacklash at the time. 

It featured the lead single "Radio Action", which became a moderate club hit peaking at No. 57. 

Of all of Barry's output from the '70s through the '90s, 1981's Made in Hong Kong is the most eclectic and energetic. While earlier albums such as Sweet Dynamite and The Girl Most Likely offer solid rhythm-section arrangements, they often lack sturdy hooks and cohesive melodies. 

Here, there's no shortage of either cleverness or catchiness and, as a result, Barry sounds thoroughly into her performance. 

"Radio Action" relays the first-person tale of an aspiring band vying for airtime atop a swirl of Euro-synths, while guitar power chords and country-tinged background vocals converge on "Don't Talk to the Wind." Equally compelling, the funky, down-tempo "Take Me to the River" merges colorfully punctuated bass and percussion with twangy guitars, and "Love Control" forges ahead with a sterling dance-pop arrangement and buoyant vocals. 

Throughout the sequence, Barry shines with a sharp soprano that incorporates touches of jazz, opera, and rock into a unique whole. Made in Hong Kong is a delightful treat for not only Barry's dedicated dance fans, but also Top 40, rock, and soul pundits with an ear for something different. 

Side one

1. Radio Action - 6:47

2. Made In Hong Kong - 3:47

3. Don’t Talk To The Wind - 4:30

4. Take Me To The River - 4:53

Side two

1. Take Me Back - 4:05

2. Love Control - 4:30

3. What’ Cha Doin’ To Me - 4:10

4. Sweet Inspiration - 3:39

5. Girl Crazy - 3:17

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Union Studios, Munich
• Recorded At – Musicland Studios
• Recorded At – DI Studio München
• Mixed At – Union Studios, Munich
• Mixed At – The Hit Factory
• Distributed By – TELDEC
• Manufactured By – TELDEC
• Record Company – TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH
• Mastered At – Allen Zentz Mastering
• Mastered At – TELDEC-Studio, Hamburg

Credits

• Arranged By – Jürgen S. Korduletsch, Kristian Schultze
• Backing Vocals – Herbert Ihle, Jerry Rix, Wolfgang Emperhoff
• Bass – Dave King (tracks: A1), Günther Gebauer
• Design [Cover Design] – Werner Richter (3)
• Drums – Curt Cress, Todd Canedy
• Engineer [Mixing, At The Hit Factory New York] – Ed Sprigg (tracks: A2 to B4)
• Engineer [Mixing, At Union Studios München] – Zeke Lund (tracks: A1, B5)
• Engineer [Recording, At Di Studio München] – Jürgen Koppers
• Engineer [Recording, At Musicland Studio] – Hans Menzel
• Engineer [Recording, At Union Studios] – Zeke Lund
• Guitar – Jörg Evers (tracks: A1), Mats Bjoerklund
• Keyboards – Kristian Schultze
• Mastered By [At Allen Zentz Mastering ] – Brian Gardner
• Mastered By [At TELDEC-Studio, Hamburg] – H1
• Percussion – Curt Cress, Jürgen S. Korduletsch
• Photography By – Werner Bokelberg
• Producer – Jürgen S. Korduletsch
• Sitar – Al Gromer Kha

Notes

Release:  1981

Format:  LP

Genre:  Disco

Label:  Music-Box Records

Catalog#  MB 40149

Vinyl:  VG

Cover:  VG

Prijs: €7,99

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