Xavier are an uptempo modern funk group, with a solid 80’s groove. Xavier Smith leads the group on vocals and guitar, and Ayanna little also sings lead vocals.
The underrated album 'Point Of Pleasure' by Xavier. This album is nowadays highly demanded by funk/boogie fans. 'Point Of Pleasure' that contains seven fabulous boogie, dance tunes is originally released on Liberty Records in 1982. The production of 'Point Of Pleasure' is done by Terry Philips, and Rahni Harris, the latter produced also for Dayton (Hot Fun/This Time), Melba Moore (Never Say Never/A Lot OF love), and Willie Collins.
Great names, thus this album has contains the same quality as the mentioned artists, groups.
“Point Of Pleasure” is a disco/funk LP by the group Xavier released in 1982. Bootsy Collins and George Clinton both contributed to two tracks on this P-funk influenced record, the tracks “Work That Sucker To Death” and “Do It To The Max”.
The first track on this album 'Work That Sucker To Death' a great dance, funk track with outstanding vocals. Favourite #1.
The first track on this album 'Work That Sucker To Death' a great dance, funk track with outstanding vocals. Favourite #1.
On this track George Clinton is featured with his typical voice. This track charted into the top 10 of the US billboard R&B Album chart. 'Rock Me, Sock Me' the second track, favourite #2, is a up-tempo dance tune with great vocals and typical eighties funky, groovy synthesizer bass line done by Rahni Harris.
The slow tune 'Dial The Love Man' has an great bass line. 'Do It To The Max' another down-tempo funky track, favourite #3, with the great vocals of Ayanna Little, who did all the female vocals on this album. The fabulous boogie track 'What Goes Around', favourite #4, also contains typical eighties synth loops by Rahni Harris. The slow tempo 'Truly Devoted' is good but in comparison to the other tracks the worst.
The last album track is 'Love Is One The One' a superb boogie track with a fantastic bass groove, and that is #5.
Side A
A1. Work That Sucker To Death (feat. Bootsy Collins, George Clinton) (6:56)
A2. Rock Me, Sock Me (5:25)
A3. Dial The Love Man (5:22)
Side B
B1. Do It To The Max (feat. Bootsy Collins, George Clinton) (5:56)
B2. What Goes Around (4:39)
B3. Truly Devoted (4:28)
B4. Love Is On The One (4:42)
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Liberty Records
- Copyright © – Liberty Records
- Record Company – EMI
- Marketed By – EMI
- Manufactured By – EMI
- Distributed By – EMI
- Produced For – TPi
Credits
- Backing Vocals – Ayanna Little, Chuck "Buffalo Chuck" Hughes, Emonie Branch, Lyburn "King" Dowing, Rahni Harris
- Bass – Xavier (Ernest) Smith, Ralph Hunt Jr.
- Drums – Timothy Williams
- Engineer – Joshua Harris
- Executive-Producer – Ted Currier
- Keyboards [All], Synthesizer [All] – Rahni Harris
- Lead Guitar – Xavier (Ernest) Smith, Jeffrey Mitchell
- Lead Vocals – Ayanna Little, Xavier (Ernest) Smith
- Mixed By – Rahni Harris, Ted Currier
- Percussion [All] – Lyburn "King" Dowing
- Producer – Rahni Harris (tracks: A1), Ted Currier (tracks: A1)
- Producer, Mixed By – Terry Philips
- Rhythm Guitar – Jeffrey Mitchell
Notes
Release: 1982
Format: LP, Vinyl
Genre: Soul / Funk
Label: Liberty Records
Catalog# 1A 064-400075
Vinyl: Goed
Hoes: Goed
Prijs: €10,00
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