THE WHISPERS 'MINT' FACTORY SEALED ORIGINAL 1979 RELEASE SANTA MARIA PRESSING
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THE WHISPERS 'MINT' FACTORY-SEALED ORIGINAL 1979 RELEASE / SANTA MARIA PRESSING
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The Whispers [1979] Excerpt of Review by Jason Elias
Courtesy of AllMusic.comWhen Soul Train Records became Solar, the group and producer Dick Griffey finally attained a definable sound after much trial and error. The Whispers was their first big album effort. This starts off with "A Song for Donny," a song written by Carrie Lucas that serves as elegy to Donny Hathaway. The ballad, set to the melody of Hathaway's "This Christmas," is touching, apt, and believable. Not so is a take on "My Girl" which pointlessly put the track to a disco beat. By this point, Solar was crafting its own sound. The biggest hit here is "And the Beat Goes On." A brilliant mix of disco's enthusiasm and synth-derived flash, it's proof that the Whispers got to the '80s faster than any of their contemporaries. The Leon Sylvers-produced "Out The Box" is almost as good. Although the group is known for its dance tracks, they had equal success with ballads. The neoclassic "Lady," written by group member Nicholas Caldwell, features a smooth vocal from Wallace "Scotty" Scott. The last track, "Welcome Into My Dream," with its romantic arrangement, stays this side of smarmy and acquitted by the sedulous guitar fills and the well-intended vocals. The Whispers isn't a great album but it more than set the standard for their subsequent work.
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Label:
Solar – BXL1-3521Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Santa Maria PressingCountry:
USReleased:
1979Genre:
Funk / SoulStyle:
Soul, Disco, Funk A1 A Song For Donny Written-By – Donny Hathaway 4:27 A2 My Girl Written-By – Smokey Robinson 5:53 A3 Lady Written-By – Nicholas Caldwell 5:05 A4 Can You Do The Boogie Written-By – Carrie Lucas, Norman Beavers 6:07 B1 And The Beat Goes On Written-By – Leon Sylvers, Stephen Shockley, William Shelby 7:30 B2 I Love You Written-By – Kossi Gardner 5:10 B3 Out The Box Co-producer – Leon Sylvers Written-By – Leon Sylvers, William Shelby 4:57 B4 Welcome Into My Dream Written-By – Grady Wilkins 4:40- Recorded At – Studio Masters
- Mixed At – Westlake Studios
- Mixed At – Larrabee Sound Studios
- Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
- Manufactured By – RCA Records
- Distributed By – RCA Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Dick Griffey Productions
- Copyright © – RCA Records
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
- Arranged By – David Crawford (tracks: A1), Gene Dozier (tracks: B1, B3), John Parrish (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B4), Norman Beavers (tracks: A4)
- Art Direction – Gribbitt!, Tim Bryant (2)
- Bass – Craig "Mr. Bass" Raglin, Leon Sylvers, Melvin Coleman (2)
- Concertmaster – Janice Gower
- Contractor [Horn Contractor] – John Parrish
- Design [Album] – Gribbitt!, Henry Vizcarra
- Drums – Kirk Perkins, Wardell Potts, William "Buba" Bryant*
- Engineer [Mixing] – Bob Stone (tracks: A2, A4)
- Guitar – Larry White, Stephen Shockley, Werner Schuchner (Bear)*
- Keyboards – Barry Sarna, Grady Wilkins, Kevin Spencer, Kossi Gardner, Norman Beavers, Ricky Smith*, William Shelby
- Mastered By – Wally Traugott
- Mixed By – Rick Gianatos (tracks: A2, A4), Steve Hodge
- Percussion – Bobbye Hall, Fred "Timbales" Lewis*, Karl E. Dickens*
- Performer [The Whispers] – Leaveil Degree, Marcus Hutson, Nicholas Caldwell, Wallace Scott, Walter Scott
- Photography By [Back Cover] – Ron Slenzak
- Photography By [Front Cover] – Nick Sangiamo
- Producer – Dick Griffey, The Whispers
- Recorded By – Steve Hodge
- Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, Variant 1): BXLI-352I-A 1S MASTERED BY CAPITOL wally
- Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, Variant 1): BXLI-352I-B-IS
- Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, Variant 2): BXLI-352I-A 2S MASTERED BY CAPITOL wally
- Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, Variant 2): BXLI-352I-B-I6
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