Chocolate Milk (2) – Milky Way
Label: | RCA Victor – AFL1-3081 |
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Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album |
Country: | US |
Released: | |
Genre: | Funk / Soul |
Style: | Soul, Funk |
Tracklist
| A1 | Save The Last Dance | 3:31 | |
| A2 | Hurry Down Sunset | 4:52 | |
| A3 | You're The One | 3:53 | |
| A4 | Milky Way | 2:40 | |
| B1 | Paradise | 2:41 | |
| B2 | Groove City | 3:28 | |
| B3 | Say Won'Tcha | 4:33 | |
| B4 | Doc | 2:42 | |
| B5 | Milky Way (Reprise) | 0:31 |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
Credits
- Arranged By – Allen Toussaint, Chocolate Milk (2)
- Artwork By – Acy Lehman
- Backing Vocals – Amadee Castenell, Franky Richard, Joseph Smith III
- Bass – Clyde Toval
- Congas – Kenneth Williams (2)
- Engineer – Bob Hughes
- Flute – Amadee Castenell
- Guitar – Mario Tio
- Keyboards – Robert Dabon
- Lead Vocals – Franky Richard
- Mastered By – Jack Adelman
- Percussion – Kenneth Williams (2)
- Photography – Paul Sylvester Jr.
- Producer – Allen Toussaint
- Saxophone – Amadee Castenell
- Trumpet – Joseph Smith III
Notes
Recorded And Mixed At Total Experience Studio, Los Angeles, California
Mastered At RCA Records, New York
Mastered At RCA Records, New York
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): AFL1-3081A-1 Ⅰ A1H
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): AFL1-3081B-1 Ⅰ A1I
- Pressing Plant ID (Runout Identifier): Ⅰ
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Reviews
This is a pretty solid album of funk/soul/disco. I'd say it was maybe lacking a killer tune, but there's certainly nothing less than good music here. All the tracks are fairly short - most clock in at around three minutes - it would have been nice to hear at least a few of the grooves build or develop a little more. I bought my copy in San Francisco for $10 back in 2008, I suspect based solely on the cover art as I certainly don't recognise any of the players. It has been sat sadly on the shelf, unplayed and unloved until just recently.
Save The Last Dance is a great uptempo (133bpm) disco track with a smooth male vocal performance alongside some lead sax.
Hurry Down Sunset is the longest track on the album (4m52s). It's a slow soulful groove, but still funky.
You're The One picks up the pace again with another funky disco track with a strong horn section and a electric guitar solo.
Milky Way closes side A with a funky little jam reminiscent of Dexter Wansel's Life on Mars LP. Great synth solo and horn work. This one truely deserves to be longer (2m40s).
Paradise is a short and sweet high tempo (138bpm) jazz-funk/disco number.
Groove City is a sweet and soulful half steppa featuring a bit of flute and some nice background synth work.
Say Won'tcha is a mid-tempo (108bpm) funk jam with a great guitar lick.
Doc is a slow funky groove with some great vocal harmonies. Nice little story of falling in love too.
The album closes with a 31 seconds reprise of the vocal from Milky Way.
Release
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