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Now Do U Wanta Dance

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Now Do U Wanta Dance
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1st, 1977
Recorded1977
GenreFunk, soul
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerLarry Graham
Graham Central Station chronology
Mirror
(1976)
Now Do U Wanta Dance
(1977)
My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Now Do U Wanta Dance is the fifth album by Graham Central Station.[2][3] Released on April 1, 1977, the album peaked at number twelve on the Billboard Top Soul Albums.

Track listing

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All songs written by Larry Graham except where indicated.

  1. "Happ-E-2-C-U-A-Ginn" 3:55
  2. "Now Do-U-Wanta Dance" 2:56
  3. "Last Train" 3:53
  4. "Love and Happiness" (Al Green, Mabon Hodges) 3:37
  5. "Earthquake" 6:44
  6. "Crazy Chicken" 1:01
  7. "Stomped Beat-Up and Whooped" 3:43
  8. "Lead Me On" (Deadric Malone) 3:38
  9. "Saving My Love For You" 3:52
  10. "Have Faith in Me" 6:40

Personnel

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  • Larry Graham - bass, synthesizer, keyboards, lead and backing vocals
  • Hershall "Happiness" Kennedy - keyboards, synthesizer, clavinet, trumpet
  • Gaylord "Flash" Birch - drums, vocals
  • David "Dynamite" Vega - guitar
  • Gail "Baby Face" Muldrow - guitar, vocals
  • Robert "Butch" Sam - keyboards, organ, piano, vocals
  • Tina Graham, Natalie Neilson, Shelia McKinney - vocals
  • Dennis Marcellino, Jerry Martini, Max Haskett, Mic Gillette - horns

Charts

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Chart (1977) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[4] 67
Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] 12

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[5]
US
Soul
1977 "Now Do-U-Wanta Dance" 10

References

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  1. ^ Lytle, Craig. Graham Central Station: Now Do U Wanta Dance > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. ^ Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk. Backbeat Books. p. 129.
  3. ^ Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Touchstone. 2001. p. 384.
  4. ^ a b "Graham Central Station US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
  5. ^ "Graham Central Station US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
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