On the Strength

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by SmithN41V (talk | contribs) at 10:46, 19 August 2016. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Untitled
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

On the Strength is the second and final studio album by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Released in 1988, it was the full line-up’s last album together. Although certainly contributing to the album itself, Cowboy (Keith Wiggins), was not present for the album or single photo shoots.[2][3]

The album was reissued in the US on CD in 2005 (Collectors' Choice Music, CCM-585-2) but once again (see Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang) omitted the bonus track (*) that was originally included on both the original CD and cassette versions of the album.

Track listing

  1. "Gold" - 4:25
  2. "Cold in Effect" - 2:28
  3. "Yo Baby" - 4:31
  4. "On the Strength" - 4:45
  5. "The King" - 3:19
  6. "Fly Girl" - 5:13
  7. "Magic Carpet Ride" (featuring Steppenwolf) - 4:14
  8. "Leave Here" - 3:50
  9. "This Is Where You Got It From" - 4:06
  10. "The Boy is Dope" - 3:11
  11. "Back in the Old Days of Hip-Hop" - 4:05 (*)

Notes

  • "Back in the Days of Hip-Hop" also appeared as the b-side of the UK and US Gold 7-inch single and the Magic Carpet Ride 12" single. [4][5][6]

Artist & Repertoire: Raoul Roach

Personnel

  • Group's Official Website
  • The Kidd Creole's Official Website
  • Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Sadler) - turntables, drum programming, Flashformer transform DJ device
  • Keef Cowboy (Keith Wiggins) - Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
  • Grandmaster Mele Mel (Melvin Glover) - Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
  • The Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover jr) - Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
  • Scorpio (Eddie Morris) - Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
  • Rahiem (Guy Todd Williams) - Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
  • Guy Vaughn - keyboards, drum programming, and vocals on The Boy is Dope
  • Afrika Bambaataa (Kevin Donovan) - music and drum-sound consultant
  • Jesse Daniels Force MD's - vocals on Fly Girl
  • Arthur "Disco B" Hayward - additional scratches and assistant to the Grandmaster
  • Ray (Ray Roll) Cortez - vocals on The Boy is Dope

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Images for Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five* - Gold". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  3. ^ "Images for Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - Magic Carpet Ride". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  4. ^ "Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - Gold (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  5. ^ "Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five* - Gold (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  6. ^ "Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five* - Magic Carpet Ride / On The Strength at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=On_the_Strength&oldid=735226446"