If, like me, you have an appreciation and love for early seventies funk, then you will love this album. The big surprise here is the band are actually six white guys from Scotland (even though they were formed in London). One of their most famous tunes is their instrumental track, Pick Up The Pieces, which has been sampled by everybody from Public Enemy to A Tribe Called Quest.
This is their second album released on Atlantic, and they were already firing on all cylinders. When you have the Brecker Brothers rollin’ up to play on your album – you know your doing something right. This album was number 1 in the billboard charts, as was their single Pick Up The Pieces. The songs are all self penned – apart from a cover of the Isley Brothers’ Work To Do, which is a great rendition with some serious horn playing and is funked up. This is an album of two sides. Side 1 has the best funky music around, and Side 2 (apart from the slow funk of last track There’s Always Someone Waiting) is very Motown.
I really love this album and so should you.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
