Album
Joystick
1983 · Electronic, Funk / Soul
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Joystick is a Soul & Funk album by Dazz Band, originally released in 1983. On Gatefold: 26 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
- 1To The Roof5:23
- 2Joystick5:12
- 3Swoop (I'm Yours)4:47
- 4Until You3:48
- 5Rock With Me4:31
- 6Straight Out Of School4:31
- 7Now That I Have You5:11
- 8Laughin' At You3:54
- 9T. Mata (Instrumental)1:55
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- synthetic
- swaggering
- funky
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
This earlier pressing and variation compared to Joystick (US 1983) (opens in a new tab) have "NO" Motown 25 year anniversary logo ~ compared to Joystick (US 1983) (opens in a new tab)
Other label differentiations include:
-Side One/Two both in lower-upper case font;
-Byron Clark credit is listed with the producer credits
-Producer credits are all upper case font, located just below the track titles.
Recorded at the Recording Connection, Beachwood, Ohio
Strings & horns recorded at Sound Castle, Glendale, California
Mixed at Sound Castle, Glendale,
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Dazz BandARRANGED BY
- Eric FearmanGUITAR
- Gayle Levant
- Gerald Albright
- Greg Modster
- Isaac Wiley, Jr.BACKING VOCALS DRUMS DRUMS, BACKING VOCALS
- Keith HarrisonARRANGED BY , PROGRAMMED BY ARRANGED BY BACKING VOCALS
- Kenny PettusBACKING VOCALS LEAD VOCALS PERCUSSION
- Leon Ndugu Chancler
- Michael Calhoun
- Michael WileyBASS
- Oscar Brashear
- Paul Jackson Jr.
- Pierre De MuddBACKING VOCALS LEAD VOCALS TRUMPET
- Ray Brown
- Reggie AndrewsARRANGED BY
- Robert HarrisBACKING VOCALS LEAD VOCALS SAXOPHONE
- Skip MartinBACKING VOCALS LEAD VOCALS TRUMPET
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 26 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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