Arranged By [Horns] – Dave Sporny, Ken Wierenga
Art Direction, Photography – Ken Kim
Backing Vocals – Bob Crawford, Kitty Haywood
Bass – Greg Coles, Larry Rhodes
Drums, Percussion – Calvin Welch, Dave Penny, Jerry Pohl
Engineer – Ken Sands, Paul Serrano
Guitar – Bob Crawford, Jerry Glassel, Melvin Clark
Keyboards, Arranged By [Rhythm] – Eddie Russ
Producer – Bob Crawford
Tenor Saxophone – Larry Nozero, Wilbert Machen
Trumpet – Ken Wierenga, Marcus Belgrave
Notes
Horns arranged by Dave Sporny (Interlochen School of Arts) and Ken Wierenga
Engineers: Ken Sands, United Sound, Detroit, Mich.; Paul Serrano, PS Studio, Chicago, Ill.

by Jon Azpiri
After decades of influencing everyone from jazz musicians to hip-hop stars, Pieces of a Man set a standard for vocal artistry and political awareness that few musicians will ever match. Scott-Heron's unique proto-rap style influenced a generation of hip-hop artists, and nowhere is his style more powerful than on the classic "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." Even though the media -- the very entity attacked in this song -- has used, reused, and recontextualized the song and its title so many times, its message is so strong that it has become almost impossible to co-opt. Musically, the track created a formula that modern hip-hop would follow for years to come: bare-bones arrangements featuring pounding basslines and stripped-down drumbeats. Although the song features plenty of outdated references to everything from Spiro Agnew and Jim Webb to The Beverly Hillbillies, the force of Scott-Heron's well-directed anger makes the song timeless. More than just a spoken word poet, Scott-Heron was also a uniquely gifted vocalist. On tracks like the reflective "I Think I'll Call It Morning" and the title track, Scott-Heron's voice is complemented perfectly by the soulful keyboards of Brian Jackson. On "Lady Day and John Coltrane," he not only celebrates jazz legends of the past in his words but in his vocal performance, one that is filled with enough soul and innovation to make Coltrane and Billie Holiday nod their heads in approval. More than three decades after its release, Pieces of a Man is just as -- if not more -- powerful and influential today as it was the day it was released.

I Miss You (later reissued as Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) is the debut album released by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes on the Philadelphia International record label in August 1972. It was produced by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff.
The album title was changed from I Miss You to Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes and given a new cover after the success of the single "If You Don't Know Me by Now". The group's roster for this album is Lloyd Parks, Teddy Pendergrass, Harold Melvin, Lawrence Brown and Bernie Wilson. The album was arranged by Bobby Martin,[4] Norman Harris and Thom Bell.
The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records.
The single "I Miss You" was featured in the film Dead Presidents.

Funkadelic was an American band formed in Detroit in 1968 and active until 1982. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, pioneered the funk music culture of the 1970s

Funkadelic was an American band formed in Detroit in 1968 and active until 1982. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, pioneered the funk music culture of the 1970s

Originals is a posthumous demo album by American musician Prince, released through Warner Bros. Records on June 7, 2019, exclusively through Tidal, with a wide release to follow on June 21, 2019. It compiles the original demo versions of songs Prince wrote and gave to other artists. All but Prince's recording of "Nothing Compares 2 U", which was first officially released in 2018, were previously unreleased.

Arranged By [Horns, Strings] – Paul Riser (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B4), Willie Shorter (tracks: A4)
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Jack Ashford
Backing Vocals – Betty Jones, Gwanda Hambrick, Jack Ashford, Lynda Law*, Lynda Mc Crary*, Rence, Shar Ashford, Sundray Tucker, Sylvia Smith, Terrie Hendrix*
Bass – Eddie Watkins*, Jerry Knight, Mike Wiggins
Bells – Jack Ashford
Co-producer – Art Stewart
Design [Cover] – Alvin R. Hogan
Drums – Joe Luiz, Larry Talbot*, Urial Jones*
Engineer [Assistant] – Ira Leslie
Engineer [Mixing] – Art Stewart, Grover Helsey*, Jack Ashford
Engineer [Recording] – Art Stewart
Guitar – Eddie Willis, Greg Moore, Louie Thomas, Wah Wah Watson*, Robert White, Rod Gibson (2)
Guitar [Solo] – Jimmy Allen (tracks: A4)
Horns – Detroit Horn Section*
Keyboards – Earl Van Dyke, George Rountree*, Jack Ashford, Milcho Leview*
Percussion – Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Jack Ashford, Shondu Akiem*
Photography By – Alvin R. Hogan
Producer – Jack Ashford
Strings – Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Gordon Staples
Synthesizer [Solo] – Frank Spina (tracks: A1), Jack Ashford (tracks: A1)
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Jack Ashford
Recorded at Marvin Gaye Studios, Hollywood, California.
Mixed at One Step Up Recording Studio & Wally Heider RCA Studios, Hollywood, California.
"This album is dedicated to my mother, Thelma Ashford, and to my brother Albert. Without their love and prayers, I could have never made it. I thank God for putting the light around me... (And Cletus, we overcame the opposition after all)... Maria you were right"

The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1958 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert, Walter Lee Williams, William Powell, Bobby Massey and Bill Isles.

Joseph Stephen "Stevie" Woods Jr. (July 2, 1951 – January 28, 2014) was an American R&B musician and singer

Slave to the Rhythm is the seventh studio album by Grace Jones, released on 28 October 1985 by Island Records. Subtitled a biography in the liner notes, Slave to the Rhythm is a concept album, produced by ZTT Records founder and producer Trevor Horn, that went on to become one of Jones' most commercially successful albums and spawned her biggest hit, "Slave to the Rhythm".

Click#15的Funk感官 ——老派、 情欲及Boogie派对
Click#15（可立克15号）不需要过多解释这张作品包含着怎样的音乐故事或创作情绪，这些都通过EP名“《疯客感官》（The Funky Experince）”表达清楚了——他们就是要用伟大摩城时代的Funk音乐那挥汗如雨的节奏，带着你一头扎进一段强劲Groove的体验中去。
这几个摇滚圈的少年天才投向祖师爷James Brown的那股怀旧力道，乐队灵魂人物Ricky从朋克摇滚的狂野背景中吸收了极具爆发性的音乐表现力，并将Prince式的华丽唱腔共冶一炉，第一个音符开始就打开了一道酣畅淋漓的节奏阀门，让灵动的Funk吉他和仿佛从70年代穿越回来的键盘音色尽情地滚淌出来。这股音乐热情略过了耳朵的感官和大脑的思考，直接作用于身体四肢，让你不可抑止地想要随之起舞。
《W.N.L.H.》用简单而有力的英文歌词一遍遍地重复着关于酒精和情欲的派对幻想，后者在《How come u leave me like this》中破碎一段Hip-hop情歌，却有着Old School年代的既视感。而《Steal Your Love 4 Me》和《风 吹散记忆》中的绵绵情意在R&B的键盘氛围中缓缓坠落，画面感仿佛美国60年代俱乐部门外的雨中景，一直到《Heartbreaking Rapper from New York》又再次将你我拉回那个James Brown一首打造的Jungle Groove。
Click#15（可立克15号）就是我们年轻灵魂中那块无法安静的部分，在庞大的21世纪渴望退回那个纵情自由的音乐年代。无需多言，Everybody let’s get the party started and get funky！

Eight-time Grammy Award-winning group Earth, Wind & Fire is adding another first to its long list of achievements: a holiday album. The aptly titled Holiday will be released Oct. 21 through Sony Music Entertainment’s Legacy Recordings division.
The 13-track set, available now for pre-order at Amazon, is comprised of such seasonal fare as “Winter Wonderland," “Sleigh Ride,” “Joy to the World” and “Jingle Bell Rock.” Rounding out the mix are two songs inspired by well-known EWF classics: “Happy Seasons” (the 1975 album track “Happy Feelin’”) and “December” (1978’s “September”). The latter song features lead singer/co-founder Philip Bailey dueting with the original master vocals of fellow co-founder Maurice White.
“We stretched the envelope a bit on several songs, changing the harmonic structures and rhythms --kind of what we did with [the Beatles’] ‘Got to Get You Into My Life,’” says Bailey. “It’s Christmas songs but still EWF-esque.” He and EWF music director Myron McKinley produced Holiday with assistance from Philip Bailey Jr.
“It’s our special twist,” adds co-founder Verdine White. “We never thought about doing a holiday album before. But Legacy/Sony asked and so have our fans, so we hope the audience likes it.”
Holiday marks EWF’s 21st studio album and second for Legacy. The band’s first Legacy project was 2013’s Now, Then & Forever. Featuring new EWF music for the first time since 2005, the set debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 -- the group’s highest-charting album since Raise! peaked at No. 5 in 1981.