The Fabulous Counts

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The Fabulous Counts were an American soul/funk group from Detroit, Michigan. They won local acclaim as an instrumental group and as a backing ensemble for visiting solo acts after their formation in 1968. Working with producer Richard Wylie, they released the instrumental single "Jan, Jan" on Detroit's Moira Records that year, which narrowly missed hitting the US R&B charts that winter.^[1] Their second single, "Dirty Red", passed without trace, but the third single, "Get Down People", hit #32 R&B and #88 on the US pop charts.^[2] A full-length, Jan, Jan (produced by Ollie McLaughlin), was released in 1969 on Cotillion Records, but the group left the label in 1971.

Signing with Westbound Records that year, the group went through some lineup changes, moved to Atlanta, Georgia, and changed their name simply to The Counts. They released three funk LPs under this name in the 1970s, and all three albums charted before the group called it quits in 1976.^[3]

[edit] Members

The Fabulous Counts

Mose Davis - keyboards
Leroy Emanuel - guitar
Demo Cates - alto saxophone
Jim White - tenor saxophone
Raoul Keith Mangrum - drums

[edit] Discography

The Fabulous Counts

Jan, Jan (Cotillion Records, 1969)

The Counts

What's Up Front That Counts (Westbound Records, 1972) US #193, US Black Albums #35^[4]
Love Signs (Aware Records, 1973) US Black Albums #45^[4]
Funk Pump (Aware Records, 1975) US Black Albums #58^[4]