Blam! (album)
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Blam! is the third album by the Los Angeles, California-based duo Brothers Johnson. Released in 1978, the album topped the Billboard R&B albums chart and reached number seven on the pop albums chart.
Track listing
- Ain't We Funkin' Now - (Alex Weir, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler, Valerie Johnson) 5:36
- So Won't You Stay - (David Foster, Harvey Mason 3:20
- Blam! - (Alex Weir, David Foster, George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler) 4:55
- Rocket Countdown / Blastoff - (William Reichenbach, Jerry Hey) 0:51
- Ride-O-Rocket - (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) 4:43
- Mista' Cool - (Ed Eckstine, Larry Williams, Louis Johnson) 3:27
- It's You Girl - (George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones) 3:32
- Streetwave - (Alex Weir, Jerry Hey, Louis Johnson, Wayne Vaughn) 5:09
Personnel
- George Johnson - Lead Guitar, Lead and Backing Vocals
- Louis Johnson - Bass, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Lead and Backing Vocals
- Alex Weir - Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals on "It's Your Girl"
- David Foster - Synthesizer, Electric Piano
- Larry Carlton, Steve Khan - Guitar
- Harvey Mason, Steve Shaffer - Drums
- Wayne Vaughn - Electric Piano, Backing Vocals
- Richard Tee - Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown - Percussion
- Steve Porcaro - Synthesizer
- Lawrence Williams - Synthesizer, Saxophone, Flute, Flute (Alto Flute), Clarinet
- Kim Hutchcroft - Saxophone (Alto, Soprano, Baritone, Tenor), Flute (Alto Flute)
- Jerry Hey - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trumpet (Piccolo Trumpet), French Horn
- Gary Grant - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trumpet (Slide Trumpet), Trumpet (Piccolo Trumpet)
- William Reichenbach - Trombone (Bass Alto Trombone)
- Michael Brecker - Tenor Saxophone
- Steve Foreman - Timpani
- Bobby Floyd, Bobby Rodriquez, Frank Floyd, Gwen Guthrie, Kenny Pickens, Patti Austin, Raymond Simpson, Richard Heath, Tom Bahler, Yollanda McCullough, Vivian Cherry, William Eaton, Zachary Sanders - Backing Vocals
Charts
Singles
| Year |
Single |
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| US |
US
R&B |
| 1978 |
"Ride-O-Rocket" |
104 |
45 |
| "Ain't We Funkin' Now" |
102 |
45 |
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