Two (Bob James album)

Two
Studio album by Bob James
Released	1975
Recorded	December 1974 - January 1975 at Van Gelder Studios (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz fusion, Smooth Jazz
Length	36:32
Label	CTI Records
Producer	Creed Taylor
Bob James chronology
One (1974) Two (1975) Three (1976)

Two is the second album by jazz musician Bob James.

Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 Samples & Covers 6 External links 7 References

Reception

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Allmusic	[1]

This album is the second of a series of jazz-funk classics (along with One, Three and BJ4). Released in 1975, this album charted at number two on the Jazz Album Charts. The track "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" is one of the most widely used tracks in hip-hop breakbeat samples.

Track listing

1. "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" (5:50)
2. "I Feel a Song (In My Heart)" (5:26)
3. "The Golden Apple" (7:20)
4. "Farandole" (8:24)
5. "You're as Right as Rain" (5:29)
6. "Dream Journey" (5:57)

Personnel

• Bob James - Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer (Arp Odyssey), Organ (Yamaha Yc30), Conductor, Arranger
• Eric Gale - Guitar, Bass
• Hubert Laws - Flute, Eletric Flute
• Rickie Resnicoff - Guitar
• Gary King - Bass
• Steve Gadd, Andrew Smith - Drums
• Arthur Jenkins, Ralph MacDonald - Percussion
• Eddie Daniels - Clarinet
• Al Richmond, Jimmy Buffington, Peter Gordon - French Horn
• Eddie Bert, Tom Mitchell, Wayne Andre, Tony Studd - Trombone
• Alan Shulman, Alla Goldberg, Tony Sophos, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Seymour Barab, Warren Lash - Cello
• John Frosk, Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker, Victor Paz - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• Charles Libove, David Nadien, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harold Kohon, Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Matthew Raimondi, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman - Violin
• Frank Floyd, Lani Groves, Patti Austin, Zachary Sanders - Vocals

Charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[2]	75
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2]	28
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[2]	2

Samples & Covers

• Crash Crew sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "Breaking Bells" on their album The Crash Crew in 1984.
• LL Cool J sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on his song "Rock the Bells" on his album Radio in 1985.
• Run–D.M.C. sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "Peter Piper" on their album Raising Hell in 1986.
• Beastie Boys sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "Hold It, Now Hit It" on their album Licensed to Ill in 1986.
• Slick Rick sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on his song "The Moment I Feared" on his album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick in 1988.
• Full Force sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "Ain't My Type of Hype" on their album Smoove in 1989.
• Salt-n-Pepa sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "Expression" on their album Blacks' Magic in 1990.
• Kwamé sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on his song "Ownlee Eue" on his album A Day in the Life: A Pokadelick Adventure in 1990.
• P.M. Dawn sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" on their album Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience in 1991.
• TLC sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" on their album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip in 1992.
• The Chemical Brothers sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "Dig Your Own Hole" on their album Dig Your Own Hole in 1997.
• Röyksopp sampled "You're As Right As Rain" on their song "Eple" on their album Melody A.M. in 2001.
• Missy Elliott sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on her song "Work It" on her album Under Construction in 2002.
• DJ Drama sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on the Wale and Talia Coles featured song "Never See You Again" for his album Third Power in 2011.

External links

• Bob James-Two at Discogs

References