On the Strength

On the Strength
Studio album by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Released April 1988
Genre Hip hop
Label Elektra
60769
Producer Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five chronology

The Message
(1982)		 On the Strength
(1988)		 --
Grandmaster Flash chronology
Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang
(1987)		 On the Strength
(1988)		 Salsoul Jam 2000
(1997)
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Allmusic [1]

On the Strength is the reunion (and second) album by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Released in 1988, it was the full line-up’s last album together. Although certainly contributing to the album itself, Cowboy (Keith Wiggins), was not present for the album or single photo shoots.[2][3]

The album was reissued in the US on CD in 2005 (Collectors' Choice Music, CCM-585-2) but once again (see Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang) omitted the bonus track (*) that was originally included on both the original CD and cassette versions of the album.

Track listing

  1. "Gold" - 4:25
  2. "Cold in Effect" - 2:28
  3. "Yo Baby" - 4:31
  4. "On the Strength" - 4:45
  5. "The King" - 3:19
  6. "Fly Girl" - 5:13
  7. "Magic Carpet Ride" (featuring Steppenwolf) - 4:14
  8. "Leave Here" - 3:50
  9. "This Is Where You Got It From" - 4:06
  10. "The Boy is Dope" - 3:11
  11. "Back in the Days of Hip-Hop" - 4:05 (*)

Notes

Artist & Repertoire: Raoul Roach

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Images for Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five* - Gold". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Images for Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - Magic Carpet Ride". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  4. ↑ "Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - Gold (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  5. ↑ "Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five* - Gold (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  6. ↑ "Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five* - Magic Carpet Ride / On The Strength at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.