Kurtis Blow (album)

Kurtis Blow
Studio album by Kurtis Blow
Released	September 29, 1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	Old school hip hop
Length	50:45
Label	Mercury/PolyGram Records
Producer	J.B. Moore/Robert Ford
Kurtis Blow chronology
Kurtis Blow (1980) Deuce (1981)
Singles from Kurtis Blow
"The Breaks" Released: 1980

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+ [2]

The album Kurtis Blow is rapper Kurtis Blow's self-titled debut, which was released in 1980. It includes the famous song "The Breaks", which was often sampled later in hip-hop records, mainly for its introduction made by Blow's a cappella vocal, and for the drum break, giving a wordplay dimension to the title. "Rappin' Blow, Pt. 2" was issued as a single, that had a do-it-yourself B-side, the instrumental version. "Takin' Care of Business" is one of the first hip hop and rock ’n’ roll crossover attempts.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Rappin' Blow, Pt. 2" (Kurtis Blow, Robert Ford, Miller, J.B. Moore, Larry Smith) 4:42
2. "The Breaks" (Blow, Ford, Moore, Russell Simmons, Smith) 7:43
3. "Way Out West" (Moore) 7:43

Side two

1. "Throughout Your Years" (Blow, Moore, Waring) 5:21
2. "Hard Times" (Jimmy Bralower, Moore, Joseph Simmons, Smith, Waring) 4:38
3. "All I Want in This World (Is to Find That Girl)" (Moore) 5:00
4. "Takin' Care of Business" (Randy Bachman) 5:31

CD bonus tracks

1. "Christmas Rappin'" (Blow, Ford, Moore) 3:57
2. "Breaks [Instrumental]" (Blow, Ford, Moore, Simmons, Smith) 5:52

Personnel

• Vocals: Kurtis Blow, Sudana Bobatoon, Wayne Garfield, Sheila Spencer, William Waring, Adam White
• Guitars: Eddie Martinez, J.B. Moore, Dean Swenson, John Tropea
• Keyboards: Onaje Allen Gumbs, J.B. Moore
• Bass: Craig Short, Tom Wolk
• Drums: Jimmy Bralower

Production

• Produced By Robert Ford & J.B. Moore
• Engineers: Rod Hui
• Assistant Engineers: Erik Block, Paula Stevens, Lisa Zimet
• Mixing: Vincent Davis
• Mastering: Suha Gur

References