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Blue Lights in the Basement

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Released
  
December 13, 1977

Blue Lights in the Basement(1977)
  
Release date
  
13 December 1977

Recorded
  
1976–1977

Artist
  
Producer
  
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Genres
  
Soul music, Rhythm and blues, Disco, Folk music, Quiet storm

Similar
  
Roberta Flack albums, Soul music albums

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Blue Lights in the Basement is the sixth studio album by American singer Roberta Flack released by Atlantic on December 13, 1977. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number eight on the US Billboard 200, becoming her third consecutive top-ten album on the chart and reaching number five on the R&B albums chart. On February 27, 1978, the album received a Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments over 500,000 copies. The album features the single "The Closer I Get to You", a duet with best friend and fellow soul musician Donny Hathaway, which became the biggest hit from the album, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reaching #1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. The collaboration with Hathaway would be one of his final singles released in his lifetime before his death in 1979.

Contents

Personnel

  • Roberta Flack - keyboards, lead vocals, background vocals, musical arrangements
  • Gwen Guthrie - background vocals
  • James Mtume - percussion, background vocals
  • Ronnie Foster - keyboards, background vocals
  • Don Grolnick - keyboards
  • Michael Kamen - oboe solo (track 10), musical arrangements (All tracks)
  • Rob Mounsey - keyboards
  • Jimmy Maelen - percussion
  • Gene McDaniels - background vocals
  • David Carey - percussion
  • Reggie Lucas - guitar
  • Errol "Crusher" Bennett - percussion
  • Basil Fearrington - bass
  • Steve Gadd - drums
  • Jim Gilstrap - background vocals
  • Paul Griffin - keyboards
  • Lani Groves - background vocals
  • Idris Muhammad - drums
  • Anthony Jackson - bass
  • Brenda White-King - background vocals
  • Gary King - percussion, musical arrangements
  • Howard King - drums
  • Will Lee - bass
  • Yvonne Lewis - background vocals
  • Hugh McCracken - guitar, musical arrangements
  • Jeff Mironov - guitar
  • Leon Pendarvis - keyboards, background vocals, musical arrangements
  • Zachary Sanders - background vocals
  • Allan Schwartzberg - drums
  • David Spinozza - guitar
  • Harry Whitaker - keyboards, musical arrangements
  • Brenda White - background vocals
  • Jimmy Wong - drums
  • Deniece Williams - background vocals
  • John Tropea - guitar
  • Songs

    1Why Don't You Move in With Me4:54
    2The Closer I Get to You4:42
    3Fine - Fine Day4:52

    References

    Blue Lights in the Basement Wikipedia


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