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Kurtis Blow (album)

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Released
  
September 29, 1980

Genre
  
Old school hip hop

Label
  
Mercury

Recorded
  
1979

Length
  
50:45

Producer
  
J.B. Moore/Robert Ford

Kurtis Blow is the self-titled debut album by American rapper Kurtis Blow. It was released in 1980 by Mercury Records. The record includes the 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.

Contents

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, Russell 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

Musicians

  • 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

    Kurtis Blow (album) Wikipedia
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