Genre No wave, dance-rock One Down
(1982) Seven Souls
(1989) | Producer Material | |
Released May 19, 1982 (1982-05-19) Recorded O.A.O Studio, Brooklyn, New York and RPM Sound Studio, New York City Label Celluloid, Elektra, 60206 |
One Down is a 1982 album by the New York based no wave music group Material, produced by Material, recorded by indie producer/engineer Martin Bisi in Brooklyn and musician/engineer Robert Musso in Manhattan. The album sees the band reduced to a duo of Michael Beinhorn and Bill Laswell, collaborating with different musicians and singers on each track.
Contents
Song background
"Let Me Have It All" is a cover from Sly and the Family Stone's 1973 album Fresh.
"Memories" featured vocals by Whitney Houston accompanied by Archie Shepp on tenor saxophone. The track marks Houston's first appearance on record as a lead vocalist on an album, prior to her own albums. The song was written by Hugh Hopper and originally recorded by Soft Machine with vocals by Robert Wyatt in 1967 prior to Hopper joining the band.
A dance mix by John Luongo of "I'm the One"/"Don't Lose Control" was released as a 12" single in 1982 (Celluloid/Elektra, 0-67970). Mixes of "Time Out" was released as a 12" single in 1983 (Elektra, 0-67916).
Track listing
- "Take a Chance" (Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn) – 4:31
- "I'm the One" (Laswell, Beinhorn, R. Bernard Fowler) – 5:25
- "Time Out" (Laswell, Thi-Linh Le, Beinhorn) – 4:52
- "Let Me Have It All" (Sly Stewart) – 5:23
- "Come Down" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Fowler) – 4:43
- "Holding On" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Brian Eno) – 4:40
- "Memories" (Hugh Hopper) (featuring Whitney Houston) – 3:58
- "Don't Lose Control" (Laswell, Beinhorn) – 4:18
CD bonus track
- "Bustin' Out" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Fred Maher) – 8:03