Stone Jam

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Stone Jam(1980) Show Time(1981) Release date 1980 Genre Funk		Artist Slave Label Cotillion Records

Released November 1980 (1980-11) Producers Jimmy Douglass, Steve Washington Similar Slave albums, Funk albums

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Stone Jam is the fifth album by the American funk band Slave. It was released in 1980 on Cotillion Records and reissued in 1997 on Rhino Records. It was produced by Jimmy Douglass and Steve Washington. The album was listed on the Billboard 200, Billboard's 1981 Year-End Chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It contains the hit singles "Sizzlin' Hot", "Feel My Love", and "Watching You".

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Overview

Slave's fifth album, Stone Jam, was their highest charting since their first, Slave, and their second to be certified Gold, Slave received the certification in 1977. The band's drummer, Steve Arrington, took on more singing responsibilities than on previous albums and this, combined with the vocals of Starleana Young, contributed to the album's success. The single "Watching You" entered the Billboard Hot 100 and also joined "Sizzlin' Hot" and "Feel My Love" on the R&B Singles Chart.

Reception and accolades

Alex Henderson of Allmusic breaks Slave's brand of funk into two categories; 'hardcore' and 'sophisticated'. He notes that their earlier work falls into the former category but, with the exception of the tracks "Stone Jam" and "Sizzlin' Hot", this album is in the later. He goes on to write that this "sleeker" approach is "every bit as appealing" as their earlier more aggressive work. He describes the tracks "Dreamin'", "Feel My Love" and "Let's Spend Some Time" as "addictive jams" and the album as "consistently melodic".

Jam-Master Jay of Run–D.M.C. has named it as one of his favorite albums. The album made the Billboard 1981 Year-End Pop Chart at number 99 and the Soul Chart at number 7.

The song "Watching You" was interpolated twice by rapper Snoop Dogg, first in the chorus of "Gin and Juice" in 1993, then in "Let's Get Blown" in 2004.

Tracks

"Let's Spend Some Time" (Mark Antone Adams/Jimmy Douglass/Mark Hicks/Jennifer Ivory/Curt Jones/Ray Turner/Steve Washington/Starleana Young) – 4:38
"Feel My Love" (Adams/Steve Arrington/Hicks/Jones/Turner/Washington/Danny Webster) – 4:31
"Starting Over" (Adams/Hicks/Jones/Floyd Miller/Turner/Young) – 4:27
"Sizzlin' Hot" (Adams/Arrington/Miller/Turner/Washington/Webster) – 5:07
"Watching You" (Adams/Arrington/Turner/Washington/Webster) – 4:41
"Dreamin'" (Adams/Arrington/Jones/Miller/Turner/Washington) – 4:20
"Never Get Away" (Adams/Arrington/Hicks/Jones/Turner/Webster) – 5:09
"Stone Jam" (Adams/Hicks/Jones/Turner/Washington/Webster/Young) – 6:43

Bonus tracks

"Feel My Love" [Disco Mix] – 4:47
"Sizzlin' Hot" [Single Version] – 4:06
"Watching You" [Single Version] – 3:28

Personnel

Mark Antone Adams – assistant producer, bass guitar

Steve Arrington – drums, percussion, vocals

Charles Carter – assistant producer, saxophone

Bill-Dog Dooley – assistant engineer

Jimmy Douglass – arranger, engineer, mixing, producer, vocals

Bob Heimall – art direction, design

Mark Hicks – guitar

Bill Inglot – remastering

Jennifer Ivory – assistant executive producer

Curt Jones – guitar, vocals

Tom Lockett – assistant engineer, saxophone, vocals

Randy Mason – assistant engineer

David McLees – reissue producer

Floyd Miller – horn, percussion, trombone, vocals

Ray Turner – keyboards

Rickey Vincent – liner notes

Steve Washington – arranger, assistant engineer, executive producer, mixing, producer, trumpet, vocals

Danny Webster – guitar, vocals

Starleana Young – vocals

Songs

1Let's Spend Some Time4:39
2Feel My Love4:28
3Starting Over4:43

References

Stone Jam Wikipedia

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