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December 1974 & January 1975 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Bob James albums, Smooth jazz albums |
Two is the second album by jazz keyboardist Bob James.
This album is the second of a series of jazz-funk classics (along with One, Three and BJ4). Released in 1975, this album charted at number two on the Jazz Album Charts. The track "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" is one of the most widely used tracks in hip-hop breakbeat samples.
- "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" (Paul Simon) – 5:50
- "I Feel a Song (In My Heart)" (Tony Camillo, Mary Sawyer) – 5:26
- "The Golden Apple" (Bob James) – 7:20
- "Farandole" (Georges Bizet) – 8:24
- "You're as Right as Rain" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 5:28
- "Dream Journey" (Bob James) – 5:55
Bob James – Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer (Arp Odyssey), Organ (Yamaha Yc30), Conductor, Arranger
Eric Gale – Guitar, Bass
Hubert Laws – Flute, Electric Flute
Rickie Resnicoff – Guitar
Gary King – Bass
Steve Gadd, Andrew Smith – Drums
Arthur Jenkins, Ralph MacDonald – Percussion
Eddie Daniels – Clarinet
Al Richmond, Jimmy Buffington, Peter Gordon – French Horn
Eddie Bert, Tom Mitchell, Wayne Andre, Tony Studd – Trombone
Alan Shulman, Alla Goldberg, Tony Sophos, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Seymour Barab, Warren Lash – Cello
John Frosk, Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker, Victor Paz – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Charles Libove, David Nadien, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harold Kohon, Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Matthew Raimondi, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman – Violin
Patti Austin – Lead Vocals
Frank Floyd, Lani Groves, Zachary Sanders – Vocals
Samples and covers
Crash Crew sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "Breaking Bells" on their album The Crash Crew in 1984.
LL Cool J sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on his song "Rock the Bells" on his album Radio in 1985.
Dream sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "This Is Me (the Remix)" from the album It Was All A Dream in 2001.
Run–D.M.C. sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "Peter Piper" on their album Raising Hell in 1986.
Beastie Boys sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "Hold It, Now Hit It" on their album Licensed to Ill in 1986.
Slick Rick sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on his song "The Moment I Feared" on his album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick in 1988.
Full Force sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "Ain't My Type of Hype" on their album Smoove in 1989.
Salt-n-Pepa sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "Expression" on their album Blacks' Magic in 1990.
Kwamé sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on his song "Ownlee Eue" on his album A Day in the Life: A Pokadelick Adventure in 1990.
P.M. Dawn sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" on their album Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience in 1991.
TLC sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" on their album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip in 1992.
Gina Thompson sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on her song, "The Things That You Do" on her album Nobody Does It Better in 1996.
The Chemical Brothers sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on their song "Dig Your Own Hole" on their album Dig Your Own Hole in 1997.
Röyksopp sampled "You're As Right As Rain" on their song "Eple" on their album Melody A.M. in 2001.
Missy Elliott sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on her song "Work It" on her album Under Construction in 2002.
DJ Drama sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on the Wale and Talia Coles featured song "Never See You Again" for his album Third Power in 2011.
Danny! sampled "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" on his song "Even Louder", featuring Tanya Morgan and Swizz Beatz, in 2012.
1Take Me To The Mardi Gras5:50
2I Feel A Song (In My Heart)5:27
3The Golden Apple7:19
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