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1982 studio album by Material
One Down
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
Producer Material
One Down is a 1982 album by the
New York based music group
Material . The album finds Material moving away from their noisy
no wave roots towards
funk and
R&B . The album was self-produced by Material, and was recorded by
Martin Bisi in Brooklyn and
Robert Musso in Manhattan.
[4] The album sees the band reduced to a duo of keyboardist
Michael Beinhorn and bassist
Bill Laswell , collaborating with different musicians and singers on each track.
Whitney Houston made her recording debut as a lead vocalist on this album, for a version of the song "
Memories ".
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 and she would perform it at select dates during her first major tour in 1986,
The Greatest Love World Tour . The song's keyboard player,
Raymond Jones , co-wrote "Someone for Me" on her
debut album , and drummer J.T. Lewis also contributed to the recording. The song was written by
Hugh Hopper and originally recorded by
The Wilde Flowers with vocals by
Robert Wyatt .
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
Personnel
Material
vocalists
Nona Hendryx – vocals ("Take a Chance", "Let Me Have It All", "Bustin' Out")
B.J. Nelson – vocals ("Take a Chance", "Let Me Have It All", "Holding On")
R. Bernard Fowler – vocals ("I'm the One", "Come Down")
Thi-Linh Le – voice ("Time Out")
Noris Night – voice ("Let Me Have It All")
Whitney Houston – vocals ("Memories")
Jean Karakos – voice ("Don't Lose Control")
musicians
Nile Rodgers – guitar ("I'm the One", "Come Down")
Fred Frith – guitar ("Time Out")
Nicky Skopelitis – guitar ("Take a Chance", "Holding On")
Ronny Drayton – guitar ("Let Me Have It All", "Holding On", "Bustin' Out")
J.T. Lewis – drums ("Take a Chance", "Time Out", "Holding On")
Yogi Horton – drums ("Let Me Have It All", "Memories")
Tony Thompson – drums ("I'm the One", "Come Down", "Don't Lose Control")
Fred Maher – drums ("Bustin' Out")
Nicky Marrero – percussion ("Take a Chance", "Time Out", "Holding On")
Daniel Ponce – bongos ("I'm the One", "Don't Lose Control")
Oliver Lake – tenor and alto saxophone ("Come Down")
Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone ("Memories")
Raymond Jones –
Yamaha CP-70B electric grand piano ("Memories")
Production
Produced by Material
Recorded at O.A.O Studio (Brooklyn, New York) by
Martin Bisi and at RPM Sound Studio (Manhattan, New York) by
Robert Musso
Release history
1982 – Celluloid / Vogue (Fr.), CEL 541003 (LP)
1982 – Elektra (USA), 60206 (LP)
1982 – Celluloid, CELCD 5504 (CD)
1983 – CBS / Sony (Jp.), 25 AP 2754 (LP)
1992 – Metronome / Restless, 7 72654-2 (CD)
1992 – Demon / MauMau, MauCD 624 (CD)
1992 – Jimco, Jp., JICK 89047 (CD)
1997 – Movie Play Gold, MPG 74047 (CD)
2005 – Golden Stars, GSS 5406 (CD, Portugal, retitled CD 1 )
References
Contributors
Vocal Rap Guitar Bass Keyboard Drums Percussion Saxophone Brass String
Studio albums Live albums EPs Singles Collaborations
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