Quazar (album)
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| Quazar | |
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| Studio album by Quazar | |
| Released | 1978 |
| Recorded | 1978 |
| Genre | Funk |
| Length | 39:34 |
| Label | Arista |
| Producer | Glenn Goins |
Quazar is the debut album from the band Quazar. The band was led by former
One Nation Under A Groove but before Parliament (band)'s Motor Booty Affair, that same year. The album also features contributions from former P-Funk drummer Jerome Brailey. Both Glenn Goins and Jerome Brailey were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Parliament-Funkadelic
.
The album was reissued on CD by
P-Vine records in Japan
in 1991, but went out of print shortly thereafter. In June 2012, the album was re-released on CD by BBR records. This expanded version includes the single versions of "Funk 'N' Roll (Dancin' In The Funkshine)", "Funk With A Bigfoot" and "Savin' My Love For A Rainy Day".
Track listing
- "Funk With A Big Foot" (Glenn Goins, Jerome Brailey, Kevin Goins, Greg Fitz)
- "Funk With A Capital 'G'" (Kevin Goins, Harvey Banks, Jerome Brailey)
- "Funk 'N' Roll (Dancin' In The Funkshine)" (Glenn Goins, Jerome Brailey) (released as a single-Arista 0349)
- "Workin' On The Buildin'" (Glenn Goins, Kevin Goins, C. Watson)
- "Your Lovin' Is Easy" (Glenn Goins)
- "Love Me Baby" (P. Eure aka Lady Peachena)
- "Savin' My Love For A Rainy Day" (Richard Banks, Glenn Goins) (released as the b-side of "Funk 'N' Roll (Dancin' In The Funkshine)"
- "Starlight Circus" (Eugene Jackson, Greg Fitz)
- "Shades Of Quaze" (Richard Banks, Daryl Dixon)
Personnel
- Kevin Goins - guitar and lead vocals
- Eugene Jackson - bass, lead and background vocals
- Richard Banks - keyboards, background vocals
- Greg Fitz - keyboards, background vocals
- Jeff Adams - drums, background vocals
- Lady Peachena - lead and background vocals
- Harvey Banks - guitar, background vocals
- Daryl Dixon - saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Monica Peters - trumpet
- Darryl Deliberto - congas
- Daniel Brack - background vocals, Spiritual Leader.
Additional musicians
- Glenn Goins, Harry and Butch Watson - guitars
- Donald Payne, Glenn Goins - bass
- Jerome Brailey, Glenn Goins - drums
- Glenn Goins - background vocals
- Samuel Johnson - keyboards
- Mitchell S. Boulware- Bass
Further reading
- Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2003). All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 556. ISBN 0-87930-744-7.
- McKenzie, Vashti (November 7, 1978). "Quazar... Strong Waves from the Stars". Washington Afro-American.
- Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk: The Essential Listening Companion. San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 276. ISBN 0-87930-629-7.
