People´s Choice - We Got The Rhythm (1976) (LP) - €7,00

We Got the Rhythm is the second studio album recorded by American funk band The People's Choice, released in 1976 on the TSOP label. 

The album peaked at No. 38 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 174 on the Billboard 200. The album features the single, "Here We Go Again", which peaked at No. 52 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. "Movin' in All Directions" also charted at No. 52 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

The People's Choice went through its share of personnel changes in the '70s and '80s. When the Philadelphia outfit recorded We Got the Rhythm for TSOP/Philadelphia International in 1976, its lineup included original members Frankie Brunson (lead vocals/keyboards), David Thompson (drums, percussion), and Darnell Jordan (rhythm guitar) as well as more recent additions like Guy Fiske (lead guitar), Roger Andrews (bass), and Donald Ford (keyboards). 

Despite changes in membership, the People's Choice never had a problem being recognizable; the band was as distinctive on up-tempo disco-funk numbers as it was on romantic soul ballads. 

But there are no ballads on We Got the Rhythm, which usually takes dead aim at the dance floor. 

This vinyl LP (which Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff produced at Philly's famous Sigma Sound Studios) wasn't a huge radio hit, although club DJs found infectious tracks like "Jam, Jam, Jam (All Night Long)," "Cold Blooded and Down-Right Funky," and the instrumental "Movin' in All Directions" to be quite useful. 

The People's Choice detours into jazz-influenced territory on two sleek Leon Huff instrumentals, "Opus-De-Funk" and "A Mellow Mood." Neither are straight-ahead jazz, but they do bring jazz overtones to an R&B foundation. 

We Got the Rhythm isn't as essential as the People's Choice's previous album, Boogie Down U.S.A., but it's a generally pleasing effort that confirmed fans will enjoy.

Side A

A1. Here We Go Again - 4:55

A2. Jam, Jam, Jam (All Night Long) - 3:38

A3. We Got The Rhythm - 3:32

A4. Cold Blooded & Down-Right Funky - 4:18

Side B

B1. Movin’ In All Directions - 6:38

B2. Opus-De-Funk - 5:58

B3. Mellow Mood - 5:05

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
• Copyright © – CBS Inc.
• Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios
• Lacquer Cut At – Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs
• Published By – Mighty Three Music
• Published By – Blackwood Music Inc.
• Distributed By – Columbia
• Distributed By – Epic Records
• Distributed By – CBS Inc.
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Gene McFadden (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1), John Whitehead (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1), Leon Huff (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1), Phil Terry (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1)
• Bass – Roger Andrews
• Design – Ed Lee, Marie de Oro
• Engineer – Joe Tarsia
• Keyboards – Donald Ford, Frank Brunson
• Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching :-)] – Herb Powers Jr.
• Lead Guitar – Guy Fiske
• Lead Vocals – Frank Brunson
• Percussion – David Thompson
• Photography By – Frank Laffitte
• Producer – Gamble & Huff
• Rhythm Guitar – Darnell Jordan
• Typography [Lettering] – Bill Murphy
• Vocals – People's Choice (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1)

Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA.

Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs, Philadelphia, PA.
TSOP 'The Sound Of Philadelphia'  

Notes

Release:  1976

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Pressed:  Holland

Genre: Philadelphia Soul

Label:  Philadelphia International Records

Catalog#  PIR 81370

Vinyl:  Goed (G)

Cover:  Lichte Gebruikersschade (G)

Prijs: €7,00