My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me

My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me
Studio album by
Larry Graham and Graham Central Station
ReleasedMay 1978
Recorded1978
GenreFunk
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerLarry Graham, Benny Golson
Larry Graham and Graham Central Station chronology
Now Do U Wanta Dance
(1977) 		My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me
(1978) 		Star Walk
(1979)

My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me is album by Larry Graham & Graham Central Station.[1] Released in 1978, the record marked the first time that Graham called his band Larry Graham & Graham Central Station (as opposed to simply Graham Central Station). The album peaked at number eighteen on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The Globe and Mail wrote that "Graham's lengthy commitment to good music disguised as silly froth continues with My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me, a collection of tunes for all types of dancers, which avoids both ponderous preaching and the predictable homogenized disco beat."[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Larry Graham.

  1. "Pow" 4:42
  2. "My Radio Sure Sounds Good To Me" 3:57
  3. "Is It Love?" 6:37
  4. "Boogie Witcha, Baby" 3:47
  5. "It's The Engine in Me" 5:16
  6. "Turn It Out" 4:37
  7. "Mr. Friend" 3:39
  8. "Are You Happy?" 4:53

Personnel

  • Larry Graham - bass, lead and backing vocals, clavinet, guitar
  • Gaylord "Flash" Birch - drums
  • Gemi Taylor - guitar
  • Nate Ginsberg - keyboards
  • Robert "Butch" Sam - keyboards, backing vocals, organ, piano
  • Tina Graham - backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[4] 105
Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] 18

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[5]
US
Soul
1978 "Is It Love?" 65
"My Radio Sure Sounds Good To Me" 18

References

  1. ^ Leslie, Jim (May 2007). "Larry Graham: Trunk of the Funk Tree". Bass Player. Vol. 18, no. 5. p. 37.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. Larry Graham & Graham Central Station: My Radio Sure Sounds Good to Me > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  3. ^ McGrath, Paul (21 June 1978). "Larry Graham". The Globe and Mail. p. F2.
  4. ^ a b "Graham Central Station US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
  5. ^ "Graham Central Station US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-26.