Ghetto Blaster (The Crusaders album)

Ghetto Blaster
Studio album by
The Crusaders
Released1984
Genre
Length42:49
LabelMCA
ProducerLeon Ndugu Chancler, Joe Sample
The Crusaders chronology
Royal Jam
(1982) 		Ghetto Blaster
(1984) 		The Good and Bad Times
(1986)

Ghetto Blaster is a studio album by The Crusaders issued in 1983 on MCA Records.[1] The album earned a Grammy nomination in the category of Best R&B Instrumental Performance.[2]

Critical reception

Pam Lambert of the Wall Street Journal wrote that the Crusaders on sound fresher than most 'new' artists" and "the album features the Crusaders' typically eclectic mixture of styles."[3] Liam Lacey of the Globe and Mail remarked "One of the oldest groups in recorded history, The Crusaders have survived since the 1950s by careful adaptations in their basic warm funk-jazz style."[4]

Track listing

Adapted from album's text.[1]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dead End"Joe Sample4:56
2."Gotta Lotta Shakalada"Will Jennings, Joe Sample3:54
3."New Moves"Will Jennings, Joe Sample4:16
4."Zalal'e Mini (Take It Easy)"Wilton Felder, Caiphus Semenya6:10
5."Night Ladies"Leon Ndugu Chancler7:07
6."Dream Street"Wilton Felder, Joe Sample4:21

Credits

References

  1. ^ a b The Crusaders: Ghetto Blaster. MCA Records. 1983.
  2. ^ "The Crusaders". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
  3. ^ Lambert, Pam (May 1, 1984). "Noteworthy Rock Records". Wall Street Journal. p. 121. ProQuest 397870378 – via proquest.com.
  4. ^ Lacey, Liam (May 10, 1984). "INSIDE THE SLEEVE POP Ghetto Blaster The Crusaders". Globe and Mail. p. E5. ProQuest 386456769 – via proquest.com.