The Brothers Johnson "Blast (The Latest And The Greatest)" (1982) -Funk / Contemporary Funk-

 Label : A&M Records

 Side One

   

01 - Funk It (Funkadelala) (Louis Johnson & Valerie Johnson)
02 - Welcome To The Club (Louis Johnson & Valerie Johnson)
03 - The Great Awaking (George Johnson & John Schuller)
04 - I'm Giving You All Of My Love (George Johnson & Eddie Noble)
05 - The Real Thing (George Johnson & Louis Johnson)

Side Two  

01 - Ain't We Funkin' Now* (Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones, Tim Bahler, Alex Weir & Valerie Johnson)

02 - Strawberry Letter #23* (Shuggie Otis)
03 - Stomp!* (Louis Johnson, George Johnson, Valerie Johnson & Rod Temperton)
04 - Get The Funk Out Ma Face* (Quincy Jones, George Johnson & Louis Johnson)
05 - I'll Be Good To You* (George Johnson, Louis Johnson & Senora Sam)


Side One Produced by George Johnson & Louis Johnson
Engineered by Jack Joseph Puig

Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig & The Brothers Johnson

Side Two Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions
Mastered by Doug Sax & Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California


Side One

01 - Funk It (Funkadelala)

Louis Johnson : Lead vocals, Guitar & Bass Synthesizer

Greg Phillinganes : Synthesizers
Raymond Crossley : Acoustic Piano
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Background vocals : James Ingram, Jim Gilstrap, Valerie Johnson & Louis Johnson

Horn Arrangement : David Diggs

02 - Welcome To Te Club

Louis Johnson : Lead vocals, Guitar & Bass Synthesizer

George Johnson : Lead vocals

Steve Ferrone : Drums

Background vocals : James Ingram, Wanda Vaughn, Valerie Johnson, Becky Shaw & George Johnson

Horn Arrangement : David Diggs 

03 - The Great Awaking

George Johnson : Lead vocals, Guitars & Bass

David Williams : Guitars 

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

John Schuller : Clavinet & String Machine

Steve Porcaro : Jupiter

Background vocals : Day Askey Burke, Marion Jones, James Ingram & Augie Johnson

04 - I'm Giving You All Of My Love

George Johnson : Lead vocals, Bass & Acoustic Guitars
Eddie Noble : Fender Rhodes & VBX-A

James Newton Howard : Prophet, GS-1, CE-20 & CS-70
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Background vocals : Day Askey Burke, Marion Jones, James Ingram & Augie Johnson

String Arrangement & Preluded by James Newton Howard

String Concertmaster : Doug Cameron

Engineered & Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig

Songs 01, 02, 03 & 04 Recorded by David Schober at Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, California

05 - The Real Thing

George Johnson : Lead vocals, Guitars & Hand Claps

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums

Louis Johnson : Bass Guitar & Hand Claps

Greg Phillinganes : Keyboards

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion & Hand Claps

Ernie Watts : Sax Solo

Background vocals : George Johnson & Day Askey Burke
Horn Arrangement : Jerry Hey
Strings Arrangement : Jerry Hey & George Johnson
'The Real Party' : Fake Evans, Angela Brooks, Aiken Randolph, Madelien Randolph, Wibert Terrell & George Johnson

Produced by The Brothers Johnson for Brojay Productions

Recorded & Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig & The Brothers Johnson

Side Two  

01 - Ain't We Funkin' Now

Associate Producer : Tom Bahler
Recorded & Mixed by Bruce Swedien using The Acousonic Recording Process

02 - Strawberry Letter #23

Engineered by Don Hahn & Norman Kinney
Arranged by Quincy Jones
George & Louis Johnson : Guitar & Bass

George Johnson : Lead Guitar

Lee Ritenour : Guitar Solo

Dave Grusin & Ian Underwood : Keyboards & Synthesizer

Ralph MacDonald : Percussion

Harvey Mason : Drums

Background vocals : George & Louis Johnson, Denise Trammell, Alex Brown, Stephanie Spruill, Oren Waters & Jim Gilstrap

03 - Stomp!

George Johnson : Lead vocals
Louis Johnson : Bass Solos
Greg Phillinganes : Synthesizers
Rod Temperton : Electric Piano

Recorded & Mixed by Bruce Swedien using The Acousonic Recording Process

04 - Get The Funk Out Ma Face

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05 - I'll Be Good To You

Arranged by Quincy Jones & The Brothers Johnson

Engineered by Phil Schier, Peter Chaiken & Chris Brent