Art Combs Guitar. Despite their name, the Chicago Gangsters were originally from Ohio, consisting of brothers James, Sam, Chris, and Leroy McCants. While this has plenty of vocals, and sometimes goes into soul ballads, only the players are credits, in sort of a flip-around of practices so common in the 1960s where the players weren't credited. Chicago Gangsters: Gangster Love (CD, Album, RE) Unidisc: GPK 1012: Canada: Unknown: Vendre cette version: Recommandations Avis Ajouter un Avis. -- winch (green noise records),Blind Over You, LP, Album, GP 1011, GP1011,All ULTIMATE BREAKS AND BEATS Records Used. Complete your Chicago Gangsters collection. Achetez les Vinyles, CDs de Chicago Gangsters, et plus encore sur la Marketplace Discogs. Unidisc put out his one on CD, but it's hard to find.Debut album from this Akron outfit, coming out of Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, Sly Stone, Barry White, Norman Whitfield, Funkadelic, Philly soul, and of course all that funk that was going down from their fellow Buckeyes, looking back for inspiration, but also foreshadowing styles that would rise in the world of hip hop. Scott Rowley Engineer. Anthony Amos Bass Guitar. LeRoy McCants Engineer. Bob Rath Art Direction. PhillyMusic 28 août 2020 Signaler; en référence à Gangster Love, LP, Album, GP 1012. Robert Holcepl Photography By. Stu Walters Engineer. Their sound ranged from heavy funk and disco to sweet, smooth soul balladry.… Read Full Biography. Unidisc put this out on CD, and included the 12 inch mix of Gangster Love, and a 5 minute version of Music For The People as a bonus. Explorez les références de Chicago Gangsters sur Discogs.
In fact, considering this featured so many Chitown players and was recorded in Chicago (engineered in Cleveland and Detroit) I'm not sure why so many sources call this an Akron outfit. Murray Watson Horns, Contractor. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Chicago Gangsters - Blind Over You at Discogs. Here we got keyboardist Tennyson Stephens, bassist Richard Evans (I assume of Cadet fame considering he also offers arrangements and two cuts on the set), drummer Brian Grice, Chicago trumpeter John Howell (Impressions, Mayfield), Chitown saxman Clifford Davis (older brother of Carl Davis) and Chicago guitarist Phil Upchurch, so it's easy to see how they came up with the name of the group. Larry Ball Bass Guitar. … Some of the soul ballads like the two openers are quite enjoyable (and probably only don't credit the singers because of contractual obligations), the band easing into the set with the signature Chicago soul of the title track, a long laidback groove intro to a version of Willie Hutch's 1973 "I Choose You," but this is likely mostly sought after for the funky numbers that dominate much of the rest of the set, the band offering all sorts funk, some cuts looking back a half dozen years to Sly Stone and Funkadelic, but other times planted right there in the funk of the mid 1970s and with "Gangster Boogie" even part of that mid 70s leap forward toward the post-disco early days of hip hop, keeping the groove loose and tight like a slinky dress on some untethered hips. Chicago Gangsters Producer, Written-By. Chickin … Paul Serrano Engineer. Shop for Vinyl, CDs and more from Chicago Gangsters at the Discogs Marketplace. Biography ↓ Discography ↓ Songs ↓ Credits ↓ Chris McCants Drums, Percussion. Explore releases from Chicago Gangsters at Discogs. Jimmy Carter (6) Guitar. Perhaps it's the Mac and Mac (Chris and Sam McCants) who produced the set and are credited for four of the selections.