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B.T. Express
Energy To Burn / 1980
Compil. UK 2005 on Edsel Records label
R&B/Soul (Funk, Disco)
Tracks 1 to 8 recorded at Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios, Hempstead, N.Y. Tracks 9 to 16 recorded and mixed at Counterpoint Studios, New York City, and at Music Grinder Studios, Hollywood, CA. Additional mixing at The Hit Factory, New York City, and Sigma Sound Studios, New York City. Two original B.T. Express albums reissued on one CD. 'Energy To Burn' was their third album (released 1976) and '1980' was their sixth (released 1980).
Musicians
 | B.T. Express , 1974-1987 US arranged by, vocals, arranged by, rhythm, album by |
 | Carlos Ward fl, *1940 PA alto saxophone, flute, arranged by, horns, arranged by, strings, soprano saxophone, piccolo flute, arranged by, horns, written by |
 | Gary S. Scott syn, key, arranged by, strings, arranged by, horns, arranged by, rhythm, synthesizer, keyboards |
 | Randy Muller key, perc, arranged by, strings |
 | Louis Risbrook voc, b, org, US bass, lead vocals, vocals, written by |
 | Michael Jones syn, voc, *1959 US clavinet, organ, electric piano, vocals, synthesizer, moog, written by |
 | Dennis Rowe cng, perc, tim, US congas, timbales, bongos, percussion, vocals, written by |
 | Buddy Williams dr, US drums |
 | Leslie Ming dr, US drums, written by |
 | Tyrone "Turkey" Govane dr, US drums, additional |
 | Richard Thompson g, voc, *1951 guitar, lead vocals, vocals, written by |
 | Howard Westley "Butch" Stevens keyboards, additional |
 | John F. Adams key, US keyboards, additional |
 | Wesley Hall Jr. voc, US lead guitar, vocals, written by |
 | Morrie Brown , producer, arranged by, vocals, arranged by, rhythm, written by |
 | Ryan Ulyate voc, p, perc, US recorded by, horns, recorded by, strings |
 | Bill Risbrook fl, ts, US soprano saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone, vocals, written by |
 | Irving Spice str, vn, strings |
 | Barbara Joyce voc, tam, *1952 US vocals, tambourine, written by |
Producers
| Marcy Dicterow concertmaster |
| John Bradley engineer |
| Steve Goetz engineer |
| Tony Rounce liner notes |
| Gerry Block mixed by, additional recordings |
| Michael Hutchinson mixed by, additional |
| Jeff Lane producer |
| Gary Skardina recorded by, additional recordings |
| Alan Meyerson recorded by, mixed by |
| Gary Chester recorded by, mixed by |
| Peter Rynston remastered by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy To Burn | B.T. Express | ||
| 2 | Depend On Yourself | B.T. Express | 6:58 | |
| 3 | Can't Stop Groovin' Now (Wanna Do It Some More) | B.T. Express | Billy Nichols | 5:50 |
| 4 | Now That We've Found Love | B.T. Express | Gamble & Huff | 6:27 |
| 5 | Energy To Burn | B.T. Express | Sam Taylor, Tash Howard | 5:59 |
| 6 | Time Tunnel | B.T. Express | 3:25 | |
| 7 | Make Your Body Move | B.T. Express | 5:12 | |
| 8 | Herbs | B.T. Express | 2:44 | |
| 9 | Energy Level | B.T. Express | 3:46 | |
| 10 | 1980 | B.T. Express | ||
| 11 | Takin' Off | B.T. Express | Morrie Brown | 3:51 |
| 12 | Heart Of Fire | B.T. Express | Patrick Henderson | 3:52 |
| 13 | Does It Feel Good | B.T. Express | 6:19 | |
| 14 | Give Up The Funk (Let's Dance) | B.T. Express | 6:10 | |
| 15 | Closer | B.T. Express | Michael Durio | 3:33 |
| 16 | Have Some Fun | B.T. Express | 5:19 | |
| 17 | Better Late Than Never | B.T. Express | 5:32 | |
| 18 | Funk Theory | B.T. Express | Barry Blue, Gerry Shury, Ron Roker | 4:16 |
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