Band, 1971-1980
R&B/Soul
Breakwater is a funk and soul American band from Philadelphia, formed in 1971. The original members of Breakwater consisted of Gene Robinson, James Gee Jones, Lincoln 'Zay' Gilmore, Steve Green, Vince Garnell, Greg Scott, John 'Dutch' Braddock, and Kae Williams, Jr.The band released two albums: Breakwater in 1978, and Splashdown in 1980. The latter features the song "Release the Beast", which was sampled for the Murs track "Intro" in the album Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition. "Release the Beast" was later sampled by Daft Punk for the song "Robot Rock", which appeared on the album Human After All.
Steve Green b, bvoc, voc | |
Kae Williams Jr. syn 1956-2008 US | |
Greg Scott sax | |
Vince Garnell sax, voc, bvoc | |
Gene Robinson voc, tr | |
Linc Gilmore g, voc | |
John Braddock perc, cng, tim | |
James Gee Jones dr, vib, voc |
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Work It Out (The Very Best Of Breakwater) | Breakwater | 2017 | Compil. |
Breakwater / Splashdown | Breakwater | 2016 | Compil. |
Release The Beast / Cola Bottle Baby | Breakwater / Edwin Birdsong | 2008 | Single |
Release The Beast / Time | Breakwater | 1980 | Single |
Say You Love Me Girl | Breakwater | 1980 | Single |
Say You Love Me Girl | Breakwater | 1980 | Single |
Splashdown Time | Breakwater | 1980 | Single |
Splashdown | Breakwater | 1980 | Album |
Work It Out | Breakwater | 1979 | Album |
Breakwater | Breakwater | 1978 | Album |
You Know I Love You | Breakwater | 1978 | Single |
No Limit / Do It Till The Fluid Gets Hot | Breakwater | 1978 | Album |
Breakwater Rock Band CA 1994-1996 |
Breakwater Crew Dance Band FI |