Album US 1980 on Mercury label
Hip-Hop/Rap (Funk, Disco)
℗ 1980 Phonogram, Inc. except The Persuader *℗ 1979 Phonogram, Inc. There is also a Keel pressing variation with a different plant code printed on the labels.
Kurtis Blow voc, tim, *1959 US album by, words by, written by | |
Richard Pascal , bass | |
Jimmy Bralower dr, perc, US drums, drums, tom tom, drums, other, manhattan white pages, drums, arranged by, rhythm break, music by, written by | |
Dean Swenson , guitar, single note | |
Denzil Miller , US keyboards, rhythm guitar, arranged by, music by, written by, piano, clavinet | |
Adam White , voice, intro | |
J.B. Moore , words by, written by, electric piano, rhodes, music by, arranged by, words by, music by, arranged by, written by, music by, arranged by, guitar, single note | |
Robert Ford Jr. , words by, written by | |
Tommy Wouk , bass | |
John Tropea g, *1946 US guitar, rhythm guitar, electric guitar | |
Larry Smith voc, 1952-2014 US music by, arranged by, written by | |
Jaime Delgado perc, timbales, congas, congas, timbales | |
Russell Simmons , *1957 US words by, written by | |
Craig Short , bass | |
Onaje Allan Gumbs p, *1949 US keyboards, keyboards, arranged by, synthesizer arrangement, organ, hammond b3 | |
Eddie Martinez g, ts, voc, US lead guitar | |
Robbie Kondor syn, p, US synthesizer, programmed by, synthesizer program | |
William Waring , words by, written by | |
David Reeves b, voice, intro |
Rod Hui engineer |
Erik Bock engineer, assistant |
Lisa Zimet engineer, assistant |
Paul Stevens engineer, assistant |
Kurtis Blow liner notes |
Rush Productions management |
Russell Simmons management |
Michael Rubinstein management, manager |
Howie Weinberg mastered by |
J.B. Moore producer |
Robert Ford Jr. producer, backing vocals |
Larry Smith backing vocals |
Wayne Garfield backing vocals |
William Waring backing vocals |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Rappin' Blow (Part 2) | Kurtis Blow | Denzil Miller, J.B. Moore, Kurtis Blow, Larry Smith, Robert Ford Jr. | 4:41 |
2 | The Breaks | Kurtis Blow | J.B. Moore, Kurtis Blow, Larry Smith, Robert Ford Jr., Russell Simmons | 7:41 |
3 | Way Out West | Kurtis Blow | J.B. Moore | 7:40 |
4 | Throughout Your Years | Kurtis Blow | J.B. Moore, Kurtis Blow, William Waring | 5:17 |
5 | Hard Times | Kurtis Blow | J.B. Moore, Jimmy Bralower, Larry Smith, Russell Simmons, William Waring | 4:36 |
6 | All I Want In This World (Is To Find That Girl) | Kurtis Blow | J.B. Moore | 4:59 |
7 | Takin' Care Of Business | Kurtis Blow | Randy Bachman | 5:29 |