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Friday, October 11, 2024

Stanky Brown - Stanky Brown (1978 us, fine melodic rock with funky vibes, 2010 reissue)



On their third and final album, which hit record stores in 1978, Stanky Brown offer a sound here that matches their cover appearance very well -- confident and sassy 70s cats who can put out a record that's tight, yet loose -- on a set that's very close to the genre that got all the right funding and attention in the studio, but that never fully got its due in the mainstream! The songs are all well-written -- catchy, but never too sappy -- and the style is slightly sharper than the smoothness of the AOR generation -- on tracks that include "Falling Fast," "Chains," "Chance On Love," "She's A Taker," "Please Don't Be The One," "Master Of Disguise," and "Back In Your Arms Again"


Tracks
1. Tell Me What You Want (Frank Greene, Jim Brown) - 3:33
2. Master Of Disguise (Jim Brown) - 3:34
3. You Make It Happen For Me (Frank Greene, Jim Brown) - 2:55
4. Around Town (Jeffrey Leynor) - 2:21
5. She's A Taker (Frank Greene, Jim Brown) - 3:41
6. Falling Fast (Jeffrey Leynor) - 2:34
7. Please Don't Be The One (Frank Greene, Jim Brown) - 3:11
8. (I Wish I Was) Back In Your Arms Again (Jeffrey Leynor, Ken Shane) - 4:04
9. Chance Of Love (Bobby Messano, Jerry M. Cordasco, Ken Shane) - 3:32
10.Chains (Carole King, Gerry Goffin) - 3:51

Stanky Brown
*James Brown - Lead Guitar, Vocals
*Jeffrey Leynor - Acoustic, Electric Guitars, Vocals
*Richard Bunkiewicz - Bass
*Jerry M. Cordasco - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
*John Zangrando - Woodwind
*Bob Messano - Lead Guitar, Vocals
With 
*Sonny Dey Horn Section - Horns (Track 9)