Blam! (album) explained

Blam!
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	the Brothers Johnson
Cover:	Blam! 1978.jpg
Released:	1978
Recorded:	1978
Studio:	Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles; A & R Recording, New York City
Genre:	Soul funk disco
Length:	31:33
Label:	A&M
Producer:	Quincy Jones
Prev Title:	Right on Time
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Light Up the Night
Next Year:	1980

Blam! is the third album by the Los Angeles-based duo the Brothers Johnson.^[1] Released in 1978, the album topped the Billboard R&B albums chart and reached number seven on the pop albums chart.

Track listing

1. "Ain't We Funkin' Now" - (Alex Weir, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler, Valerie Johnson) 5:36
2. "So Won't You Stay" - (David Foster, Harvey Mason) 3:20
3. "Blam!" - (Weir, Foster, George Johnson, L. Johnson, Jones, Bahler) 4:55
4. "Rocket Countdown / Blastoff" - (William Reichenbach, Jerry Hey) 0:51
5. "Ride-O-Rocket" - (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) 4:43
6. "Mista' Cool" - (Ed Eckstine, Larry Williams, L. Johnson) 3:27
7. "It's You Girl" - (G. Johnson, L. Johnson, Jones) 3:32
8. "Streetwave" - (Weir, Jerry Hey, L. Johnson, Wayne Vaughn) 5:05

Personnel

• George Johnson – lead guitar, lead and backing vocals
• Louis Johnson – bass, guitar, piano, synthesizer, lead and backing vocals
• Alex Weir – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "It's You Girl"
• David Foster – synthesizer, electric piano
• Larry Carlton – guitar
• Steve Khan – guitar
• Harvey Mason – drums
• Steve Schaeffer – drums
• Wayne Vaughn – electric piano, backing vocals
• Richard Tee – electric piano, acoustic piano
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion
• Steve Porcaro – synthesizer
• Lawrence Williams – synthesizer, saxophone, flute, alto flute, clarinet
• Kim Hutchcroft – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto flute
• Jerry Hey – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, French horn
• Gary Grant – trumpet, flugelhorn, slide trumpet, piccolo trumpet
• William Reichenbach – bass alto trombone
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
• Steve Foreman – timpani
• Babi Floyd – backing vocals
• Bobby Rodriquez – backing vocals
• Frank Floyd – backing vocals
• Gwen Guthrie – backing vocals
• Kenny Pickens – backing vocals
• Patti Austin – backing vocals
• Raymond Simpson – backing vocals
• Richard Heath – backing vocals
• Tom Bahler – backing vocals
• Yollanda McCullough – backing vocals
• Vivian Cherry – backing vocals
• William Eaton – backing vocals
• Zachary Sanders – backing vocals

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	7
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[5]
		US	US R&B
1978	"Ride-O-Rocket"	104	45
	"Ain't We Funkin' Now"	102	45

Certifications

External links

• Brothers Johnson-Blam! at Discogs

Notes and References

1. News: Rufus and Chaka Khan, the Brothers Johnson Appear at KOOL Jazz Festival . Oakland Post . 513 . 7 May 1980 . 10.
2. Web site: The Brothers Johnson, TLP. Billboard. November 14, 2021. subscription.
3. Web site: The Brothers Johnson, BLP. Billboard. November 14, 2021. subscription.
4. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978. Billboard. November 14, 2021.
5. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3776/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} The Brothers Johnson US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. August 27, 2011.