Deuce (Kurtis Blow album) explained
| Deuce |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Kurtis Blow |
| Cover: | Deuce Kurtis Blow.jpg |
| Released: | June 15, 1981 |
| Studio: | Greene St. Recording |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 34:40 |
| Label: | Mercury |
| Producer: | J.B. Moore, Robert Ford Jr. (for Prep/Street Productions) |
| Prev Title: | Kurtis Blow |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | Tough |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
Deuce is the second album by the American musician Kurtis Blow.[1] [2] [3] It was released on June 15, 1981, by Mercury Records.[4] It peaked at number 35 on the R&B charts, and number 137 on the Billboard 200.[5]
Track listing
- "Deuce" (Kurtis Blow) – 5:31
- "It's Gettin' Hot" (Robert Ford, Jr., J.B. Moore) – 5:28
- "Getaway" (Jimmy Bralower, Ford, Jr., Moore, Dean Swenson) – 6:58
- "Starlife" (Blow, Moore, Larry Smith, William Whiting) – 5:20
- "Take It to the Bridge" – 4:11
- "Do the Do" (Blow, Bralower, Seth Glassman, Russell Simmons, Moore) – 3:03
- "Rockin'" (Blow, David Reeves) – 4:09
Personnel
- Onaje Allen Gumbs: Piano
- Robbie Kondor: Synthesizers and electric piano
- John Tropea: Guitars
- David Reeves, Dean Ballin, Dean Swenson, Hankie Grate: Additional guitars
- J.B. Moore: Backing vocals, additional guitars
- Seth Glassman: Bass
- Jimmy Bralower: Drums, percussion
- Jaime Delgado: Timbales, congas
- Mark "Sugar Rico" Rivera: Saxophone
- Deborah L. Cole, Harold B. Lee, Travis Milner, Wayne Garfield: Backing vocals
Notes and References
- News: Takiff . Jonathan . Tough Act to Follow . The Philadelphia Inquirer . 23 Apr 1996 . Features Yo! . 23.
- Web site: Kurtis Blow . Trouser Press . 27 July 2023.
- Book: Bradley . Adam . DuBois . Andrew . The Anthology of Rap . 2010 . Yale University Press.
- Web site: Biography. Kurtis Blow.
- Kurtis Blow . Billboard . 27 July 2023.
