On the Strength explained

On the Strength
Type:	studio
Artist:	Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Cover:	On the Strength.jpg
Released:	April 12, 1988
Genre:	Hip hop
Length:	44:07
Label:	Elektra 60769
Producer:	Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Prev Title:	The Message
Prev Year:	1982

On the Strength is the second and final studio album by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Released in 1988, it was the full line-up's last album together. Although contributing to the album itself, Cowboy (Keith Wiggins) was not present for the album or single photo shoots.^{[1] [2]}

The album was reissued in the US on CD in 2005 (Collectors' Choice Music, CCM-585-2) but once again (see Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang) omitted the bonus track (*) that was originally included on both the original CD and cassette versions of the album.

Track listing

1. "Gold" – 4:25
2. "Cold in Effect" – 2:28
3. "Yo Baby" – 4:31
4. "On the Strength" – 4:45
5. "The King" – 3:19
6. "Fly Girl" – 5:13
7. "Magic Carpet Ride" (featuring Steppenwolf) – 4:14
8. "Leave Here" – 3:50
9. "This Is Where You Got It From" – 4:06
10. "The Boy Is Dope" – 3:11
11. "Back in the Old Days of Hip-Hop" – 4:05 (*)

Notes

• "Back in the Days of Hip-Hop" also appeared as the B-side of the UK and US Gold 7-inch single and the Magic Carpet Ride 12" single. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Personnel

• Artist & Repertoire

Raoul Roach

• Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Sadler) – turntables, drum programming, Flashformer transform DJ device, background vocals
• The Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover Jr.) – Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
• Keef Cowboy (Keith Wiggins) – Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
• Grandmaster Melle Mel (Melvin Glover) – Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
• Scorpio (Eddie Morris) – Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
• Rahiem (Guy Todd Williams) – Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
• Guy Vaughn – keyboards, drum programming, and vocals on The Boy Is Dope
• Afrika Bambaataa (Kevin Donovan) – music and drum-sound consultant
• Jesse Daniels Force MD's – vocals on Fly Girl
• Arthur "Disco B" Hayward – additional scratches and assistant to the Grandmaster
• Ray (Ray Roll) Cortez – vocals on The Boy Is Dope

Notes and References

1. Web site: Images for Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five* – Gold . Discogs.com . 2012-03-04.
2. Web site: Images for Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – Magic Carpet Ride . Discogs.com . 2012-03-04.
3. Web site: Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – Gold (Vinyl) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2012-03-04.
4. Web site: Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five* – Gold (Vinyl) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2012-03-04.
5. Web site: Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five* – Magic Carpet Ride / On The Strength at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2012-03-04.