Keep On Moving Straight Ahead
Keep On Moving Straight Ahead is the fifth album by American funk band Lakeside. Released in 1981 on the SOLAR Records label, it contains songs left over from sessions for their previous albums that were recorded while SOLAR was distributed by RCA Records (SOLAR switched distribution from RCA to Elektra Records in 1981). RCA also released similar albums of left over tracks in 1981 for other artists on the SOLAR label.[1]
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Funk Boogie Soul | |||
| Label | SOLAR Records (BXL1-3974) | |||
| Producer | Lakeside | |||
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The album entered the Billboard pop and R&B charts in 1981.[2]
Track listing
Side A
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Keep On Moving Straight Ahead" | Stephen Shockley | 4:39 |
| 2. | "It's You" | Otis Stokes | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Be My Lady" | Stephen Shockley | 6:13 |
| 4. | "It's Got to Be Love" | Mark Adam Wood, Jr. | 3:51 |
Side B
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We Want You (on the Floor)" | Fred Lewis | 6:30 |
| 2. | "Back Together Again" | Otis Stokes | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Anything for You" | Stephen Shockley | 5:21 |
| 4. | "All for You" | Norman Beavers, Thomas Shelby, Tiemeyer McCain | 3:49 |
Personnel
- Electric guitar – Stephen Shockley
- Bass guitar: Marvin Craig
- Clavinet: Norman Beavers, Otis Stokes
- Drums: Fred Alexander, Jr.
- Congas: Fred Lewis
- Percussion: Fred Alexander, Jr., Mark Adam Wood, Jr., Marvin Craig
- Piano: Mark Adam Wood, Jr., Norman Beavers, Otis Stokes
- Synthesizer: Fred Lewis, Stephen Shockley
- Timbales: Fred Lewis
- Vocals: Mark Adam Wood, Jr., Otis Stokes, Thomas Shelby, Tiemeyer McCain
Production
- Engineers: Bob Brown, Steve Hodge, Taavi Mote
- Executive producer: Dick Griffey
- Producer: Lakeside
- Mastering: Wally Traugott
- Arrangement: Lakeside
Chart performance
| Charts (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs[3] | 109 |
| U.S. Soul LPs[3] | 32 |
References
- "Lakeside - Keep On Moving Straight Ahead". Discogs. 1981. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- Whitburn, Joel (1993). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums, 1955-1992: compiled from Billboard's pop album charts, 1955-1992. California, U.S.: Record Research Inc., 1993 (originally) the University of California. p. 405. ISBN 0-89820-093-8.
- "Lakeside - Keep on Moving Straight Ahead". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
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