Riding High (Faze-O album)
Riding High is the first album by the Dayton, Ohio funk band Faze-O.[2] Released in 1977 on Atlantic Records subsidiary label, She Records, it was produced by the Ohio Players. They would chart in 1978 with the top ten R&B single, "Riding High".
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 at Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 31:54 | |||
| Label | She Records | |||
| Producer | Tight Corporation | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
"Riding High" went on to be an oft-sampled song for many hip hop and R&B acts from the late 1980s onwards.[3] It was first sampled in Fresh Four's "Wishing on a Star" in 1989, produced by The High & Mighty.
Tracks
- "Riding High" - 5:21
- "Funky Reputation" - 5:10
- "You And I (Belong Together)" - 5:20
- "Toe Jam" - 4:59
- "True Love" - 3:19
- "Get Some Booty" - 2:49
- "Test - This Is Faze-O" - 4:44
Personnel
- Keith Harrison - Arp, Clavinet, composer, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, Minimoog, percussion, piano, electric piano, lead and backing vocals
- Ralph "Love" Aikens - guitar, talk box, lead and backing vocals
- Tyrone "Flye" Crum - bass, backing vocals
- Robert Neal, Jr. - percussion, lead and backing vocals
- Roger Parker - drums, percussion
Charts
References
- Riding High at AllMusic
- Wynn, Ron. "Biography". ALLMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- Muggs, Joe; Stevens, Brian (2020). Bass, Mids, Tops: An Oral History of Sound System Culture. MIT Press. p. 543. ISBN 1913689050.
- "Faze-O US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- "Faze-O US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
External links
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