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artist: Bohannon
album: Lets Start The Dance III
label: Compleat Records
cat: CLTL 001
year: 1983
genre: Disco
sub-genre: Electro Boogie Disco
source: Vinyl
grabber: Eac
encoder: LAME 3.97 V2 --Vbr-New -V 2
quality: VBRkbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo
size: 30,7 MB
link: http://www.discomuseum.com/hamiltonbohannon.html
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│tracklist.
no. time track title
A1 07:39 Lets Start The Dance III
A2 02:35 Lets Start The Dance III (Reprise)
B1 09:45 Lets Start The Dance III (Instrumental)
total time: 19:59 min
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│release notes.
Dope electro boogie disco grooves by Mr. Bohannon.
About Hamilton Bohannon:
Hamilton Bohannon was born on March 7th, 1942 in the small Georgia
town of Newnan, about an hour's drive southwest of Atlanta.
Hamilton grew up in a working class family of middle income. After
high school Bohannon attended Clark Atlanta University where he
graduated with a B.A. degree in musical education. Upon graduation
he began teaching before accepting a job as drummer for a band that
included Jimi Hendrix in it's line-up. He came to the attention of
Stevie Wonder, who appointed him drummer in his touring band in
1965.
Bohannon relocated to Detroit and worked for Wonder from 1965 to
1967. Over those two years Bohannon's style impressed the hierarchy
at Motown Records to such an extent that they made him top
bandleader, responsible for live arrangements for all Motown's top
acts. When Motown relocated to Los Angeles, Bohannon stayed in
Detroit, assembling his own band.
He signed with Dakar/Brunswick in 1972 and by early 1973 he had his
first release with the album "Stop And Go." Five more albums for
the labels followed: "Keep On Dancin'" (1974), "Mighty Bohannon"
(1975), "South African Man" (1975), "Inside Out" (1975), and "Dance
Your Ass Off" (1975). Although several singles did well in the
U.K.it wasn't until 1975's "Foot Stompin' Music" that he began to
make waves in the American club scene. Oddly enough during the
disco boom of 1973-1978 Bohannon's career was relatively quiet
compared to others that struck disco gold in that period, yet he
churned out album after album. His contract with Brunswick/Dakar
ended in 1976 and with out missing a beat he signed with Mercury
and released "Phase 2" in 1977. That year he scored hits with
"Disco Symphony" and "Andrea."
His second release for Mercury was 1978's "Summertime Groove."
"Summertime Groove" exemplifies the Bohannon sound, as does the
funky, potent "Let's Start The Dance." This song propelled the
album to the top of the charts and was a huge summer smash thanks
to Carolyn Crawford's vocals (He subsequently produced Crawford's
solo release, "Coming On Strong," that same year),. "Me And The
Gang," "The Street Dance," and the lesser of the rump-shakers,
"Listen To The Children Play," continue the party atmosphere. This
is pure uncut boogie music. The only ballad is a wistful winner
titled "I Wonder Why." He followed this with four more releases for
Mercury, "On My Way," "Cut Loose," "Too Hot To Hold" and "Music In
The Air." Bohannon albums carbon each other: all have shuffling
grooves, heavy rhythms, and quality ballads; the only things that
change are the personnel and the song titles. Liz Lands replaces
Carolyn Crawford as the feature vocalist on his final 1980 Mercury
release. Both recorded at Motown and, despite making good records,
failed to scale the charts at Hitsville U.S.A. Lands' vocals
elevate "Music In The Air" above the mediocre level. Lands has an
amazing vocal range that reminds me of a singing flute. She does an
admirable job on the Originals' classic "Baby I'm For Real"; her
finest moment occurs on "Thoughts And Wishes," a song with jazz
roots ù her soprano soars to crystal-shaking heights as she rips
into the lyrics. As always, Bohannon has some dance grooves to
shake your booty too; "The Funk Walk," "The Hammer" and "Feel Like
Dancin'" will get you up and down on the dance floor.
Unfortunately, like most Bohannon releases, this one appealed to
the hardcore Bohannon fans and didn't find a broader range of fans
and buyers. He started Phase II Records in 1980, he also switched
to recording under the simpler banner of Bohannon. He scored
another chart topper with a reworking of "Let's Start The Dance" in
1981. "Let's Start 2 Dance Again" featured Atlanta rapper Dr. Perri
Johnson, with his 15 minutes of fame, rapping over the instrumental
passages. A remix of the remix followed and then a 1983 attempt at
reworking the reworked hit with "Let's Start The Dance 3." Needless
to say at this point it had run it's course. His albums from 1981
to 1984, "Goin' For Another One," "Alive," "One Step Ahead," "Make
Your Body Move" and "Bohannon Drive" produced nine R&B charters,
but none matched his 1978 pop success.
Bohannon dominated the clubs and R&B charts in disco's heyday, but
found the going tougher in the 1980's. By the time of his 1989
session, his one and only for MCA Records, there was a whole new
sound among dance fans. House, techno, and British and European
dance was lighter, faster and not as rhythmically heavy as the
music that Bohannon championed. "Here Comes Bohannon" put as much
emphasis on Altrinna Grayson's vocals as Bohannon's arrangements.
She was a fine singer in the genre, but Bohannon didn't make much
impact with this one. One 12" single, "House Train," gained little
club play and for all purposes it seemed that club music had passed
Bohannon by.
He has spent the recent years resting happily in Atlanta with his
family and past earnings (he wrote, arranged and produced all of
his albums, maximizing his take of the proceedings) until a wave of
sampling sparked renewed interest in his work. His work has been
sampled by Richard "Humpty" Vission, That Petrol Emotion, Jose
Melendez, Jay-Z, DJ Lynnwood, DJ Irene, and Class A Felony to name
a few. Compilations of his past glory were quickly assembled, and
now most of his best moments are available on CD for all to enjoy.
Enjoy!.
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