Rough Riders (album)
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| Rough Riders | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Label | SOLAR | |||
| Producer | Dick Griffey, Lakeside, Leon Sylvers III | |||
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Rough Riders is the third album by the American band Lakeside.[1][2] Released in 1979 on the SOLAR Records label, it was produced by Dick Griffey, Lakeside, and Leon Sylvers III. "Pull My Strings" was a hit.[3]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [5] |
The Oakland Post praised the "dynamic instrumentation, pinpoint rhythms and power funk chords layered with four-part harmonies dancing under strong, alternating lead vocals."[6] The New York Times wrote that Rough Riders "displays a competent show band adept at several rhythm-and-blues idioms, but the material and arrangements are drearily formulaic."[7]
Track listing[edit]
- "Rough Rider" (Stephen Shockley) - 4:45
- "All in My Mind" (Otis Stokes, Stephen Shockley, Tiemeyer McCain) - 4:42
- "If You Like Our Music (Get Up and Move)" (Otis Stokes, Stephen Shockley) - 4:33
- "I Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Norman Beavers) - 5:36
- "Pull My Strings" (Fred Lewis) - 6:54
- "I'll Never Leave You" (Bryan Evans, Tiemeyer McCain) - 6:15
- "From 9:00 Until" (Otis Stokes) - 6:04
Personnel[edit]
- Backing vocals, bass, clavinet, guitar, lead vocals, piano (acoustic), synthesizer - Otis Stokes
- Backing vocals, bells, lead vocals - Tiemeyer McCain
- Backing vocals, electric piano (Fender Rhodes), lead vocals, piano (acoustic) - Mark Adam Wood, Jr.
- Backing vocals, lead vocals, vocals - Thomas Shelby
- Bass - Marvin Craig
- Clavinet, ensemble (string), keyboards, synthesizer - Norman Beavers
- Clavinet, guitar, synthesizer - Stephen Shockley
- Congas, percussion, synthesizer (bass), timbales - Fred Lewis
- Drums - Fred Alexander Jr.
References[edit]
- ^ Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk. Backbeat Books. p. 268.
- ^ Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities. NYU Press. 2010. p. 272.
- ^ "Four superstar musical groups from Solar Records...". Oakland Post. No. 558/559. 29 June 1980. p. 4.
- ^ "Rough Riders Review by Craig Lytle". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 198.
- ^ "Lakeside's story began in 1969 in Dayton, Ohio...". Oakland Post. No. 555. 25 June 1980. p. 10.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (23 Mar 1980). "Solar Could Be the Motown of the 80's". The New York Times. p. D25.
