Kleeer – Intimate Connection - BRAND NEW/SEALED LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES - RED COLORED VINYL!

Label:  Real Gone Music – RGM-1041

Format:  Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Red

Country:  US

Released:  Jun 26, 2020

Genre:  Funk / Soul

Style:  Funk, Soul

Cult ‘80s electro-funk from this multi-talented and multifaceted New York ensemble! Led by drummer/vocalist Woody Cunningham, but featuring formidable players and writers in Richard Lee, Paul Crutchfield, and Norman Durham, Kleeer went through several incarnations as a funk/disco band (The Jam Band), a hard rock group (Pipeline), and then back to a studio disco outfit (the highly collectible Universal Robot Band) for the legendary Greg Carmichael-Patrick Adams-Leroy Burgess production team before striking out on their own as Kleeer in 1979 and recording a half dozen well-regarded albums for Atlantic. Of those albums, though, 1984’s Intimate Connection particularly stands out; not only did it feature production by Eumir Deodato, but it also cast a long shadow into the rap and hip hop styles to come, as the hit title track formed the basis of 2Pac’s 1995 smash “California Love” (2Pac and DJ Quik also sampled “Tonight” from this record). Our Real Gone release marks the first time this hotly sought-after album has been reissued on LP, and it comes in a “red telephone” vinyl pressing limited to 1000 copies!

Tracklist

S

A1

Ride It

Backing Vocals – Debbie Cole*, Diane Garisto

Vocals – Woody Cunningham

Written-By – W. Cunningham*

Backing Vocals – Debbie Cole*, Diane Garisto

Vocals – Woody Cunningham

Written-By – W. Cunningham*

5:40

A2

You Did It Again

Vocals – Woody Cunningham

Written-By – N. Durham*, P. Crutchfield*

Vocals – Woody Cunningham

Written-By – N. Durham*, P. Crutchfield*

4:30

A3

Go For It

Vocals – Woody Cunningham

Written-By – W. Cunningham*

Vocals – Woody Cunningham

Written-By – W. Cunningham*

5:03

A4

Intimate Connection

Vocals – Woody Cunningham

Written-By – N. Durham*, W. Cunningham*

Vocals – Woody Cunningham

Written-By – N. Durham*, W. Cunningham*

4:45

B1

Next Time It's For Real

Vocals – Norman Durham

Written-By – N. Durham*, R. Lee*, W. Cunningham*

Vocals – Norman Durham

Written-By – N. Durham*, R. Lee*, W. Cunningham*

5:20

B2

Break

Soloist, Vocoder – Eumir Deodato

Written-By – N. Durham*, P. Crutchfield*, W. Cunningham*

Soloist, Vocoder – Eumir Deodato

Written-By – N. Durham*, P. Crutchfield*, W. Cunningham*

5:00

B3

Tonight

Vocoder, Vocals – Norman Durham

Written-By – N. Durham*

Vocoder, Vocals – Norman Durham

Written-By – N. Durham*

5:07

B4

Do You Want To?

Vocals – Paul Crutchfield

Written-By – Deodato*, Durham*, Crutchfield*, Cunningham*

Vocals – Paul Crutchfield

Written-By – Deodato*, Durham*, Crutchfield*, Cunningham*

4:18

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Atlantic Recording Corporation Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation Recorded At – Atlantic Studios Recorded At – Duplex Studios Mixed At – Duplex Studios

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Steven Greenfield* Art Direction – Lynn Dreese Breslin Backing Vocals – Paul Crutchfield, Woody Cunningham Bass, Synthesizer [Mini-moog], Synthesizer [Obx-a], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Backing Vocals – Norman Durham Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [Obx-a] – Kris Kellow* Engineer [Associate] – Stephen Benben Engineer [Recording, Mixing] – Mallory "The Touch" Earl* Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals – Richard Lee Management – Alive Enterprises, Inc. Photography By – Brian Hagiwara Producer [Associate], Drum Programming, Arranged By – Kleeer Producer, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Obx-a], Drum Programming, Arranged By – Eumir Deodato Trombone – Clifford Adams Trumpet – Michael Ray

Notes

"Red Telephone" vinyl limited to 1000 copies

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 848064010418