Deuce (Kurtis Blow album)

Deuce is the second album by the American musician Kurtis Blow.[5][6][7] It was released on June 15, 1981, by Mercury Records.[8] It peaked at number 35 on the R&B charts, and number 137 on the Billboard 200.[9]

Deuce
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 15, 1981
StudioGreene St. Recording
GenreHip hop
Length34:40
LabelMercury[1]
ProducerJ.B. Moore, Robert Ford Jr. (for Prep/Street Productions)
Kurtis Blow chronology
Kurtis Blow
(1980)
Deuce
(1981)
Tough
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Deuce" (Kurtis Blow) – 5:31
  2. "It's Gettin' Hot" (Robert Ford, Jr., J.B. Moore) – 5:28
  3. "Getaway" (Jimmy Bralower, Ford, Jr., Moore, Dean Swenson) – 6:58
  4. "Starlife" (Blow, Moore, Larry Smith, William Whiting) – 5:20
  5. "Take It to the Bridge" – 4:11
  6. "Do the Do" (Blow, Bralower, Seth Glassman, Russell Simmons, Moore) – 3:03
  7. "Rockin'" (Blow, David Reeves) – 4:09

Personnel

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  • Onaje Allen Gumbs: Piano
  • Robbie Kondor: Synthesizers and electric piano
  • John Tropea: Guitars
  • David Reeves, Dean Ballin, Dean Swenson, Hankie Grate: Additional guitars
  • J.B. Moore: Backing vocals, additional guitars
  • Seth Glassman: Bass
  • Jimmy Bralower: Drums, percussion
  • Jaime Delgado: Timbales, congas
  • Mark "Sugar Rico" Rivera: Saxophone
  • Deborah L. Cole, Harold B. Lee, Travis Milner, Wayne Garfield: Backing vocals

References

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  1. ^ a b "Deuce Review by Ron Wynn". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  4. ^ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 87.
  5. ^ Takiff, Jonathan (23 Apr 1996). "Tough Act to Follow". Features Yo!. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 23.
  6. ^ "Kurtis Blow". Trouser Press. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  7. ^ Bradley, Adam; DuBois, Andrew (2010). The Anthology of Rap. Yale University Press.
  8. ^ "Biography". Kurtis Blow.
  9. ^ "Kurtis Blow". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2023.