Weekend Special is the debut studio album released by Brenda and the Big Dudes on the CCP Records label in 1983. It was produced by Mally Watson and Blondie Makhene. Weekend Special spawned two singles "Weekend Special" and "You Just Need Someone". The album sold over 200 000 copies in South Africa by the end of 1984.
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Length | 30:37 | |||
| Label | CCP Records | |||
| Producer | Mally Watson, Blondie Makhene | |||
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| Singles from Weekend Special | ||||
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Background edit
In 1980, one of the singers from the group Joy fell pregnant (Anneline Malebo) went on maternity leave. Fassie who lived with producer Hendrick "Koloi" Lebona at the time, was called by Joy's management to stand in for Malebo.[1][2] Following the return of Malebo, Fassie left the band and joined Blondie and Papa [Makhene] as a backup singer before starting her own band, Brenda and the Big Dudes, which is composed of Desmond Malotana (keyboards), Dumisane Ngubeni (keyboards), Job "Fats" Mlangeni (drums), David Mabaso (bass), Rufus Klaas (guitar) and Fassie (vocals).[3][4][5]
Tracklist edit
Adapted from Allmusic [6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Weekend Special" |
| Mally Watson | 4:45 |
| 2. | "I Wanna Be Single" |
| Mally Watson | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Gimme Gimme Your Love" |
| Mally Watson | 5:00 |
| 4. | "If I Hurt You Little Boy" | Desmond Malotana | Mally Watson | 5:06 |
| 5. | "Bongani" |
| Mally Watson | 5:25 |
| 6. | "Touch Somebody" |
| Mally Watson | 4:37 |
| 7. | "Can't Stop This Feeling" | Desmond Malotana | Mally Watson | 3:58 |
| 8. | "It's Nice to Be With People" | Desmond Malotana | Mally Watson | 5:23 |
| Total length: | 45:42 | |||
Personnel edit
'Brenda and the Big Dudes'
- Brenda Fassie - Vocals, Composer
- Desmond Malotana - (Keyboards) *Dumisane Ngubeni - (Keyboards)
- Job "Fats" Mlangeni - (Drums),
- David Mabaso - (Bass)
- Rufus Klaas - (Guitar)
'Additional personnel'
- Hugo Dwyer - Engineer, Mixing
- Wayne Edwards *Executive Producer
- Van Gibbs - Arranger, Emulator, Producer, Remixing, Synthesizer
- Franklin Grant - Engineer
- Blondie Makhene - Producer (track 1)
- Nicky Marrero - Timbales
- Billy Miranda - Assistant Engineer
- Cirland Noel - Assistant Engineer
- Jerome Najee Rasheed - Sax (Alto)
- Jose Rodrigues - Mastering
- Bob Bachman - Edited By
- V. Jeffrey Smith - Sax (Tenor), Soloist
- Akili Walker - Engineer
- Tom Weber - Engineer
References edit
- ^ "Brenda Nokuzola Fassie | South African History Online". Sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Brenda and the forgotten big dudes". Iol.co.za. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Legends Of SA Music: Brenda Fassie". Musicinafrica.net. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "The Dudes remember Nokuzola | South African History Online". Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "The girl who was everyone's 'weekend special'". Iol.co.za. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Weekend Special - Brenda Fassie | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.