On the Strength is the second and final studio album by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Released in 1988, it was the full line-up's last album together. Although contributing to the album itself, Cowboy (Keith Wiggins) was not present for the album or single photo shoots.[3][4]
On the Strength | ||||
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Released | April 12, 1988 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Label | Elektra 60769 | |||
Producer | Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Village Voice | C+[2] |
The album was reissued in the US on CD in 2005 (Collectors' Choice Music, CCM-585-2) but once again (see Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang) omitted the bonus track (*) that was originally included on both the original CD and cassette versions of the album.
Track listing
- "Gold" – 4:25
- "Cold in Effect" – 2:28
- "Yo Baby" – 4:31
- "On the Strength" – 4:45
- "The King" – 3:19
- "Fly Girl" – 5:13
- "Magic Carpet Ride" (featuring Steppenwolf) – 4:14
- "Leave Here" – 3:50
- "This Is Where You Got It From" – 4:06
- "The Boy Is Dope" – 3:11
- "Back in the Old Days of Hip-Hop" – 4:05 (*)
Notes
Personnel
- Artist & Repertoire: Raoul Roach
- Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Sadler) – turntables, drum programming, Flashformer transform DJ device, background vocals
- The Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover Jr.) – Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
- Keef Cowboy (Keith Wiggins) – Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
- Grandmaster Melle Mel (Melvin Glover) – Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
- Scorpio (Eddie Morris) – Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
- Rahiem (Guy Todd Williams) – Lead and background vocals, writer and arranger
- Guy Vaughn – keyboards, drum programming, and vocals on The Boy Is Dope
- Afrika Bambaataa (Kevin Donovan) – music and drum-sound consultant
- Jesse Daniels Force MD's – vocals on Fly Girl
- Arthur "Disco B" Hayward – additional scratches and assistant to the Grandmaster
- Ray (Ray Roll) Cortez – vocals on The Boy Is Dope
References
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