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 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 15, 1981 | |||
| Studio | Greene St. Recording | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 34:40 | |||
| Label | Mercury[1] | |||
| Producer | J.B. Moore, Robert Ford Jr. (for Prep/Street Productions) | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Track listing
edit- "Deuce" (Kurtis Blow) – 5:31
- "It's Gettin' Hot" (Robert Ford, Jr., J.B. Moore) – 5:28
- "Getaway" (Jimmy Bralower, Ford, Jr., Moore, Dean Swenson) – 6:58
- "Starlife" (Blow, Moore, Larry Smith, William Whiting) – 5:20
- "Take It to the Bridge" – 4:11
- "Do the Do" (Blow, Bralower, Seth Glassman, Russell Simmons, Moore) – 3:03
- "Rockin'" (Blow, David Reeves) – 4:09
Personnel
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b "Deuce Review by Ron Wynn". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
- ^ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 87.
- ^ Takiff, Jonathan (23 Apr 1996). "Tough Act to Follow". Features Yo!. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 23.
- ^ "Kurtis Blow". Trouser Press. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Bradley, Adam; DuBois, Andrew (2010). The Anthology of Rap. Yale University Press.
- ^ "Biography". Kurtis Blow.
- ^ "Kurtis Blow". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2023.