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Congo SquareTeena Marie
Release Date: 06/09/2009
Original Release:
2009
# of Discs:
1
J&R Item # 1065461_CD
UPC # 888072313200
Label: Stax (USA)
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Performer: Teena Marie
Artist: MC Lyte; Faith Evans; Howard Hewett; Rose Lebeau; George Duke; Shirley Murdock Engineer: Patrick Spain; Eric Zobler Producer: Teena Marie Distributor: Universal Distribution Notes: Personnel: Teena Marie (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, drum programming); Monet Owens, D.D O'Neal, Rose Lebeau, Faith Evans, Makeda, Tracy Hazzard, Rovleta Fraser (vocals); Ray Fuller, Morris O'Connor (guitar); Cameron Stone (cello); Dan Higgins (clarinet); Eddie Menefield, Lewis Taylor, Paul Russo (saxophone); Tyrone Griffin (trumpet); Steve Baxter (trombone); Johnny Bokowski, George Duke (piano, keyboards); Bryan Loren (Fender Rhodes piano); Doug Grigsby (keyboards, bass guitar, drum programming); Ben Del Giorgio, James Allen (keyboards, drum programming); Noriko Olling (keyboard bass); Brian Bromberg (upright bass); Chad Wright (drums, drum programming); Terri Lyne Carrington (drums); Rafael Padilla (percussion). Audio Mixer: Eric Zobler. Audio Remasterer: Brian Gardner. Arranger: Teena Marie. Veteran R&B songstress Teena Marie, best known for her string of pop crossover hits in the early `80s ("Square Biz," "It Must Be Magic," "Lovergirl"), has never let fickle music trends dictate her creative output, even as she's undergone several artistic makeovers since her popularity initially began to wane in the early `90s. The singer's 13th album, CONGO SQUARE (named for a historic New Orleans site where 19th-century slaves were allowed to sing and dance on Sundays), marks a new chapter for Teena Marie, completing the circle on all her past influences, from southern soul and jazz to classic funk and hip-hop.
California-born R&B singer Teena Marie started out on Motown Records in the '70s, where she was matched up with labelmate Rick James on her debut album. Her blend of pop, funk, and R&B caught on quickly, and here move into disco/dance wasn't far off. Her greatest success, though, came in the '80s after a much-publicized legal battle with Motown and a subsequent move to Epic, for whom she recorded her huge R&B/Dance hit "Lovergirl."
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Influences:
Ellison, Lorraine Flack, Roberta Franklin, Aretha Gaye, Marvin Jones, Linda Riperton, Minnie Robinson, Smokey Ross, Diana Warwick, Dionne Wells, Mary
Similar Genres:
Pop R&B
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