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Enchantment - Utopia (1983) [2005, Japanese Mini-LP CD]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 11 Apr 2021 18:00:24

Enchantment's previous albums contained some lush string and horn arrangements; this LP however, offers the superior technology of the Fairlight synthesizer. Nothing is as authentic as a natural instrument, but the Fairlight comes strikingly close. Utopia features some outstanding ballads and bonafide club tracks, though its only charted release was "Don't Fight the Feeling"; with a relaxing rhythm arrangement and percussive undertones, Joe "Jobie" Thomas lays down a compassionate lead around soothing background vocals. "I'm Dreaming" is a beautifully written composition in which Emanuel "E.J." Johnson gracefully eases into the lyrics, interjecting his legato styling and hair-raising tenor into a melodious number. Johnson gives an encore performance on "Love Struck"; with all his gifted vocal tools, his innovative approach to each verse is admirable. On an upbeat note, "Somebody's Loving You" and "Get It While It's Hot" both fit the bill. The former has a straight-ahead rhythm with a steady, pulsating bassline highlighted by Johnson's benevolent vocals, while the latter has more of an impatient rhythm in which Johnson's urgent appeal rings out through each lyric. The other selections are just as credible. Unfortunately, this album was not promoted by Columbia, and as a result some classic R&B recordings were not given an opportunity to carve out their place in music history.

~Review by Craig Lytle

Release of the album: 1983 [LP Columbia, Cat.# FC 38959, USA]
Release of this CD: 2005, October, 19 [CD Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc., Cat.# MHPC 865 / EAN: 4571191054494]
℗ 1982, 1983 Sony BMG Music Entertainment, This compilation © 2005 Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc.
Manufactured by Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc.
Made in Japan

Notes: Remastered Reissue with 3 Bonus Tracks.

Credits:

Arranged By [Background Vocals] – Emanuel Johnson
Art Direction – Audrey Satterwhite
Artwork By – Stanislaw Fernandes
Bass – Eddie Watkins, Freddie Washington
Coordinator [Album] – Diane Stout
Drums – James Gadson, Mike Baird
Engineer [Assistant] – Bob Mockler, Clark Germain
Engineer [Sound Suite] – Warren Woods
Engineer, Mixed By [Hollywood Sound] – Rouben
Executive-Producer – Cecil Holmes
Guitar – Charles J. Fearing
Illustration – Stanislaw Fernandez
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Percussion – Carl "Butch" Small, Gary Coleman
Piano – Clarence McDonald, Michael Stokes, Wayne Linsey
Producer, Arranged By – Michael Stokes
Programmed By – Gabriel Veltri
Synthesizer – Dave Erving, John Barnes, Michael Stokes
Synthesizer [Fairlight] – John Barnes

Tracklist:

01. Give It Up (04:55)
(John Barnes / Emanuel "E.J." Johnson / Linda Stokes / Michael Stokes)
02. Come Be My Lover (04:57)
(Linda Stokes / Michael Stokes)
03. Love Struck (04:59)
(Sam Dees / Ron Kersey)
04. Here's Your Chance (05:33)
(Emanuel "E.J." Johnson / Linda Stokes / Michael Stokes)
05. Don't Fight The Feeling (04:44)
(Joe Thomas)
06. Somebody's Loving You (03:38)
(Dave Erving / Emanuel "E.J." Johnson / Linda Stokes)
07. I'm Dreaming (04:14)
(Emanuel Johnson)
08. Get It While It's Hot (03:01)
(Linda Stokes / Michael Stokes)
09. Gotta Find A Love (04:25)
(Emanuel "E.J." Johnson)

Bonus Tracks:

10. I Know Your Hot Spot (04:57)
(William Anderson / Raymond Reid / Skip Boardley)
11. Enchanted Lady (05:24)
(Emanuel "E.J." Johnson)
12. Adora (04:48)
(Joe Thomas)

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