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The Reddings - The Awakening (1980) [2010, Remastered Reissue]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 9 Jul 2021 21:18:17

"The Awakening" is a diverse album marked by romantic ballads, chunky dance tracks and even a fusion instrumental. The single, “Remote Control,” is a vibrant piece of dance music with Otis Jr. ‘s steady rhythm guitar, catchy ensemble vocals and Mark’s smooth tenor gliding over a powerful rhythm track. “Remote Control” sets the tone for The Reddings’ other strong party songs “Funkin’ On The One,” “It’s Friday Night,” and “Doin’ It.” On everyone of these songs Dexter’s energetic lead bass lines and the trio’s graceful harmonies again and again show the Reddings’ great innate musical talent in action. The ballads are just as impressive, especially “Come In Out The Rain,” a truly romantic love song written by Dexter and Mark. It makes one remember that when Otis Sr. was just in his mid-twenties when he wrote love classics such as “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” and “My Lover’s Prayer.” This parallel is even stronger when Dexter’s low tenor voice fondles the lyric in a style close to his father’s. Dexter’s handling of “Lady Be My Love Song” is also quite moving, while Mark’s smooth tenor softly caresses a tale of unrequited love on “I Want It.” Both are examples of an emotional maturity that marks all the music of this gifted young trio. “The Awakening” features Dexter’s bass and Mark’s drums (his only drum performance on the album) on an instrumental that calls to mind Billy Cobham and Stanley Clarke. Mark proves himself to be a quick, propulsive player while Dexter incorporates Larry Graham progressions into his agile approach. A short piece of “The Awakening” is reprised at album’s end. In Otis Jr.’s words, “We are proud of our heritage, but we want our own identity too. In everything we do The Reddings intend to maintain the high standard of quality our name represents. We’re aware of what came before and we are looking ahead. That’s what our music is all about. The Awakening shows that so very well.

~PTG Records

Release of the album: 1980 [LP Believe In A Dream, Cat.# JZ 36875, USA]
Release of this CD: 2010, September [CD PTG Records (Netherlands), Cat.# PTG 34093 / UPC: 8717438196930]
©℗ 1980 CBS Inc.
This release in 2010 is exclusively licensed to PTG Records from Sony Music Entertainment Netherlands B.V.
Marketed by PTG Records.
Distributed by vinyl-masterpiece.
Made in the E.U.

Credits:

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – E.J. Mitchell
Arranged By [Rhythm] – The Reddings (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 9), Bill Beard (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8)
Arranged By [Strings, Horns] – Clay Robinson
Arranged By [Vocals] – Chet Fortune, Mark Lockett
Backing Vocals – Dexter Redding, Mark Lockett
Backing Vocals [Additional] – Chet Fortune, Pede Marshall
Bass – Dexter Redding
Bongos, Clavinet, Drums, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [Polymoog] – Mark Lockett
Coordinator [Project] – Yolanda McFarlane
Design – Carin Goldberg
Drums – Darrell Dickerson, Harold Young
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Piano [Acoustic] – Bill Joyner
Engineer [Recording, Mixing] – Tom McCarthy
Guitar – Otis Redding III
Harp – Larry Odom
Lead Vocals – Dexter Redding, Mark Lockett
Management – Zelma Redding
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Percussion – Al Robinson
Photography By [Back Cover] – David Kennedy
Photography By [Front Cover] – Robert Lewis
Producer – Nick Mann, Russell Timmons
Strings – The Dee Cee Strings
Synthesizer [Polymoog, Mini Moog], Arranged By [Synthesizer] – Louie Oxley
Tenor Saxophone – Ron Holloway

Tracklist:

01. Remote Control (05:18)
(C. Fortune, N. Mann, B. Beard)
02. Funkin’ On The One (03:37)
(C. Fortune, D. Redding, M. Lockett, N. Mann, B. Beard)
03. Come In Out The Rain (04:02)
(D. Redding, M. Lockett, R. Harris)
04. It’s Friday Night (04:09)
(C. Fortune, M. Lockett, N. Mann, B. Beard)
05. The Awakening Pt. 1 (03:04)
(D. Redding, M. Lockett, T. McCarthy)
06. I Want It (04:21)
(C. Fortune, N. Mann, B. Beard)
07. Doin’ It (04:36)
(H. Thompson, M. Lockett)
08. Lady Be My Lovesong (04:39)
(C. Fortune, N. Mann, B. Beard)
09. The Awakening Pt. 2 (00:37)
(D. Redding, M. Lockett, T. McCarthy)

EAC log

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EAC extraction logfile from 22. June 2014, 22:33

The Reddings / The Awakening

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.10 dB -11.67 dB 5:08 01-Remote Control
DR11 -0.10 dB -11.86 dB 3:37 02-Funkin' On The One
DR10 -0.10 dB -12.32 dB 4:02 03-Come In Out The Rain
DR10 -0.10 dB -11.42 dB 4:09 04-It's Friday Night
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