E.S.P. (Extra Sexual Persuasion)
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E.S.P. is a Millie Jackson
album released in 1983. In addition to her signature soul music songs, it also includes somewhat more Hi-NRG
and Funk
dance song production popular at the time such as "This Girl Could Be Dangerous", "Sexercise" and the title track.
Millie Jackson
Mildred "Millie" Jackson is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter and comedienne. Three of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA for over 500,000 copies....
album released in 1983. In addition to her signature soul music songs, it also includes somewhat more Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG describes a form of high-tempo disco music as well as a genre of electronic dance music originating in the United States during the late 1970s...
and Funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
dance song production popular at the time such as "This Girl Could Be Dangerous", "Sexercise" and the title track.
Track listing
- "E.S.P." (Allen, Diamond, VanHoyl) – 3:58
- "Too Easy Being Easy" (Barry BeckettBarry BeckettBarry Edward Beckett was a keyboardist who worked as a session musician with several notable artists on their studio albums...
, Millie Jackson, Shapiro) – 7:00 - "This Girl Could Be Dangerous" (Newton, Noble) – 3:01
- I Feel Like Walkin' In The Rain" (A.C. Graham, Wayne PerkinsWayne PerkinsWayne Perkins is a rock and R & B guitarist, singer, songwriter and session musician. He was the oldest of six children, a brother and four sisters. Both of his parents sang and played guitar...
) – 3:58 - "Sexercise (Pt.1)" (Fischel, Germaise, Jackson, Klein) – 3:00
- "Sexercise (Pt. 2)" (Fischel, Germaise, Jackson, Klein) – 2:41
- "You're Working Me" (David B. Lindsey) – 4:07
- "Slow Tongue" (Fischel, Germaise, Klein) – 4:58
- "Why Me" (Jackson, Wayne Perkins, Shapiro) – 3:24
Personnel
- Pete Green – assistant engineer, mixing
- David HoodDavid HoodDavid Hood , is a bassist from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He also plays the trombone and is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame....
– bass - Millie Jackson – vocals, producer
- Carl Marsh – keyboards
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Wayne PerkinsWayne PerkinsWayne Perkins is a rock and R & B guitarist, singer, songwriter and session musician. He was the oldest of six children, a brother and four sisters. Both of his parents sang and played guitar...
– guitar - Chris Popham – design
- Brad Shapiro – producer
- Regor Snikwah - drum programming
- Chuck StewartChuck StewartChuck Stewart is an African American photographer best known for his cover photos on as many as 2,000 albums featuring his portraits of such jazz, Rhythm and blues, bebop and salsa performers as Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald and Miles Davis among the hundreds of...
– photography