One Down
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One Down is a 1982 album by the New York
based No Wave
music group Material
, recorded by indie producer/engineer Martin Bisi
. The album sees the band reduced to a duo of Michael Beinhorn
and Bill Laswell
, collaborating with different musicians and singers on each track.
"Let Me Have It All" is a cover from Sly and the Family Stone's 1973 album Fresh
.
"Memories" is a cover of a song written by Hugh Hopper
, recorded by Soft Machine
in 1967, prior to his joining the band. Soft Machine's Robert Wyatt
recorded a solo version and another version on Daevid Allen
's Banana Moon
album. Recently (2008) it has been covered by The Mars Volta. The vocal here is performed by Whitney Houston
in one of her first ever featured lead performances.
A dance mix by John Luongo of "I'm the One"/"Don't Lose Control" was released as a 12" single in 1982 (Celluloid/Elektra, 0-67970). Mixes of "Time Out" was released as a 12" single in 1983 (Elektra, 0-67916).
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
based No Wave
No Wave
No Wave was a short-lived but influential underground music, film, performance art, video, and contemporary art scene that had its beginnings during the mid-1970s in New York City. The term No Wave is in part satirical word play rejecting the commercial elements of the then-popular New Wave genre...
music group Material
Material (band)
For the rock band of the same name, see The MaterialMaterial is a musical group formed in 1979 and led by bass guitarist Bill Laswell.-1978-82: The band:...
, recorded by indie producer/engineer Martin Bisi
Martin bisi
Martin Bisi is an American producer and songwriter.He is known for recording important records by Sonic Youth, Swans, John Zorn, Material, Bill Laswell, Helmet, Unsane, Cop Shoot Cop, White Zombie, Boredoms, Angels of Light and Herbie Hancock's Grammy-winning song Rockit,In 1979, Martin Bisi...
. The album sees the band reduced to a duo of Michael Beinhorn
Michael Beinhorn
Michael Beinhorn is an American musician and record producer.Beinhorn started his professional career as a musician, playing keyboards in Bill Laswell's Material during the 1980s...
and Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
, collaborating with different musicians and singers on each track.
"Let Me Have It All" is a cover from Sly and the Family Stone's 1973 album Fresh
Fresh (Sly and the Family Stone album)
Fresh is the sixth album by American funk/soul/rock band Sly & the Family Stone, released by Epic/CBS Records on June 30, 1973...
.
"Memories" is a cover of a song written by Hugh Hopper
Hugh Hopper
Hugh Colin Hopper was a progressive rock and jazz fusion bass guitarist. He was a prominent member of the Canterbury scene, as a member of Soft Machine and various other related bands.-Early career:...
, recorded by Soft Machine
Soft Machine
Soft Machine were an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene, and helped pioneer the progressive rock genre...
in 1967, prior to his joining the band. Soft Machine's Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt is an English musician, and founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine, with a long and distinguished solo career...
recorded a solo version and another version on Daevid Allen
Daevid Allen
Daevid Allen , sometimes credited as Divided Alien, an Australian poet, guitarist, singer, composer and performance artist is co-founder of psychedelic rock groups Soft Machine and Gong .-Biography:In 1960, inspired by the Beat Generation writers he had discovered...
's Banana Moon
Banana Moon
Banana Moon is a 1971 studio album by Daevid Allen. The album is sometimes referred to as Bananamoon and it was also reissued as a Gong album....
album. Recently (2008) it has been covered by The Mars Volta. The vocal here is performed by Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
in one of her first ever featured lead performances.
A dance mix by John Luongo of "I'm the One"/"Don't Lose Control" was released as a 12" single in 1982 (Celluloid/Elektra, 0-67970). Mixes of "Time Out" was released as a 12" single in 1983 (Elektra, 0-67916).
Track listing
- "Take a Chance" (Bill LaswellBill LaswellBill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
, Michael BeinhornMichael BeinhornMichael Beinhorn is an American musician and record producer.Beinhorn started his professional career as a musician, playing keyboards in Bill Laswell's Material during the 1980s...
) – 4:31 - "I'm the One" (Laswell, Beinhorn, R. Bernard FowlerBernard FowlerBernard Fowler is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and actor. He has provided backing vocals with The Rolling Stones for over 20 years on recordings and tours, and has been a featured guest vocalist on the majority of solo albums released by the members of that band. He has also been a...
) – 5:25 - "Time Out" (Laswell, Thi-Linh Le, Beinhorn) – 4:52
- "Let Me Have It All" (Sly StewartSly StoneSly Stone is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly & the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of...
) – 5:23 - "Come Down" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Fowler) – 4:43
- "Holding On" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Brian EnoBrian EnoBrian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
) – 4:40 - "Memories" (Hugh HopperHugh HopperHugh Colin Hopper was a progressive rock and jazz fusion bass guitarist. He was a prominent member of the Canterbury scene, as a member of Soft Machine and various other related bands.-Early career:...
) – 3:58 - "Don't Lose Control" (Laswell, Beinhorn) – 4:18
Personnel
- Michael BeinhornMichael BeinhornMichael Beinhorn is an American musician and record producer.Beinhorn started his professional career as a musician, playing keyboards in Bill Laswell's Material during the 1980s...
– Prophet-5, Oberheim OBXa, DSX sequencer, Roland TR-808 drum machine, Roland vocoder, tapes, percussion - Bill LaswellBill LaswellBill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
– Man Sting Ray bass, Fender Precision bass, effects
Vocalists
- Nona HendryxNona HendryxNona Hendryx is an American vocalist, producer, songwriter, musician, author, and actress.Hendryx is known for her work as a solo artist as well as for being one-third of the trio Labelle, who had a hit with "Lady Marmalade." Her music has ranged from soul, funk, dance, and R&B to hard rock, art...
– vocals ("Take a Chance", "Let Me Have It All", "Bustin' Out") - B.J. Nelson – vocals ("Take a Chance", "Let Me Have It All", "Holding On")
- R. Bernard FowlerBernard FowlerBernard Fowler is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and actor. He has provided backing vocals with The Rolling Stones for over 20 years on recordings and tours, and has been a featured guest vocalist on the majority of solo albums released by the members of that band. He has also been a...
– vocals ("I'm the One", "Come Down") - Thi-Linh Le – voice ("Time Out")
- Noris Night – voice ("Let Me Have It All")
- Whitney HoustonWhitney HoustonWhitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
– vocals ("Memories") - Jean KarakosCelluloid RecordsCelluloid Records, a French/American record label, founded by Jean Georgakarakos operated from 1976 to 1989 in New York, and produced a series of eclectic and ground-breaking releases, particularly in the early to late 1980s, largely under the auspices of de facto in-house producer Bill...
– voice ("Don't Lose Control")
Musicians
- Nile RodgersNile RodgersNile Gregory Rodgers is an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and guitarist.-Biography:...
– guitar ("I'm the One", "Come Down") - Fred FrithFred FrithFred Frith is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer and improvisor.Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. Frith was also a member of Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew...
– guitar ("Time Out") - Nicky SkopelitisNicky SkopelitisNicky Skopelitis is an American guitarist and composer from Greek heritage. He is best known as a guitarist, but also performs on banjo, oud, lute, keyboards and other instruments....
– guitar ("Holding On", "Don't Lose Control") - Ronnie Drayton – guitar ("Let Me Have It All", "Holding On", "Bustin' Out")
- J.T. Lewis – drums ("Take a Chance", "Time Out", "Holding On")
- Yogi Horton – drums ("Let Me Have It All", "Memories")
- Tony ThompsonTony ThompsonAnthony T. "Tony" Thompson was a session drummer best known as a member of Chic. He was raised in the middle-class community of Springfield Gardens, in Queens, NY.-Chic:...
– drums ("I'm the One", "Come Down", "Don't Lose Control") - Fred MaherFred MaherFred Maher is an American drummer, programmer and record producer.He was a member of Massacre , Material, Scritti Politti, Lou Reed, and is best known as the producer of I'm Talking's album Bear Witness , Lou Reed's album New York , Matthew Sweet's album Girlfriend , and Information Society's self...
– drums ("Bustin' Out") - Daniel Ponce – bongos ("I'm the One", "Don't Lose Control")
- Nicky Marrero – percussion ("Take a Chance", "Time Out", "Holding On")
- Oliver LakeOliver LakeOliver Lake is an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer and poet. He is known mainly on alto saxophone but also performs on soprano saxophone and flute....
– tenor and alto saxophone ("Come Down") - Archie SheppArchie SheppArchie Shepp is a prominent African-American jazz saxophonist. Shepp is best known for his passionately Afrocentric music of the late 1960s, which focused on highlighting the injustices faced by the African-Americans, as well as for his work with the New York Contemporary Five, Horace Parlan, and...
– tenor saxophone ("Memories") - Raymond Jones – Yamaha CP-70 B electronic grand piano ("Memories")
Production
- Recorded at O.A.O Studio, Brooklyn, New York and RPM Sound Studio, New York City by Martin BisiMartin bisiMartin Bisi is an American producer and songwriter.He is known for recording important records by Sonic Youth, Swans, John Zorn, Material, Bill Laswell, Helmet, Unsane, Cop Shoot Cop, White Zombie, Boredoms, Angels of Light and Herbie Hancock's Grammy-winning song Rockit,In 1979, Martin Bisi...
. Produced by Material.
Release history
- 1982 – Celluloid / Vogue (Fr.), CEL 541003 (LP)
- 1982 – Elektra (USA), 60206 (LP)
- 1982 – Celluloid, CELCD 5504 (CD)
- 1983 – CBS / Sony (Jp.), 25 AP 2754 (LP)
- 1992 – Metronome / Restless, 7 72654-2 (CD)
- 1992 – Demon / MauMau, MauCD 624 (CD)
- 1992 – Jimco, Jp., JICK 89047 (CD)
- 1997 – Movie Play Gold, MPG 74047 (CD)
- 2005 – Golden Stars, GSS 5406 (CD, Portugal, retitled CD 1)