The fact that there is a dozen people credited for backing vocals on this album, but no one for lead, says a lot. There is actually only one song, "Talkin' About My Love for You," with solo vocals, and the rest are instrumental, sometimes with vocal choruses. This could give a feeling of a karaoke record, but getting used to it one will find the tracks with backing vocals the album's strongest; for example, the introductory "Mighty Love," with the groove slowly building up to an irresistible frenzy. And the extremely skilled ensemble manages to do this trick even when conditions seem really bad, like in "Dance With Me," starting out with lazy synth strings, a bossa rhythm, and quiet backing vocals. When listeners dance to the funky beat at the end of the song, they are likely to have forgotten what it sounded like in the beginning. And Stuff is obviously not about writing durable songs, but doing party music with a highly competent band, and this time including a whole lot of gospel in the jazz-funk. The only time Stuff is disappointing is when they don't raise the tempo. "Rainbows" and "Gordon's Theme" may be important for the balance of the album, but are actually a bit boring, though the latter has some comic ingredients. But that is followed up by the magnificent "Talkin' About My Love for You." And it has been said before, but this will make everyone dance. ~ Lars Lovén, All Music Guide
Stuff It
01/01/1978 | Wounded Bird Records
All Music Guide Review
Stuff It Track Listing
Credits of Stuff It
- Kermit Moore
- Cello
- Gene Orloff
- Violin
- Chris Parker
- Drums
- Leon Pendarvis
- Horn, String Arrangements
- Verna Richardson
- Vocals (Background)
- Alan Rubin
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Mitsue Takayama
- Viola
- Richard Tee
- Keyboards
- Oren Waters
- Vocals (Background)
- Crusher Bennet
- Percussion
- Paul Winter
- Violin
- Alex Foster
- Saxophone
- Al Brown
- Viola
- Faith, Hope & Charity
- Vocals (Background)
- Stuff
- Main Performer
- Peter Marshall
- Vocals (Background)
- Julien Barber
- Violin
- Cornell Dupree
- Guitar
- Gordon Edwards
- Bass
- Venetta Fields
- Vocals (Background)
- Steve Gadd
- Drums
- Eric Gale
- Guitar
- Guy Lumia
- Violin
- Steve Cropper
- Producer
- Ronnie Cuber
- Saxophone
- Jon Faddis
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Tom "Bones" Malone
- Trombone
- George Young
- Saxophone

















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