Three years after releasing the heavenly midtempo boogie track "Falling in Love" on Salsoul, Surface signed to Columbia and released their first album, a Lover's Lane paradise populated by aching, delicately durable ballads -- "Happy" being the absolute hottest. Few of the ten tracks cannot be classified as slow or slowish, including the decent late-period electro of "You're Fine" and "Lady Wants a Man," as well as the faintly "Falling in Love"-echoing "Feels So Good." Otherwise, it's slow grinding and gentle pleading, none of which is overly dramatic -- not by mid-'80s R&B standards, at least. Between this and the first Keith Sweat, contemporary songwriters and producers aiming to make steamy, electronically enhanced slow jams have several ideas just waiting to be lifted. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
Surface
01/01/1987
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Credits of Surface
- David Rivkin
- Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Julian Robertson
- Engineer
- David Townsend
- Synthesizer, Producer, Piano, Arranger, Vocals (Background), Guitar
- Tony Braithwaite
- Engineer
- Erik Nuri
- Executive Producer
- David Ahlert
- Engineer
- Larkin Arnold
- Executive Producer
- Vassal Benford
- Synthesizer, Programming, Arranger
- Craig Burbidge
- Assistant Engineer
- David Conley
- Synthesizer, Producer, Drum Programming, Vocals (Background), Flute, Percussion, Programming, Arranger
- Larry Conley
- Saxophone
- Gary Henry
- Synthesizer
- Bernard Jackson
- Synthesizer, Producer, Guitar, Arranger, Guitar (Bass), Vocals (Background), Vocals, Bass
- Matthew Kasha
- Engineer, Mixing
- Surface
- Main Performer














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