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The Hardness Of The World
''The Hardness Of The World'' is the second album by the American funk band Slave, released in 1977, their second album release that year. The lead single "The Party Song" reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p ... chart. Track listing #Life Can Be Happy 4:16 #The Great American Funk Song 3:50 #Can't Get Enough Of You 4:07 #Baby Sinister 6:45 #The World's On Hard 3:26 #The Party Song 4:07 #We Can Make Love 5:28 #Volcano Rupture 6:23 Charts Singles References External links Slave - ''The Hardness Of The World'' at Discogs {{DEFAULTSORT:Hardness of the World 1977 albums Slave (band) albums Cotillion Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slave (band)
Slave was an American Ohio-based funk band popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist Steve Washington, born in New Jersey, attended East Orange High School, and was one of the first users of the "electric trumpet". He and Trombonist Floyd Miller formed the group in Dayton, Ohio in 1975. Career During late 1975 and spring of 1976, trombonist Floyd Miller teamed with trumpeter Steve Washington to form Slave. The original line-up included Tom Lockett Jr. (tenor and alto sax), Carter Bradley (keyboards), Mark Adams (bass), Mark "Drac" Hicks (lead and rhythm guitar, background vocals), Danny Webster (rhythm and lead guitar, lead and background vocals), Orion "Bimmy" Wilhoite (alto and tenor sax), and Tim "Tiny" Dozier (drums). They scored their first big hit with the single "Slide" in 1977 for Cotillion Records, which is the label they remained with until 1984. In 1978 Slave's sound changed slightly when drummer/percussionist Steve Arrington, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |