"The Groove" is a song by American jazz pianist

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released as a single in April 1980 from his second album ''You'll Never Know''. "The Groove" had the most success in the UK, peaking at number 7 on the Singles Chart, and even created its own dance craze there, called 'The Freeze', started by disc jockey Chris Hill, in which due to the number of breaks in the song, dancers would freeze until the music started again.

Track listing

7": Columbia / 1-11252 # "The Groove" – 3:28 # "God Bless the Blues" – 3:01 12": Columbia / 43-11300 # "The Groove" – 4:48 # "God Bless the Blues" – 6:22 12": CBS / S CBS 13 8529 (UK and Europe) # "The Groove" – 4:48 # "God Bless the Blues" – 3:01

Personnel

Musicians *

– piano * Brooks Hunnicutt – vocals * Lisa Roberts – vocals * Phyllis St. James – vocals * Vince Spaulding – electric guitar * Harold Foreman – bass guitar * Dean Holzkamp – flute, soprano saxophone * Tony St. Junior – drums *

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– percussion Technical *

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– producer * Rodney Franklin – associate producer *

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– executive producer *

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– recording engineer * Don Hahn – remix engineer *

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– mastering engineer

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Groove (song), The 1980 singles 1980 songs Columbia Records singles CBS Records singles