''They Said It Couldn't Be Done'' is an album by

Grandmaster Flash Joseph Robert Saddler (born January 1, 1958), known by his stage name Grandmaster Flash, is a Barbadian-American musician and DJ. He created a DJ technique called the Quick Mix Theory. This technique serviced the break-dancer and the rapper by el ...

, released in 1985. It is his second overall studio album, and his first album credited solely to him following the breakup of the Furious Five due to the departure of rappers

Melle Mel Melvin Glover (born May 15, 1961), better known by his stage name Grandmaster Melle Mel or simply Melle Mel (), is an American rapper who was the lead vocalist and songwriter of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Career Glover began per ...

, Scorpio, and Keith Cowboy. For ''They Said It Couldn't Be Done'', Flash signed with

Elektra Records Elektra Records (or Elektra Entertainment) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, founded in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickolt. It played an important role in the development of contemporary folk and rock music between the ...

and retained the services of Rahiem and The Kidd Creole. New rappers Lavon (Kevin LaVon Dukes), Mr Broadway (Russell Wheeler), and dancer Larry Love (Larry Parker) were added. The album was re-issued on CD in the US for the first time on April 26, 2005 ( DBK Works dbk514). It was the first album the group released on a major label. It was produced by Gavin Christopher and Grandmaster Flash (the group). The album also included "Girls Love the Way He Spins", "Sign of the Times", "Paradise" and "Rock the House (Alternate Groove)". It was the first hip hop album released by

Track listing

#"Girls Love the Way He Spins" – 6:34 #"The Joint Is Jumpin'" – 3:44 #"Rock the House" – 5:45 #"Jailbait" – 4:52 #"Sign of the Times" – 6:09 #"Larry's Dance Theme" – 3:21 #"Who's That Lady" – 5:26 #"Alternate Groove" – 5:26 #"Paradise" – 5:24

Personnel

– Arranger, spinner and background vocals *

The Kidd Creole Nathaniel Glover (born February 19, 1960), also known as Nate or Danny Glover and better known by the stage name Kidd Creole, is an American former hip hop recording artist. He was a member of the pioneering old school hip hop group Grandmaster ...

– writer, arranger and background vocals * Rahiem – Lead and background vocals, rapper, arranger and writer *La Von Dukes – (Kevin L. Dukes) writer, rapper, arranger, Bass Guitar and background vocals *Mr. Broadway – Rapper, background vocals *Larry Love – Dancer, specializing in Electric Boogie, background vocals

Musicians

*Gavin Christopher – drum machine programming, Simmons toms and percussion, OB8 synthesizer bass *Grandmaster Flash, Dave Ogrin,

Paul Pesco Paul Pesco (born May 13, 1959) is an American session guitarist, singer-songwriter, film score composer and record producer. Biography Pesco was born in Canandaigua, New York, to a Sicilian father (an opera singer and voice instructor) and ...

– additional drum programming *Gavin Christopher, Vince Madison, Dave Ogrin, Terry Marshall, Rahiem, Grandmaster Flash – keyboards *Vince Madison, Gavin Christopher – Oberheim system programming *Paul Pesco, Richard Davis – guitars * Michael A. Levine - sampling keyboards

References

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