Zapp & Roger - All The Greatest Hits

Artist:

Zapp

UPC:

081227996178

Description:

Zapp: Roger Troutman (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, voice box); Zapp Troutman (vibraphone, background vocals); Lester Troutman (drums, drum programming); Larry Troutman (percussion).
Additional personnel includes: Greg Jackson (vocals, keyboards); The Mighty Clouds Of Joy, Shirley Murdock, Bobby Glover (vocals); Carl Cowen (flute, horns); Clarence Satchell (saxophone); Jerome Derrickson, Eddie Barber, Larry Hatcher (horns); Dale DeGroat (keyboards, drum programming, background vocals); Billy Beck (keyboards, background vocals); Robert "Rumba" Jones (percussion); Robert Smith (drum programming, background vocals); Bootsy Collins, Shelly Smith, Delores Smith, Dick Smith, LeRoy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Janetta Boyce, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Malia Franklin (background vocals).
Producers: Roger Troutman, Zapp Troutman, Bootsy Collins.
Engineers include: Greg Ward, Jim Vitti, Mike Iacopelli.
Principally recorded at United Sound Systems and Sound Room East, Detroit, Michigan.
This 17-track compilation contains three certifiable R&B classics: the funk anthem "More Bounce To The Ounce," the trendsetting "Computer Love," and one of the finest singles of the `80s, Roger Troutman`s solo smash "I Want To Be Your Man." The last is an achingly soulful and slow groove accented with the best use of the Vocoder (a device that changes the pitch of a voice without altering its tempo) in pop music history.
Vocoder effects appear throughout GREATEST HITS. They may have seemed gimmicky in less imaginative hands, but Troutman was also an inventive and creative producer and songwriter. Sadly, Troutman was murdered in 1999 by his brother Larry, a former member of Zapp. This exceptional compilation is a tribute to Roger`s talents and a perfect introduction to Zapp and Roger.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. More Bounce to the Ounce
2. Be Alright
3. I Heard It Through the Grapevine
4. So Ruff, So Tuff
5. Do It Roger
6. Dance Floor
7. Doo WA Ditty (Blow That Thing)
8. I Can Make You Dance
9. Heartbreaker (Part 1, Part 2)
10. In the Mix
11. Midnight Hour-Live `93 - (remix)
12. Computer Love
13. Night and Day `93 - (remix)
14. I Want to Be Your Man
15. Curiosity `93 - (remix)
16. Slow and Easy
17. Mega Medley: More Bounce To the Ounce / Do It Roger / Heartbreaker (Part 1, Part 2) / Playin` Kinda Ruff / So Ruff, So Tuff / Dancefloor / I Can Make You Dance / Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing) / I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Album Information

Release Date:

10/16/2007

Type:

Performer

Genre:

R&B

Subgenre:

Funk

Label:

Reprise

Catalog Number:

945143

Original Release Year:

1993

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

75 : 15

Guest Artist:

Mighty Clouds Of Joy; Shirley Murdock; Bootsy Collins

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