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| Kurtis Blow | |
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| Studio Album by | Kurtis Blow (rapper) |
| Released | September 29, 1980 |
| Recorded | 1979 |
| Genre/Style | Old school hip-hop |
| Length | 50:45 |
| Label | Mercury |
| Producer(s) | Larry Green, J.B. Moore |
| Writer(s) | |
| Last album | |
| This album | Kurtis Blow (album) |
| Next album | Deuce (Kurtis Blow album) |
The album Kurtis Blow is rapper Kurtis Blow's self-titled debut, released in 1980. It includes the famous song "The Breaks", that was often sampled later in hip-hop records, mainly for its introduction made by Blow's a cappella vocal, and for the drum break, giving a wordplay dimension to the title. "Rappin' Blow, Pt. 2" was issued as a single, that had a "do-it-yourself" B-side, the instrumental version. "Takin' Care of Business" is one of the first hip hop and rock'n'roll cross over attempts.
Track listing[]
Side one
1. "Rappin' Blow, Pt. 2" (Kurtis Blow, Robert Ford, Miller, J.B. Moore, Smith) 4:42
2. "The Breaks (Kurtis Blow single)" (Blow, Ford, Miller, Moore, Smith) 7:43
3. "Way Out West" (Moore) 7:43
Side two
1. "Throughout Your Years" (Blow, Moore, Waring) 5:21
2. "Hard Times" (Jimmy Bralower, Moore, Joseph Simmons, Smith, Waring) 4:38
3. "All I Want in This World (Is to Find That Girl)" (Moore) 5:00
4. "Takin' Care of Business" (Randy Bachman) 5:31
CD bonus tracks
1. "Christmas Rappin'" (Blow, Ford, Moore) 3:57
2. "Breaks [Instrumental]" (Blow, Ford, Moore, Simmons, Smith) 5:52
Production[]
- Produced By Robert Ford & J.B. Moore
- Engineers: Rod Hui
- Assistant Engineers: Erik Block, Paula Stevens, Lisa Zimet
- Mixing: Vincent Davis
- Mastering: Suha Gur
Personnel[]
- Vocals: Kurtis Blow, Sudana Bobatoon, Wayne Garfield, Sheila Spencer, William Waring, Adam White
- Guitars: Eddie Martinez, J.B. Moore, Dean Swenson, John Tropea
- Keyboards: Onaje Allen Gumbs, J.B. Moore
- Bass: Craig Short, Tom Wolk
- Drums: Jimmy Bralower
Singles[]
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