| On the Strength | |
|---|---|
| Studio Album by | Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (rap group) |
| Released | June 1988 |
| Recorded | 1981-82 |
| Genre/Style | Old school hip-hop, electro |
| Length | 39:17 |
| Label | Elektra |
| Producer(s) | Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five |
| Writer(s) | |
| Last album | The Message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five album) |
| This album | On the Strength (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five album) |
| Next album | |
On the Strength is the reunion (and second) album by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Released in 1988, it was the full line-up’s last album together. Although certainly contributing to the album itself, Cowboy (Keith Wiggins), was not present for the album or single photo shoots.
The album was reissued in the US on CD in 2005 (Collectors' Choice Music, CCM-585-2) but once again (see Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang) omitted the bonus track (*) that was originally included on both the original CD and cassette versions of the album.
Track listing[]
1. "Gold" - 4:25
2. "Cold in Effect" - 2:28
3. "Yo Baby" - 4:31
4. "On the Strength" - 4:45
5. "The King" - 3:19
6. "Fly Girl" - 5:13
7. "Magic Carpet Ride" (featuring Steppenwolf) - 4:14
8. "Leave Here" - 3:50
9. "This Is Where You Got It From" - 4:06
10. "The Boy is Dope" - 3:11
11. "Back in the Days of Hip-Hop" - 4:05 (*)
Notes[]
- "Back in the Days of Hip-Hop" also appeared as the b-side of the UK and US Gold 7-inch single and the Magic Carpet Ride 12" single.
Artist & Repertoire: Raoul Roach
Personnel[]
- Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Sadler) - turntables, drum programming, Flashformer transform DJ device
- Grandmaster Mele Mel (Melvin Glover) - vocals
- Rahiem (Guy Todd Williams) - vocals
- Scorpio (Eddie Morris) - vocals
- Kid Creole (Nathaniel Glover) - vocals
- Cowboy (rapper) (Keith Wiggins) - vocals
- Guy Vaughn - keyboards, drum programming, and vocals on The Boy is Dope
- Afrika Bambaataa (dj) (Kevin Donovan) - music and drum-sound consultant
- Jesse Daniels - vocals on Fly Girl
- Arthur "Disco B" Hayward - additional scratches and assistant to the Grandmaster
- Ray (Ray Roll) Cortez - vocals on The Boy is Dope
Singles[]
Links[]
See Also[]
| Grandmaster Flash | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | They Said It Couldn't Be Done · The Source · Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang · Flash Is Back · The Bridge (Concept of a Culture) |
| Compilation albums | Greatest Messages · Message from Beat Street · The Greatest Mixes · Adventures on the Wheels of Steel · Salsoul Jam 2000 · Essential Cuts · Essential Mix: Classic Edition · Essential Cuts · Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel and the Furious Five: The Definitive Groove Collection · The Essential Grandmaster Flash |
| with the Furious Five | The Message · On the Strength |
| Songs | "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" · "The Message" · "Magic Carpet Ride" (with Steppenwolf) |
| Related articles | Discography · Melle Mel · Sugar Hill Records · Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five |
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