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Old School Jams - Gold
Various Artists:  Old School Jams - Gold

$13.98 2-CD Set
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Album Review

Released: 2007
Label: Hip-O Records
Selection #: 220762
Commodores: Brick House; Rufus: Tell Me Something Good; Rose Royce: Car Wash; Ohio Players: Love Rollercoaster; Rick James: Super Freak; Parliament, others.
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1 Brick House [12-Inch Version] - Commodores
2 She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) [12-Inch Version] - Carlton, Carl
3 Super Freak [12-Inch Version] - James, Rick
4 Let It Whip [12-Inch Version] - Dazz Band
5 Cutie Pie - One Way [1]
6 Too Hot to Stop, Pt. 1 - Barkays
7 Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
8 Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off) - Parliament
9 Shake Your Pants - Cameo
10 Shame - King, Evelyn Champagne
11 I'm a Sucker for Your Love [12-Inch Version] - Marie, Teena
12 All Night Long [12-Inch Version] - Mary Jane Girls
13 Get the Funk Out Ma Face [12-Inch Version] - Brothers Johnson
14 The Payback - Brown, James [1]
15 Think (About It) - Collins, Lynn "The Female Preacher"
16 Pass the Peas - JB's
17 Car Wash - Rose Royce
18 Tell Me Something Good - Rufus [1]
19 I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You - Haywood, Leon
20 Joy and Pain - Maze [1]
21 September - Earth, Wind & Fire
22 Get Down on It [12-Inch Version] - Kool & The Gang
23 Just Got Paid [12-Inch Version] - Kemp, Johnny
24 Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) - Gap Band [1]
25 Let's Get Serious - Jackson, Jermaine
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Album Review

The terrain sampled here has been trod upon hundreds of times. However, since this double-disc set is part of Hip-O/Universal's Gold series, it shouldn't be disregarded on first sight. While anyone with a basic collection of funk, post-disco, or any other forms of club-oriented R&B spanning the '70s through the first half of the '80s will likely have a good percentage of the tracks on "Old School Jams", a few gaps are bound to be plugged, and the sound quality is such that you might be able to replace some of those lower-budget discs you picked up during the late '80s and early '90s. Another winning factor is that the longer 12" mixes are often used instead of single edits. Oft-compiled hits like the Commodores' "Brick House," Rick James' "Super Freak," and Rose Royce's "Car Wash" are balanced with tracks that never seem to get their due, like Teena Marie's "I'M Just A Sucker For Your Love" (at least not compared to "Behind The Groove" or "Square Biz"), Mary Jane Girls' "All Night Long," and Bobby Nunn's "She'S Just A Groupie." ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

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