Mother’s Finest - Mother Factor (1978) (LP) - €5,00

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Third (or fourth if you count the live) album from the multi-facet Mother’s Finest, but it’s a fairly different beast altogether. 

Indeed Mother Factor sees the funk-disco dimension of the band get the lion’s share of the album, and the hard-rock direction almost reduced to nil. 

Apparently the addition of another Afro-American definitely tipped the musical balance of the group towards the dance thing. 

Indeed, seeing the front (ala Sheer Heart Attack) and back cover photos, we get the full vision of black sense of street fashion with the pop-star twist, while the two white dudes appear only as “faire-valoir”. 

Well if you’re into this funk disco thing (or more into the disco-funk, in this case), MF might be just your thing, but if you enjoyed the hard-driving rock with a slight southern twist, you’d better stay clear of this dud, dude!!

I’m not sure exactly when the band’s commercial fortunes took a nosedive, but I take it, that it’s around this album’s release or their next one, because they certainly lost a substantial amount of the rock-loving audience, while the increase of the soul-funk audience didn’t substantially increase to compensate. 

In either case, stand warned not to expect something close to their previous albums.

Mother's Finest came closest with this album to getting some deserved attention. The album stayed on the pop charts for over 20 weeks, generating a mild R&B hit, and the group did some support tours. 

Unfortunately, it didn't have the one breakout single they needed, or even an album cut that could become a cult winner. Instead, it ended up being a close-but-no-cigar proposition, although it did keep them viable enough to secure another contract with a new label.

Side A

A1.  Can’t Fight The Feeling - 3:59

A2.  Tell Me - 3:14

A3.  Watch My Stylin’ - 3:56

A4.  Love Changes - 4:50

Side B

B1.  Don’t Wanna Come Back - 4:15

B2.  Give It Up - 4:49

B3.  Mr. Goodbar - 3:53

B4.  I Can’t Believe - 4:42

B5.  More And More - 3:00

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – CBS Inc.
• Manufactured By – Epic Records
• Produced For – Tisra-Til Productions, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
• Copyright © – CBS Inc.
• Pressed By – CBS, Haarlem – 01-83011
• Published By – Satsong Music
• Published By – Alexscar Music Inc.
• Recorded At – Studio One, Doraville
• Mastered At – A&M Mastering Studios

Credits

• Arranged By – Mother's Finest (tracks: A1-A3, B1-B5)
• Backing Vocals – Glenn Murdock, Joyce Baby Jean Kennedy, Moses Mo, Wizzard
• Bass – Wizzard
• Design – Paula Scher
• Drums – BB Queen
• Engineer – Don Cody
• Engineer [Assistant] – Rodney Mills
• Guitar – Moses Mo
• Keyboards – Michael Keck
• Lead Vocals – Glenn Murdock, Joyce Baby Jean Kennedy
• Mastered By – Frank De Luna
• Mixed By – Don Cody, Skip Scarborough
• Percussion – BB Queen, Joyce Baby Jean Kennedy, Michael Keck, Moses Mo
• Photography By – Jim Houghton
• Producer – Skip Scarborough

Produced for Tisra-Til Productions, Inc.
Recorded at Studio One, Doraville, GA
Mastered at A&M Studios, Hollywood, Ca

Notes

Release:  1978

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Genre:  Funk, Rock

Label:  Epic Records

Catalog#  EPC 83011

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Lichte Gebruikerssporen (G)

Prijs: €5,00