Imagination - Body Talk (1981) (vinyl Lp) - €5,00

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Imagination were an English trio, who came to prominence in the early 1980s.

Singer/keyboardist Leee John (born 23 June 1957, Hackney, London) was working as a backing vocalist for the Delfonics, Chairmen of the Board, the Velvelettes and the Elgins when he met Ashley Ingram, a guitarist/bassist (born 27 November 1960, Northampton). 

John and Ingram formed a songwriting partnership, resolving to start their own "slinky, sexy, and erotic" group, working in a short-lived band called Fizzz. 

While they were auditioning for another short-lived band, Midnight Express, they met drummer Errol Kennedy (born 9 June 1953, Montego Bay, Jamaica), who at a very young age had learned to drum in the Boys' Brigade and Air Training Corps. 

Kennedy was a member of the London-based soul-funk band TFB (Typical Funk Band), later known as Central Line, prior to co-founding Midnight Express. 

Body Talk is the debut album by British soul/dance group Imagination, produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released in October 1981. 

 It is one of the earliest albums of its genre to have a distinctive 'British' sound as opposed to being an attempt to recreate contemporary American styles.

The title track was an immediate hit, reaching No. 4 on the UK singles chart. 

Two further singles, "In and Out of Love" and "Flashback", also reached the top 20. The album itself peaked at No. 20.

Body Talk proved to be an enduring album, with the tracks "So Good, So Right" and "Burnin' Up" being cited as influential and ahead of their time (the latter has been acknowledged by Frankie Knuckles as a key track in the development of house music). 

Side one

1.  Body Talk - 6:02

2.  So Good, So Right - 7:00

3 . Burnin’ Up - 4:50

Side two

1.  Tell Me Do You Want My Love - 5:25

2.  Flashback - 4:20

3.  I’ll Always Love You (But Don’t Look Back) - 4:20

4 . In And Out Of Love - 5:30

     Vibraphone – Orphy Robinson

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
• Published By – Red Bus Music (International) Ltd.
• Recorded At – Red Bus Studios
• Distributed By – Ariola Group of Companies
• Printed By – Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH
• Pressed By – Sonopress

Credits

• Bass, Vocals – Ashley Ingram
• Design, Artwork – Chess Creative Services
• Drums, Percussion – Errol Kennedy
• Engineer [Assistant] – Richard Lengyel
• Engineer [Cutting] – Tony Bridge
• Engineer, Mixed By – Tony Swain
• Executive-Producer – Eliot Cohen, Ellis Elias
• Executive-Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Morgan Khan
• Illustration – Terry Pastor
• Keyboards [Additional] – Tony Swain
• Lead Vocals, Keyboards – Leee John
• Percussion [Additional] – Steve Jolley
• Photography By – John Ridley
• Producer, Arranged By – Steve Jolley & Tony Swain
• Written-By – Imagination, Steve Jolley & Tony Swain

Recorded at Red Bus Studios, Summer 1981

Notes

Release: 1981

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Genre:  Downtempo, Disco

Label:  MCA

Catalog# MCA-5271

Vinyl:  Lichte Gebruikerssporen (G)

Cover:  Goed (G)

Prijs: €5,00