Give Me Your Love (album)
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Released on Roy AyersRoy Ayers
Roy Ayers is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk .- Biography :Ayers...
's Uno Melodic record label in 1981. While it didn't make a dent on the R&B charts, over time it has eventually became rare groove favorite. Led by the often sampled classic song "You Can't Turn Me Away" which was sampled by the The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...
mentored group, Junior M.A.F.I.A.
Junior M.A.F.I.A.
Junior M.A.F.I.A. is an American hip hop group from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. The acronym M.A.F.I.A. stands for Masters At Finding Intelligent Attitudes. They were formed and mentored by New York rapper, The Notorious B.I.G., in the early 1990s and released their debut album,...
on their song Get Money
Get Money (Junior M.A.F.I.A. song)
"Get Money" was the third and final single released from the Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s debut album, Conspiracy. The original version, which sampled Sylvia Striplin's "You Can't Turn Me Away", was produced by EZ Elpee with verses done by The Notorious B.I.G. and Lil' Kim...
in 1995.
Track listing
- Look Towards The Sky - (Sylvia StriplinSylvia StriplinSylvia Striplin is a New York based jazz, soul and R&B vocalist. Striplin has worked with funk, jazz, R&B and soul, vibraphonist Roy Ayers, who helped her release her 1981 album Give Me Your Love on the Uno Melodic record label. Striplin, along with Marva Hicks found some solo success after being...
) 4:34 - Toy Box - (James Bedford) 4:16
- You Can't Turn Me Away - (Roy AyersRoy AyersRoy Ayers is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk .- Biography :Ayers...
, Sylvia Striplin, James Bedford) 5:31 - All Alone - (Wilson, Woods) 5:12
- Give Me Your Love - (James Bedford) 6:20
- Will We Ever Pass This Way Again - (Wilson, Woods) 4:37
- Searchin' - (Roy Ayers) 6:29
- You Said - (Sylvia Striplin, Roy Ayers) 4:54
Personnel
- Sylvia StriplinSylvia StriplinSylvia Striplin is a New York based jazz, soul and R&B vocalist. Striplin has worked with funk, jazz, R&B and soul, vibraphonist Roy Ayers, who helped her release her 1981 album Give Me Your Love on the Uno Melodic record label. Striplin, along with Marva Hicks found some solo success after being...
- Lead and Backing Vocals, Handclaps - Nathan WattsNathan WattsNathan Lamar Watts, born 1954 in Detroit, Michigan is an American session bass guitar player, best known for his work with Stevie Wonder from the 1970s to the present...
, Peter Brown, William Allen - Bass - Rick Zunigar, Jeff Johnson, Chuck Anthony - Guitar
- Steve Cobb, Dennis Davis - Drums
- Philip Woo - Oberheim
- Justo Almario - Soprano Sax
- Jaymz Bedord - Clavinet