Pall Mall Groove
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Pall Mall Groove is an album released by Switch
, under the name of Hot Ice. After the White Heat
fiasco, the band recorded this album for Bernd Lichters. It was initially released only in Germany, Bernd's home country, in 1977. It was eventually released in the US in 1979, now re-named Smash. In 2007, it was released again (still titled Smash) on a limited edition CD through Bernd's own Burndsman Records. This album appeared a year before their Motown debut as Switch. Hot Ice was Gregory Williams, Jody Sims, Phillip Ingram
, Bobby DeBarge
, Tommy DeBarge, T.C. Brown, Stanley Brown and Arnett Hayes. The album incudes a re-recording of "Funk Freak" from the previous White Heat album.
Side Two:
Switch (band)
Switch was an R&B/funk band that found fame recording for the Gordy label in the late 1970s releasing hit songs such as "There'll Never Be", "I Call Your Name" and "The Best Beat in Town" and influenced bands such as DeBarge, which featured members Bobby and Tommy's siblings.-Early years:Formed in...
, under the name of Hot Ice. After the White Heat
White Heat (Switch)
White Heat is an album by Switch when they were known as White Heat. It was released in 1975 and produced by R&B notable Barry White. The album includes future Switch members Gregory Williams, Bobby DeBarge and Jody Sims.-Side A:...
fiasco, the band recorded this album for Bernd Lichters. It was initially released only in Germany, Bernd's home country, in 1977. It was eventually released in the US in 1979, now re-named Smash. In 2007, it was released again (still titled Smash) on a limited edition CD through Bernd's own Burndsman Records. This album appeared a year before their Motown debut as Switch. Hot Ice was Gregory Williams, Jody Sims, Phillip Ingram
Phillip Ingram
Phillip Ingram was raised in Akron, Ohio. He came from a musical family with six brothers and sisters who all sang and played instruments but only Phillip and his brother, James Ingram, pursued a musical career....
, Bobby DeBarge
Bobby DeBarge
Robert Louis "Bobby" DeBarge Jr. was an American musician and the lead singer of the 1970s Motown R&B group Switch. He was also the mentor behind his younger siblings who formed the musical group DeBarge and was the biggest influence among its members, most prominently El DeBarge...
, Tommy DeBarge, T.C. Brown, Stanley Brown and Arnett Hayes. The album incudes a re-recording of "Funk Freak" from the previous White Heat album.
Track listing
Side One:- "Pall Mall Groove" (instrumental)
- "Anyway" (feat. Darnell Wyrick and Gregory Williams)
- "I'm Gonna Give (My Whole Life To Music)" (feat. Arnett Hayes)
- "Don't Waste My Time" (feat. T.C. Brown)
Side Two:
- "Where's The Party" (feat. Tommy DeBarge)
- "Your Love" (feat. T.C. Brown)
- "Please Don't Let Me Go" (feat. Bobby DeBarge)
- "Funk Freak" (feat. Stanley Brown)