ONCE UPON A TIME.....Now Do U Wanta Dance

 

GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION Now Do U Wanta Dance  (WB,1977) - Funk,Soul


     There is no doubt that this anything other than a strong, confident record from a band with enviable “chops” and a knack for crafting catchy floor-fillers. Starting up with the joyous acapella of “Happ-E-2-C-U-A-Ginn”, this and the later “Stomped, Beat-up and Whooped”, very like a piece of honey-dripping 50s Rock ‘n’ Roll, both turns expectations on their head.
     More typically what you might expect to hear (but no less enjoyable) are tracks like the vocoder-crazed title song and the James Brown-inflected “Last Train”. These build up to the album centrepiece “Earthquake”, a real live monster slab of Funk shakedown, with explosions, Heavy Metal guitar histrionics and of course Graham’s mightily impressive flashy bass player high in the mix. It kicks heavy duty booty alright! “Have Faith In Me”, which ends the set shows their gift for a great Soul ballad, something which Graham would later fashion into a whole new career. Though a very good album it didn’t make the Billboard Top 40, but as a compensation did reach number 12 in the US Soul charts.

TRACKLIST : Happ-E-2-C-U-A-Ginn
                   Now Do U Wanta Dance
                   Last Train
                   Love And Happiness
                   Earthquake
                   Crazy Chicken
                   Stomped Beat-Up And Whooped
                   Lead Me On
                   Saving My Love For You
                   Have Faith In Me

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