Friday 4 June 2010

Continent Number 6 "Afromerica"

Continent Number 6

"Afromerica"
( LP Barclay Records, 1978, France )
Catalog # 910.006, BLY 910006


Tracklisting:
A1 Supercontinent 4:20
A2 Afromerica 6:00
A3 Hunky Funky Lion 4:16
A4 Revelation 3:40
B1 Eh Yeh Oh 5:18
B2 Call The Rain 5:55
B3 Jungle Jamboree 5:45

Personnel & Credits:
Bass - G. Augier Demoussac
Drums - P. Locci
Engineer [Condorcet] - F. Porterie, J.-M. Porterie
Engineer [Power Station, Assistant] - J. Hendrickson, R. Willhard
Engineer [Power Station] - N. Dorfsman
Guitar - P. Teodori
Keyboards, Arranged By, Conductor - R. Loubet
Lead Vocals [Lead Voice] - Alvin Fields (tracks: A1 to A4, B3),
Gordon Grody (tracks: B1), Yolanda McCullough (tracks: B2)
Lyrics By - B. Bergman
Lyrics By, Music By, Other [Album Concept] - J.-P. Lang
Photography - Image Bank, The
Producer - J.-L. Detry
Producer, Music By - F. Bernheim

Notes:
All songs published by Éditions Musicales F. Bernheim / Nouvelles Éditions Éddie Barclay
Produced for Orange Music / Detry Records
Recorded at Condorcet Studio, France and Power Station Studios, New York, in June, July and August 1978
1978 Orange Music / Detry Records
Distribution C.P.F. Barclay
Cat# given on sleeve & spine: 910.006
on labels: 910006 / BLY 910006
Etched in runout groove: 7810 BLY 910006

Review:
Continent Number 6 was an afro funk outfit composed of studio session artists, produced by french producers, possibly trying to follow Manu DiBango's tracks, which had led to a breakthrough on the US and european markets.

By Celo

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