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    • "Watching You" from the album Stone Jam, which hit the Pop charts at the 78th place and 6th on Black singles chart, and is a good example for Ohio funk.
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Slave was an Ohio funk band popular in the 1970s and early 1980s. Trumpeter Steve Washington formed the group in Dayton, Ohio in 1975. Image File history File links Slave-watching_you. ... Software development stages In computer programming, development stage terminology expresses how the development of a piece of software has progressed and how much further development it may require. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... dupe of List of funk musicians and bands The ADC Band The Armed Gang Arrington, Steve Aurra The Average White Band Ayers, Roy Baby Brother The Bar-Kays Birdsong, Edwin The Blackbyrds Bloodstone Bohannon, Hamilton Bootsys Rubber Band The Boppers Brass Construction Breakwater Brides of Funkenstein Brecker Brothers Brick... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, In the Western world, the focus shifted from the social activism of the sixties to social activities for ones own pleasure, save for environmentalism, which continued in a very visible way. ... The 1980s refers to the period where corey sucks peters and has a not little to look at his little penis of and between 1980 and 1989. ... For Trumpet Winsock, see Winsock. ... Nickname: Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Montgomery Founded April 1, 1796 Incorporated 1805 Government  - Mayor Rhine L. McLin Area  - City  56. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

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Career

Vocalist Floyd Miller teamed with Tom Lockett Jr, Charlie Bradley, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks, Danny Webster, Orion Wilhoite, and Tim Dozier. Vocalists Steve Arrington and Starleana Young came aboard in 1978, with Arrington ultimately becoming lead vocalist. Their first big hit was the single "Slide" in 1977 for Cotillion Records, where they remained until 1984. Their best tracks were lyrically simple and at times silly, but the arrangements and rhythms were intense and hypnotic.[citation needed] Their song "Drac is Back" exemplifies all three of these qualities. Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... Drummer Steve Arrington got his start playing with the Young Mystics. ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Cotillion Records was a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. ... Lyrics are the words in songs. ... In music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch, such as a lead sheet. ... For the popular Tamil film, see Rhythm (film) Rhythm (Greek = flow, or in Modern Greek, style) is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events. ...


Other Top Ten R&B hits were "Just a Touch of Love" in 1979, "Watching You" in 1980, and "Snap Shot" in 1981. Young, Washington, and Lockett departed to form Aurra in 1979. They added Charles Carter, Delburt Taylor, Sam Carter, Kevin Johnson, and Roger Parker as replacements and continued on, though much less successfully, into the late 1980s. Arrington himself left in the early '80s. A top 10 list is a generic term used to indicate a list of items, usually ten in number, which are considered to be best, worst, or notable in some other way, typically a record chart. ... Rhythm and blues (also known as R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences — first performed by African American artists. ... Auura was a 1980s soul group, who at the time of their biggest success was comprising of Curt Jones and Starleana Young. ... The 1980s refers to the period where corey sucks peters and has a not little to look at his little penis of and between 1980 and 1989. ...


They moved to Atlantic Records for one LP in 1984, then switched to the Atlanta-based Ichiban in 1986 for singles and LPs that were just a shade of the former vibrant Slave sound. Their most recent release was The Funk Strikes Back in 1992. Rhino issued Stellar Fungk: The Best of Slave, an anthology of their finest cuts, in 1994. Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... It has been suggested that Childrens gramophone records be merged into this article or section. ... Hotlanta redirects here. ... ANThology is the first major label album by Alien Ant Farm. ...


Discography

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
1977 "Slide" #1 Slave
1977 "The Party Song" #22 The Hardness of the World
1977 "Baby Sinister" #74 The Hardness of the World
1978 "Stellar Fungk" #14 The Concept
1980 "Just A Touch of Love" #9 Just A Touch of Love
1980 "Sizzlin' Hot" #57 Stone Jam
1981 "Watching You" #6 Stone Jam
1981 "Snap Shot" #6 Show Time
1982 "Wait For Me" #20
1983 "Shake It Up" #22 Bad Enuff
1984 "Ooohh" #41 New Plateau
1984 "Steppin Out" #73 Bad Enuff
1986 "All We Need Is Time" #85 Unchained At Last
1986 "Thrill Me" #84 Rebirth
1987 "Juicy-O" #83 Make Believe

The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, formerly known as Top Soul Singles, Top Black Singles, and Top R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... See also: 1976 in music, other events of 1977, 1978 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Queens Bohemian Rhapsody is named The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years by BPI. In this year, the St. ... See also: 1976 in music, other events of 1977, 1978 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Queens Bohemian Rhapsody is named The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years by BPI. In this year, the St. ... See also: 1976 in music, other events of 1977, 1978 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Queens Bohemian Rhapsody is named The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years by BPI. In this year, the St. ... See also: 1970s in music. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1980 Record labels established in 1980 other events of 1980 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 1 - Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II. The only other pop music acts to be created MBEs are the Beatles and... See also: Musical groups established in 1980 Record labels established in 1980 other events of 1980 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 1 - Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II. The only other pop music acts to be created MBEs are the Beatles and... See also: Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 other events of 1981 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 10 - Revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadways Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith February... See also: Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 other events of 1981 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 10 - Revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadways Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith February... See also: 1982 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 other events of 1982 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 15 - K.C. and the Sunshine Bands Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. ... See also: 1982 in music, other events of 1983, 1984 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events The most long-term influential release of 1983 is probably Head over Heels by the Cocteau Twins, which sold poorly upon its initial release. ... See also: 1980s in music. ... See also: 1980s in music. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 1980s in music // January 23 - The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley) February 11 - Culture Club... See also: Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 1980s in music // January 23 - The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley) February 11 - Culture Club... See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ...

Albums

Year Album Chart positions Label
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums US Billboard 200
1977 Slave #6 #22 Cotillion
1977 The Hardness of the World #31 #67 Cotillion
1978 The Concept #11 #78 Cotillion
1979 Just a Touch of Love #11 #92 Cotillion
1980 Stone Jam #5 #53 Cotillion
1981 Show Time #7 #46 Cotillion
1982 Visions of the Lite #46 #177 Cotillion
1983 Bad Enuff #30 #168 Cotillion
1984 New Plateau Did not chart Did not chart Cotillion
1985 Unchained At Last #56 Did not chart Ichiban
1987 Make Believe #44 Did not chart Ichiban
1988 Slave 88 Did not chart Did not chart Ichiban
1991 Rebirth Did not chart Did not chart Ichiban
1992 Funk Strikes Back Did not chart Did not chart Ichiban
1994 Stellar Fungk: The Best Of Slave #44 Did not chart Ichiban
1995 Masters of The Fungk Did not chart Did not chart Ichiban

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