All The Greatest Hits by Zapp & Roger (CD, 1993, Reprise) *NEW* *FREE Shipping*

Description: All The Greatest Hits by Zapp & Roger [CD] Track Listing: 1 More Bounce To The Ounce 2 Be Alright 3 I Heard It Through The Grapevine 4 So Ruff, So Tuff 5 Do It Roger 6 Dance Floor 7 Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing) 8 I Can Make You Dance 9 Heartbreaker (Part 1, Part 2) 10 In The Mix 11 Midnight Hour-Live '93 (remix) 12 Computer Love 13 Night And Day '93 (remix) 14 I Want To Be Your Man 15 Curiosity '93 (remix) 16 Slow And Easy 17 Medley: Mega Medley: More Bounce To The Ounce/Do It Roger/Heartbreaker (Part 1, Part 2)/Playin' Kinda Ruff/So Ruff, So Tuff/Dancefloor/I Can Make You Dance/Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)/I Heard It Through The Grapevine Formed in Dayton, Ohio in 1978, R&B/funk outfit Zapp scored a string of hits marked by their prominent use of the vocoder alongside their fat electric grooves. Comprised of the Troutman brothers (leader Roger on vocals and guitar, Larry on percussion, Lester on drums and Tony on bass), Zapp's self titled 1980 debut LP was produced by P-Funk legend Bootsy Collins. It soared up the R&B and Pop charts and launched a series of seriously funky discs. Features the #1 smash 'Dance Floor', the Top 10 hits 'I Can Make You Dance,', 'Computer Love' and more on this 17 track collection that went platinum when it was originally released in '93. --- This Dayton, OH, band came to typify swinging, effervescent, and melodic funk in an era when Parliament, Funkadelic, and other outfits were getting bogged down and burned out. Zapp, unlike the other P-Funk units, had their own personality divorced from George Clinton, so much so a listener might not get the connection unless they read the album notes. While both Zapp and Roger had enough hits to make separate greatest hits compilations, All the Greatest Hits works well due to the song inclusions and the level of skill. Zapp's first hit, "More Bounce to the Ounce" with it's hard-hitting funk with jazzy underpinnings, set the template. Tracks from Roger Troutman's solo debut, like the great "Do It Roger" and a cover of "Heard It Through the Grapevine," seemed to sap the strength from the Zapp name, although the band was on them too. Zapp's 1983 near-classic "Heartbreaker 1 and 2" still amazes with its minimal, lean sound. The synth-based sound also served Troutman well on the mid-'80s solo hit "In the Mix" and Zapp's ballad "Computer Love." As the Zapp never did regain its commercial footing by the late '80s, Roger fared better solo and turned in the romantic ballad and surprise hit "I Wanna Be Your Man." All The Great Hits diminishes its appeal by adding disposable tracks like "Curiosity '93 (Remix)" and the live "Midnight Hour-Live '93 (Remix)." While the hits are indeed here, a fan could just as easily obtain a 1980-84 album of Zapp or Roger to get a better sense of the importance of the music. ~ Jason Elias, AllMusic Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE

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