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T-Connection - Magic

Record Label: Music Collection   No Of Tracks: 08
Genre: Soul                    Quality: 192K HQ
Rip Date: Jul-24-2001          Total Size: 52,10 MB
Ripped By: KaptK            Original Media: [x] CD - [ ] Vinyl

Bahamian  vocalist, guitarist, and  keyboardist T-Coakley  formed
T-Connection in  the '70s. His  brother  Kirkwood Coakley  joined
him on bass and drums, with drummer/percussionist Anthony Flowers
and guitarist  David Mackey  as the  other members.  They quickly
became enormously  popular in  the Bahamas  and Caribbean  before
moving  to  Miami and  signing  with  TK. Their   single "Do What
You Wanna Do" was a disco  anthem, and  one of the first  12-inch
singles issued  domestically. They  recorded for   TK until 1980,
then  signed  with Capitol.  They released   four more  LPs  with
Capitol  from  1980  to 1984,  but were  unable to  regain  their
earlier   momentum,    although   they   remained   popular  with
international dance audiences.

In the late 1970s, T-Connection  was one of those bands  that had
one foot  in funk  and the  other in  disco. The  Miami residents
weren't nearly as gritty  as Parliament/Funkadelic or Cameo,  but
they had more grit and toughness than glossy Euro-disco acts like
Silver  Convention,  Love &  Kisses,  and the  Munich  Machine.
T-Connection's  albums  were  uneven,  but  the  band  could  be
exciting when it  came  up with  the  right groove.  Released  in
1977, their first American  album, Magic,  isn't perfect  but has
more  plusses  than  minuses.  The  vinyl  LP   gets  off  to  an
impressive  start with  "Do What Ya   Wanna Do," the   infectious
disco-funk anthem  that T -Connection is best remembered for. And
the band keeps  side one's creative   momentum  going  with   the
glossy  instrumental "Disco Magic"  (a favorite in  dance  clubs)
and the  exuberant, Caribbean  -flavored  "Go Back  Home"  (which
reflects leader  T.  Coakley's Bahamian  background).  Side  two,
meanwhile,  isn't  quite   as consistent but has some  noteworthy
tracks, including "Got to  See  My Lady" (another club  hit)  and
the  sociopolitical   "Crazy  Mixed  Up  World,"  which  was    a
departure from the  escapist  get-down-and -party  vibe  that
T-Connection   was  known  for.  All  things considered, Magic is
among the band's more memorable releases.
(from allmusic.com)

Tracklisting:

01 - Do What You Wanna Do                                   07:17
02 - Disco Magic                                            07:19
03 - Go Back Home                                           03:51
04 - Got To See My Lady                                     04:39
05 - Crazy Mixed Up World                                   03:19
06 - Mothers Love                                           03:34
07 - Monday Morning                                         03:23
08 - Peaceline                                              05:10

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