With a hot funk band and a big hit, "Reach for It," behind him, George Duke appears mostly in his persona as R&B star on this ebullient package of sometimes Latin-inflected '70s funk.
The centerpiece is a self-parodic bit of shuck and jive called "Dukey Stick," which became a number four hit single on the R&B charts (at his gigs, Duke used to flaunt a gaudy, lit-up, perhaps phallic wand, the "Dukey stick," during this number).
The percussion section is pretty potent, staffed by Leon "Ndugu" Chancler and Sheila Escovedo in her pre-pop star days; they even get a Latin workout of their own simply titled "Percussion Interlude." While some of Duke's considerable keyboard and electronic prowess breaks through now and then, this album is mainly aimed at the R&B market, as the preponderance of soul vocals indicates.
As such, it is a cut or two above the routine fare of the time, though not as infectious as its predecessor Reach for It.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We Give Our LoveLeon "Ndugu" Chancler, George Duke, Byron Miller | George Duke | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | Morning SunGeorge Duke | George Duke | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | Percussion InterludeGeorge Duke | George Duke | Play | 02:02 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 4 | Dukey StickGeorge Duke | George Duke | Play | 06:07 | 14 MB | 41 MB |
| 5 | Starting AgainGeorge Duke | George Duke | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | Yeah, We GoingLeon "Ndugu" Chancler | George Duke | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | The Way I FeelGeorge Duke | George Duke | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | Movin' OnGeorge Duke | George Duke | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | Don't Let GoGeorge Duke | George Duke | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | PrefaceGeorge Duke | George Duke | Play | 01:29 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 11 | The Future | George Duke | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 12 | Dukey Stick Part 1 | George Duke | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 13 | Dukey Stick Part 2 | George Duke | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 14 | Dukey Stick (12'' Single Version) | George Duke | Play | 08:06 | 18 MB | 52 MB |
| 59 mins | 135 MB | |||||
| 59 mins | 394 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masayuki Baba | Supervisor |
| 2 | Roland Bautista | Guitar (Rhythm) |
| 3 | Napoleon Murphy Brock | Lead, Vocals |
| 4 | Pattie Brooks | Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Leon "Ndugu" Chancler | Arranger, Composer, Drums, Mandolin, Narrator, Timbales |
| 6 | Glen Christensen | Art Direction |
| 7 | George Duke | Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Narrator, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 8 | Sheila Escovedo | Arranger, Composer, Congas, Narrator, Percussion, Vocals |
| 9 | Judy Geist | Viola |
| 10 | Mitch Gibson | Assistant Engineer |
| 11 | Johnny Golden | Mastering |
| 12 | José James | Vocals |
| 13 | Josie James | Lead, Vocals |
| 14 | Charles "Icarus" Johnson | Guitar, Narrator |
| 15 | Icarus Johnson | Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Narrator |
| 16 | Yoshihiro Kumagai | Supervisor |
| 17 | Yoshio Matsushita | Supervisor |
| 18 | Kerry McNabb | Engineer |
| 19 | Byron Miller | Arranger, Bass, Composer, Narrator |
| 20 | Petsye Powell | Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Norman Seeff | Photography |
| 22 | Sheila E. | Congas, Narrator, Percussion |
| 23 | Hiroyuki Shiotsuki | Mastering |
| 24 | Carol Shive | Violin |
| 25 | Wah Wah Watson | Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |