Blam! (Brothers Johnson album)

Blam! is the third album by the Los Angeles, California-based duo Brothers Johnson. Released in 1978, the album topped the Billboard R&B albums chart and reached number seven on the pop albums chart.

Blam!
Studio album by
Brothers Johnson
Released1978
Recorded1978 at Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, California
A & R Recording, New York City, New York
Genre
Length31:33
LabelA&M Records
ProducerQuincy Jones
Brothers Johnson chronology
Right on Time
(1977)		 Blam!
(1978)		 Light Up the Night
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing
  1. "Ain't We Funkin' Now" - (Alex Weir, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler, Valerie Johnson) 5:36
  2. "So Won't You Stay" - (David Foster, Harvey Mason) 3:20
  3. "Blam!" - (Alex Weir, David Foster, George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler) 4:55
  4. "Rocket Countdown / Blastoff" - (William Reichenbach, Jerry Hey) 0:51
  5. "Ride-O-Rocket" - (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) 4:43
  6. "Mista' Cool" - (Ed Eckstine, Larry Williams, Louis Johnson) 3:27
  7. "It's You Girl" - (George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones) 3:32
  8. "Streetwave" - (Alex Weir, Jerry Hey, Louis Johnson, Wayne Vaughn) 5:09

Personnel
  • George Johnson - Lead Guitar, Lead and Backing Vocals
  • Louis Johnson - Bass, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Lead and Backing Vocals
  • Alex Weir - Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals on "It's You Girl"
  • David Foster - Synthesizer, Electric Piano
  • Larry Carlton, Steve Khan - Guitar
  • Harvey Mason, Steve Shaffer - Drums
  • Wayne Vaughn - Electric Piano, Backing Vocals
  • Richard Tee - Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano
  • Eddie "Bongo" Brown - Percussion
  • Steve Porcaro - Synthesizer
  • Lawrence Williams - Synthesizer, Saxophone, Flute, Flute (Alto Flute), Clarinet
  • Kim Hutchcroft - Saxophone (Alto, Soprano, Baritone, Tenor), Flute (Alto Flute)
  • Jerry Hey - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trumpet (Piccolo Trumpet), French Horn
  • Gary Grant - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trumpet (Slide Trumpet), Trumpet (Piccolo Trumpet)
  • William Reichenbach - Trombone (Bass Alto Trombone)
  • Michael Brecker - Tenor Saxophone
  • Steve Foreman - Timpani
  • Babi Floyd, Bobby Rodriquez, Frank Floyd, Gwen Guthrie, Kenny Pickens, Patti Austin, Raymond Simpson, Richard Heath, Tom Bahler, Yollanda McCullough, Vivian Cherry, William Eaton, Zachary Sanders - Backing Vocals

Charts
Chart (1978) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[2] 7
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] 1

Singles
Year Single Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
1978 "Ride-O-Rocket" 104 45
"Ain't We Funkin' Now" 102 45

References
  1. Henderson, Alex. Brothers Johnson: Blam! > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. "The Brothers Johnson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  3. "The Brothers Johnson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
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