Drop the Bomb
Drop the Bomb is a studio album released in 1982 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk.[1][7] The album included the songs "Drop the Bomb" and "Pump Me Up" which have been sampled numerous times by many hip hop artists.[8]
| Drop the Bomb | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
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| Length | 36:43[1] | |||
| Label | Sugar Hill Records | |||
| Producer | Reo Edwards (exec) | |||
| Trouble Funk chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| ARTISTdirect | |
| Robert Christgau | A−[4] |
| musicHound R&B | (4.5/5)[5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hey Fellas" (Emmett Nixon/Robert Reed/Tony Fisher) | 7:18 |
| 2. | "Get On Up" (Emmett Nixon/Robert Reed) | 4:50 |
| 3. | "Let's Get Hot" (Emmett Nixon/Robert Reed) | 4:38 |
| 4. | "Drop the Bomb" (Chester Davis/Emmett Nixon/James Avery/Robert Reed/Taylor Reed/Timothy Davis/Tony Fisher) | 6:58 |
| 5. | "Pump Me Up" (Emmett Nixon/Robert Reed/Taylor Reed/Tony Fisher) | 6:34 |
| 6. | "Don't Try to Use Me" (Robert Reed/Tony Fisher) | 6:15 |
| Total length: | 36:43 | |
Personnel
- Chester "T-Bone" Davis — electric guitar
- Tony Fisher — lead vocals, bass guitar
- Emmett Nixon — drums
- James Avery — keyboards
- Robert Reed — keyboards
- Mack Carey — percussion, congas
- Timothy "T-Bone" David – percussion, vocals
- David Rudd — saxophone
- Gerald Reed — trombone
- Taylor Reed — trombone, trumpet
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References
- Stephen Cook. "Drop the Bomb - Trouble Funk | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- Cook, Stephen. Trouble Funk: Drop the Bomb > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 09 September 2016.
- "Trouble Funk Albums Releases & Reviews". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- Christgau, Robert. "Review: Trouble Funk". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- Graff, Gary; Freedom du Lac, Josh; McFarlin, Jim (1998). "A-Z Guide to R&B Acts: Trouble Funk". In Change, Jeff "DJ Zen" (ed.). musicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide (1st ed.). Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 574-575. ISBN 1-57859-026-4.
- Colelman, Mark; Scoppa, Bud, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 824. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- Lornell, Kip; Stephenson, Jr., Charles C. (2001). The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop. Billboard Books. p. 252. ISBN 0-8230-7727-6.
- "Drop the Bomb by Trouble Funk". WhoSampled.com. 1911-01-06. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
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