Another Side (Fingers Inc. album)

Another Side
Studio album by Fingers Inc.
Released	1988 (1988)
Studio	Seagrape
Genre	House deep house
Length	89:27
Label	Jack Trax
Producer	Larry Heard
Alternative cover
Reissue cover

Another Side is the only studio album by American house music group Fingers Inc., released on Jack Trax in 1988. ^{[1] [2]} It is the first full-length house music album. ^[3] "Can You Feel It" peaked at number 78 on the UK Singles Chart. ^[4] The album was reissued by P-Vine Records in 2014 and by Alleviated Records in 2015.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
NME	7.99/10 [5]
Pitchfork	8.8/10 [6]
Record Mirror	4/5 [7]
Sounds	[8]

John Bush of AllMusic called the album "an unabashed house classic." ^[3] Andy Beta of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.8 out of 10, describing it as "a beacon of American dance music" and a pioneering work of the deep house style. ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Decision"	4:46
2.	"Bye Bye"	5:35
3.	"Never No More Lonely"	5:29
4.	"Shadows"	4:28
5.	"Another Side"	5:49
6.	"So Glad"	6:18
7.	"I'm Strong"	5:21
8.	"A Love of My Own"	6:00
9.	"Distant Planet"	5:20
10.	"Feelin' Sleazy"	5:00
11.	"Music Take Me Up"	6:39
12.	"Mystery Friend"	5:07
13.	"Mysteries of Love"	6:28
14.	"A Path"	5:39
15.	"Bring Down the Walls"	5:36
16.	"Can You Feel It"	5:45
Total length:		89:27

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Fingers Inc. – arrangement (except 2, 4, 6)
• Larry Heard – arrangement (2, 4, 6), keyboards, keyboard programming, drum programming, background vocals, production, mixing
• Robert Owens – lead vocals, background vocals, additional mixing assistance
• Ron Wilson – lead vocals, background vocals
• Harri Dennis – additional vocals (9)
• Mike Konopka – engineering, mixing
• Tommy White – engineering

References

1. Leinhart, Kat (May 14, 2015). "Larry Heard Reissues Fingers Inc.'s Another Side LP". XLR8R . Retrieved August 29, 2019.
2. McDermott, Matt (May 14, 2015). "Fingers Inc.'s Another Side to be reissued on vinyl". Resident Advisor . Retrieved August 29, 2019.
3. Bush, John. "Another Side – Fingers Inc". AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2016.
4. "Fingers Inc". Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 29, 2019.
5. Gray, Louise (March 26, 1988). "Fingers Inc: Another Side". NME . p. 33.
6. Beta, Andy (January 12, 2016). "Fingers Inc.: Another Side". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 13, 2016.
7. Black, Graham (March 5, 1988). "Fingers Inc: Another Side". Record Mirror . p. 15.
8. Wise, Damon (March 19, 1988). "Fingers Inc: Another Side". Sounds .

External links

• Another Side at Discogs (list of releases)