Groove Patrol

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Groove Patrol
Original album artwork for High Inergy's 1983 Groove Patrol.jpg
Studio album by
Released1983
Genre R&B
Label Gordy 6041 GL
Producer George Tobin in association with Mike Piccirillo
High Inergy chronology
So Right
(1982)
Groove Patrol
(1983)
Professional ratings
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Groove Patrol was the eighth and final album by High Inergy. It was unique among their albums because instead of using a plethora of producers, the entire album was produced by the same production team. It featured the song, "He's a Pretender," that was a Top 30 Dance single on Billboard and one of their few recordings to hit the Hot 100 pop charts. Smokey Robinson also appeared on two songs. The song, "So Right" was also the title track of the group's previous album. "Groove Patrol" peaked at #62 on the R&B charts. [1]

Contents

Track listing

The following is the track listing from the original vinyl LP. [2]

Side One
  1. "Dirty Boyz" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo) - 3:59
  2. "Rock My Heart" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo) - 3:43
  3. "He's a Pretender" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo) - 5:25
  4. "Groove Patrol" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo) - 4:14
Side Two
  1. "Blame It on Love" (David Deluca, Ted Munda) - 3:36 (Featuring Smokey Robinson)
  2. "Back in My Arms Again" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr.) - 3:11
  3. "So Right" (Gary Goetzman, Mike Piccirillo) - 3:17
  4. "Just a Touch Away" (David Deluca, Ted Munda) - 4:05 (Featuring Smokey Robinson)

Production

The following information comes from the original vinyl LP. [2]

Session musicians

The following information comes from the original vinyl LP. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 AllMusic review
  2. 1 2 3 Groove Patrol (Media notes). High Inergy. Hollywood, California: Gordy Records. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)