| Moon in Scorpio | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Rock, R&B, funk | |||
| Label | East West | |||
| Producer | The Family Stand | |||
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Moon in Scorpio is an album by the American band the Family Stand, released in 1991. [1] [2] The album was a commercial disappointment, with the band receiving more attention for its contributions to Paula Abdul's Spellbound . [3]
The album was produced by the Family Stand. [4] Vernon Reid contributed some guitar parts. [5] "Plantation Radio" is about the needless segregation found in radio programming playlists. [6] "The Education of Jamie" is about the omnipresence of white culture. [7]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Boston Herald | A [9] |
| Robert Christgau |  [10] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [11] |
Billboard declared that Sandra St. Victor "has the sassiness of Tina Turner and the range of Chaka Khan." [4] The New York Times called Moon in Scorpio a "full-bodied meltdown of soul, hip-hop and corrosive psychedelia," writing that "the Family Stand is fighting for musical and polemic freedom in a pop world where black artists are supposed to submit to cosmetic surgeons and let their whizbang producers do the talking." [12] The Washington Post considered it "a potent hard-rock-and-funk concoction that rings with blood-sweat-and-tears intensity." [13]
AllMusic wrote that the album's "meaty blend of R&B and rock was a creative triumph," and called it "an underexposed gem that's well worth searching for." [8] The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed it "a tripped out explosion of talent." [11]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "New World Order" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Shades of Blue" | 5:04 |
| 3. | "You'll Never Be" | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Plantation Radio" | 4:58 |
| 5. | "Sky Is Falling" | 4:57 |
| 6. | "Shelter" | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Winter in My Heart" | 5:12 |
| 8. | "Free Spirit" | 5:09 |
| 9. | "Moon in Scorpio" | 7:15 |
| 10. | "Quiet Desperation" | 4:58 |
| 11. | "Chakra Love" | 5:05 |
| 12. | "In the Midst of Revolution" | 1:41 |
| 13. | "The Education of Jamie" | 7:06 |
| 14. | "Where Does Mommy Live?" | 5:08 |
| 15. | "Say Love" | 4:46 |
| 16. | "Boom Shock" | 1:19 |
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