One Down

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One Down
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Studio album by
Material
ReleasedMay 19, 1982 (1982-05-19)
RecordedO.A.O Studio, Brooklyn, New York and RPM Sound Studio, New York City
Label Celluloid, Elektra, 60206
Producer Material
Material chronology
Bustin' Out
(1981)		One Down
(1982)		 Seven Souls
(1989)
Professional ratings
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Spin Alternative Record Guide 9/10 [4]

One Down is a 1982 album by the New York based music group Material. The album finds Material moving away from their noisy no wave roots towards funk and R&B. The album was self-produced by Material, and was recorded by Martin Bisi in Brooklyn and Robert Musso in Manhattan. [5] The album sees the band reduced to a duo of keyboardist Michael Beinhorn and bassist Bill Laswell, collaborating with different musicians and singers on each track. Whitney Houston made her recording debut as a lead vocalist on this album, for a version of the song "Memories".

Contents

Song background

"Let Me Have It All" is a cover from Sly and the Family Stone's 1973 album Fresh .

"Memories" featured vocals by Whitney Houston accompanied by Archie Shepp on tenor saxophone. The track marks Houston's first appearance on record as a lead vocalist on an album, prior to her own albums and would be performed at select dates during her first major tour in 1986, The Greatest Love World Tour . The song's keyboard player, Raymond Jones, co-wrote "Someone for Me" on her debut album, and drummer J.T. Lewis also contributed to the recording. The song was written by Hugh Hopper and originally recorded by The Wilde Flowers with vocals by Robert Wyatt.

A dance mix by John Luongo of "I'm the One"/"Don't Lose Control" was released as a 12" single in 1982 (Celluloid/Elektra, 0-67970). Mixes of "Time Out" was released as a 12" single in 1983 (Elektra, 0-67916).

Track listing

  1. "Take a Chance" (Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn) – 4:31
  2. "I'm the One" (Laswell, Beinhorn, R. Bernard Fowler) – 5:25
  3. "Time Out" (Laswell, Thi-Linh Le, Beinhorn) – 4:52
  4. "Let Me Have It All" (Sly Stewart) – 5:23
  5. "Come Down" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Fowler) – 4:43
  6. "Holding On" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Brian Eno) – 4:40
  7. "Memories" (Hugh Hopper) (featuring Whitney Houston) – 3:58
  8. "Don't Lose Control" (Laswell, Beinhorn) – 4:18

CD bonus track

  2. "Bustin' Out" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Fred Maher) – 8:03

Personnel

Material
vocalists
musicians

Production

Release history

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 132. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. ↑ Andrew Collis (November 1992). "Album Reviews: Material — One Down / Memory Serves". Select . EMAP. p. 95. ISSN   0959-8367. Archived from the original on November 5, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ Hunter, James (1995). "Material". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 242–243. ISBN   0-679-75574-8.
  5. ↑ "Material - One Down". Celluloid Records. 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
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