| Synapse Gap (Mundo Total) | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Tex-Mex, new wave | |||
| Label | MCA [1] | |||
| Producer | Tony Ferguson | |||
| Joe "King" Carrasco & the Crowns chronology | ||||
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Synapse Gap (Mundo Total) is an album by Joe "King" Carrasco & the Crowns, released in 1982. [2] [3]
Produced by Tony Ferguson, the album was recorded at Studio 55, in Los Angeles. [4] [5] [6] The Jackson 5 were also recording at the studio; Carrasco became friendly with Michael and asked him to contribute harmony vocals to "Don't Let a Woman (Make a Fool Out of You)". [6] [7] Some of the album's songs were co-written with keyboardist Kris Cummings. [8]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Robert Christgau | A− [10] |
| Lincoln Journal Star | [11] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide |  [12] |
Robert Christgau wrote that "nothing drags, nothing protrudes, and the Zorba solo and reggae number could come off a Sam the Sham album." [10] The Oklahoman deemed the album "a mixture of danceable Tex-Mex melodies, Jamaican rhythms and Carrasco's energetic vocals centered around an old fashioned Farfisa organ." [13] Texas Monthly thought that Carrasco's "music has an edge on most New Wave: his sound is positive, humorous, and upward-moving." [8] The Lincoln Journal Star noted that the album quells "the peppy Tex-Mex slightly in favor of a heavier beat." [11]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Imitation Class" | |
| 2. | "Person–Person" | |
| 3. | "Don't Let a Woman (Make a Fool Out of You)" | |
| 4. | "Where We At" | |
| 5. | "Senor Lover" | |
| 6. | "Wanna Get That Feel (Again)" | |
| 7. | "Bad Rap" | |
| 8. | "Front Me Some Love" | |
| 9. | "Rip It Up, Shake It Up, (Go-Go)" | |
| 10. | "That's the Love" | |
| 11. | "Man Overboard" |
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