Synapse Gap (Mundo Total) | ||||
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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]
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Robert Christgau | A− [10] |
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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 |
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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" |