Groove Patrol

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Groove Patrol
Original album artwork for High Inergy's 1983 Groove Patrol.jpg
Studio album by
High Inergy
Released1983
GenreR&B
LabelGordy 6041 GL
ProducerGeorge Tobin in association with Mike Piccirillo
High Inergy chronology

(1982) 		Groove Patrol
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]

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]

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]

  • Producers and arrangers: George Tobin in association with Mike Piccirillo for George Tobin Productions, Inc.
  • Executive Producer: Berry Gordy

Session musicians[]

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

  • Mike Piccirillo, guitars - synthesizers, drums, bells, melodica, background vocals on "Blame It on Love" only
  • Bill Cuomo - acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, bass synthesizers, all keyboard solos
  • George Tobin - syn drums
  • Abraham Laboriel - bass on "Blame It on Love"
  • Rick Zunigar - guitar on "Blame It on Love"
  • Maxine Waters Willard - additional background vocals on "So Right"
  • Julia Waters Tillman - additional background vocals on "So Right"

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b AllMusic review
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Groove Patrol (Media notes). High Inergy. Hollywood, California: Gordy Records. 1983.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)


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