Blam! (Brothers Johnson album)

Blam!
Studio album by Brothers Johnson
Released	1978
Recorded	1978 at Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, California A & R Recording, New York City, New York
Genre	Soul Funk Disco
Length	31:33
Label	A&M Records
Producer	Quincy Jones
Brothers Johnson chronology
Right On Time (1977) Blam! (1978) Light Up the Night (1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Blam! is the third album by the Los Angeles, California-based duo Brothers Johnson. Released in 1978, the album topped the Billboard R&B albums chart and reached number seven on the pop albums chart.

Track listing

1. "Ain't We Funkin' Now" - (Alex Weir, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler, Valerie Johnson) 5:36
2. "So Won't You Stay" - (David Foster, Harvey Mason) 3:20
3. "Blam!" - (Alex Weir, David Foster, George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler) 4:55
4. "Rocket Countdown / Blastoff" - (William Reichenbach, Jerry Hey) 0:51
5. "Ride-O-Rocket" - (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) 4:43
6. "Mista' Cool" - (Ed Eckstine, Larry Williams, Louis Johnson) 3:27
7. "It's You Girl" - (George Johnson, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones) 3:32
8. "Streetwave" - (Alex Weir, Jerry Hey, Louis Johnson, Wayne Vaughn) 5:09

Personnel

• George Johnson - Lead Guitar, Lead and Backing Vocals
• Louis Johnson - Bass, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Lead and Backing Vocals
• Alex Weir - Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals on "It's You Girl"
• David Foster - Synthesizer, Electric Piano
• Larry Carlton, Steve Khan - Guitar
• Harvey Mason, Steve Shaffer - Drums
• Wayne Vaughn - Electric Piano, Backing Vocals
• Richard Tee - Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown - Percussion
• Steve Porcaro - Synthesizer
• Lawrence Williams - Synthesizer, Saxophone, Flute, Flute (Alto Flute), Clarinet
• Kim Hutchcroft - Saxophone (Alto, Soprano, Baritone, Tenor), Flute (Alto Flute)
• Jerry Hey - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trumpet (Piccolo Trumpet), French Horn
• Gary Grant - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trumpet (Slide Trumpet), Trumpet (Piccolo Trumpet)
• William Reichenbach - Trombone (Bass Alto Trombone)
• Michael Brecker - Tenor Saxophone
• Steve Foreman - Timpani
• Bobby Floyd, Bobby Rodriquez, Frank Floyd, Gwen Guthrie, Kenny Pickens, Patti Austin, Raymond Simpson, Richard Heath, Tom Bahler, Yollanda McCullough, Vivian Cherry, William Eaton, Zachary Sanders - Backing Vocals

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[2]	7
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2]	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US	US R&B
1978	"Ride-O-Rocket"	104	45
	"Ain't We Funkin' Now"	102	45

External links

• Brothers Johnson-Blam! at Discogs

References

1. Henderson, Alex. Brothers Johnson: Blam! > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
2. "The Brothers Johnson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
3. "The Brothers Johnson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-27.