Kleeer

Labels:

    Collection of Kleeer

    Kleeer was a New York-based disco/funk group headed by drummer, arranger, songwriter, and vocalist Woody Cunningham. The group -- fleshed out by vocalist/percussionist Paul Crutchfield, guitarist Richard Lee, and bassist Norman Durham -- formed in 1972 as the backing group for the Choice 4. Two years later, they broke off on their own and changed their name to the Jam Band. For a brief period, the Jam Band backed up Disco Tex & the Sex-O-Lettes for touring purposes and even appeared with the group on the TV program The Midnight Special.

    Another change came in 1975, when the Jam Band changed names again to Pipeline. The switch reflected the quartet's decision to become a hard rock band. A number of major labels balked on signing the group, but Columbia picked them up and released a single ("Gypsy Rider") that didn't fare well commercially.

    Pipeline was confronted with the bizarre opportunity to become the Universal Robot Band in 1976. Patrick Adams and Greg Carmichael, underground disco legends with skills in all departments of record-making, had released a single under that name -- but there really was no proper band. Pipeline decided to become the Universal Robot Band and recorded and toured under that name until 1978. The quartet's desire to become self-sufficient again resulted in their defection.

    Re-named Kleeer, Cunningham, Crutchfield, Lee, and Durham became a funk band with dance floor leanings. The first song they cut as Kleeer, "Keeep Your Body Workin'," was liked by Atlantic enough to be included on a compilation. The response from DJs was overwhelmingly positive and resulted in a recording contract. (Ironically, Atlantic had rejected the group when they were Pipeline.) Between 1979 and 1985, the group released seven albums for the label and frequented the R&B charts with a series of minor hits. Three songs cracked the Top 40 -- 1979's "Tonight's the Night (Good Time)" (#33), 1980's "Winners" (#23), and 1981's "Get Tough" (#15). Nine others entered the R&B chart. Despite never becoming major players in the U.S., they were able to cultivate a rabid cult following in the U.K.

    Kleeer disappeeered after the 1985 album Seeekret; Atlantic capped off the group's prolific run the following year with Kleeer Winners: The Best of Kleeer. The group re-appeared briefly in the ‘90s; most members remained active session musicians long after the group's dissolution, and Cunningham went on to record into the 2000s as a solo artist. Kleeer's recordings have long since become a source for several rap hits, including 2Pac's "California Love," and DJ Quik's "Tonight."


    Album: I Love To Dance (1979)


    01. Tonight's The Night (Good Time)
    02. Keeep Your Body Workin'
    03. Happy Me
    04. I Love To Dance
    05. It's Magic
    06. To Groove You
    07. Amour
    08. Kleeer Sailin'

    http://www.fileserve.com/file/7F7EEgP


    Album: Winners (1979)



    01. Winners
    02. I Still Love You
    03. Your Way
    04. Close To You
    05. Rollin' On
    06. Nothin' Said
    07. Hunger For Your Love
    08. Open Your Mind

    http://www.fileserve.com/file/JFYYpVQ


    Album: License to Dream (1981)


    01. De Kleeer Ting
    02. Running Back To You
    03. Sippin' & Kissin'
    04. Hypnotized
    05. License to Dream
    06. Get Tough
    07. Say You Love Me
    08. Where Would I Be


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/4JjTG25


    Album: Get Ready (1982)



    01. Get Ready
    02. Pritty Things
    03. Slidin' & Glidin'
    04. Stonseee
    05. She Said She Loves Me
    06. Say You'll Stay
    07. Your Love Is What I Need


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/Ua5B5Ck


    Album: Taste The Music (1982)



    01. Taste The Music
    02. I've Had Enough
    03. De Ting Continues
    04. Wall To Wall
    05. I Shall Get Over
    06. Fella
    07. Swann
    08. Affirmative Mood


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/9g7fhNC


    Album: Intimate Connection (1984)



    01. Ride It
    02. You Did It Again
    03. Go For It
    04. Intimate Connection
    05. Next Time It's For Real
    06. Break
    07. Tonight
    08. Do You Want To


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/TkJ8kMU


    Album: Seeekret (1985)



    01. Take Your Heart Away
    02. You Got Me Rockin'
    03. Lay Ya Down Ez
    04. Seeekret
    05. Do Not Lie To Me
    06. Never Cry Again
    07. Call My Name
    08. Groove With You


    http://www.fileserve.com/file/BgRSQSn


    Album: The Very Best Of Kleeer (1998)


    01. Tonight's The Night(Good Time)
    02. Keeep Your Body Workin'
    03. Winners
    04. Open Your Mind
    05. Get Tough
    06. Running Back To You
    07. Taste The Music
    08. De Ting Continues
    09. She Said She Loves Me(single version)
    10. Next Time It's For Real(single version)
    11. Intimate Connection
    12. Tonight
    13. Take Your Heart Away(new edit)

    http://www.fileserve.com/file/DHdAtR3

    Enjoy!!!!

    Source URL: http://dejr10.blogspot.com/2011/06/kleeer.html
    Visit ALL SOUL AND FUNK for Daily Updated Hairstyles Collection

Blog Archive