Quazar (album)
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Quazar is the debut album from the band Quazar. The band was led by former P-Funk
vocalist Glenn Goins, who also served as the producer and arranger of the album. Goins died before the album's release, effectively sealing the group's fate. The album was released by Arista Records
in the fall of 1978. The album also features contributions from former P-Funk drummer Jerome Brailey.
The album was reissued by P-Vine records in Japan
in 1991, but went out of print shortly thereafter.
Additional musicians
P-Funk
P-Funk is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective and the distinctive style of funk music they performed...
vocalist Glenn Goins, who also served as the producer and arranger of the album. Goins died before the album's release, effectively sealing the group's fate. The album was released by Arista Records
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
in the fall of 1978. The album also features contributions from former P-Funk drummer Jerome Brailey.
The album was reissued by P-Vine records in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in 1991, but went out of print shortly thereafter.
Track listing
- "Funk With A Big Foot" (Glenn Goins, Jerome Brailey, Kevin Goins, Greg Fitz)
- "Funk With A Capital "G"" (Kevin Goins, Harvey Banks, Jerome Brailey)
- "Funk 'n' Roll (Dancin' In The Funkshine)" (Glenn Goins, Jerome Brailey) (released as a single-Arista 0349)
- "Workin' On The Buildin'" (Glenn Goins, Kevin Goins, C. Watson)
- "Your Lovin' Is Easy" (Glenn Goins)
- "Love Me Baby" (P. Eure)
- "Saving My Love For A Rainy Day" (Richard Banks, Glenn Goins) (released as the b-side of "Funk 'n' Roll (Dancin' In The Funkshine)"
- "Starlight Circus" (Eugene Jackson, Greg Fitz)
- "Shades of Quaze" (Richard Banks, Daryl Dixon)
Personnel
- Kevin Goins: Guitar and lead vocals
- Eugene Jackson: Bass, lead and background vocals
- Richard Banks: Keyboards, background vocals
- Greg Fitz: Keyboards, background vocals
- Jeff Adams: Drums, background vocals
- Peachena: Lead and background vocals
- Harvey Banks: Guitar, background vocals
- Daryl Dixon: saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Monica Peters: Trumpet
- Darryl Deliberto: Congas
- Daniel Brack: Background vocals
Additional musicians
- Guitars: Glenn Goins, Harry and Butch Watson
- Bass: Donald Payne, Glenn Goins
- Drums: Jerome Brailey, Glenn Goins
- Background vocals: Glenn Goins
- Keyboards: Samuel Johnson