Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club (1981)

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U.S. group formed at the start of the ’80’s by Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads. Other members of the group were Steve Scales, Alex Weir, Tyrone Downie and Tina’s sisters Loric, Lani and Laura.

Although originally established as a side project, the Tom Tom Club enjoyed early success with hits such as “Genius of Love” and “Wordy Rappinghood”, which were taken from their self-titled first album which was released on Sire in the US and Island Records elsewhere in 1981.

“Genius of Love” has been sampled or reinterpreted by many artists, including rapper Redman, Funkdoobiest and Mariah Carey in her hit single “Fantasy”. “It’s Nasty” (1982) by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was one of the early rap versions of the song - however, the sample was re-recorded by a live band, as was common practice at the time. Another version, “Genius Rap” (1981), by Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde was the first version.

(Wikipedia - Tom Tom Club)


Tracklist:

01. Wordy Rappinghood
02. Genius Of Love
03. Tom Tom Theme
04. L’ Éléphant
05. As Above, So Below
06. Lorelei
07. On, On, On, On…
08. Booming And Zooming
09. Under The Boardwalk
10. Lorelei (Remix)
11. Wordy Rappinghood (Remix)
12. Genius Of Love (Long Version)

Click above track 1 and 2 for album sampler.