Amant

Amant (LP)

Marlin Records (US) / 1978 / MARLIN 2227
LP-album 33 ⅓ rpm Vinyl record
Genre: Dance

Amant was another of producer Ray Martinez's studio groups that he helped to launch from his home base of Florida. Latin rhythms, percussion and swirling strings were a trademark style for Martinez and his Amant project.

There is also a shorter 12 inch version of "If There's Love" on TK Records mixed by the late Jim Burgess. For mixing I play the 12 inch, but since it is edited, I prefer the complete LP for home listening.

Ray Martinez also produced Sassy and Passion as well as Amant's later track called "New York Nights."

Ray Martinez was kind enough to tell DiscoMusic.com and it's members about the making of this classic Disco album:
Thanks for the compliment !!! You are about right, from beginning to end it was about a month. The actual track was done in Miami, in one evening (drums, bass, and piano). Then all the overdubs (guitar, percussion, etc.) were done probably during that same week. The vocals were done after that in one evening. I took about a week to write the strings and horns arrangements, and to book the session. Then I went to New York, and along with Ray Caviano, we listened to it for about a week or so, and decided to go for the final mix. Ray Caviano contacted Jim Burgess, and within two weeks, I went back to New York, and we mixed it at Sigma Sound in two days. It was mastered at Sterling Sounds in New York the following week.

So all in all, it was probably about 4 to 6 weeks. I also, during the sessions, do not work on one song at a time. When I cut the tracks and do all recordings whether tracks, instrumental overdubs, vocal, or string and horns, I work on several songs at a time. at least two per session, if possible.

By the way, the project was possible thanks to Ray Caviano. He was the one that really helped me convince T.K. on the 'Amant" idea. Without him, it would have probably never happened. "THANKS RAY !!!!!!"

Total time - 4 to 6 weeks.
Pre and post production time - about 30 hours.
Actual recording and mixing time - about 75 hours.

Listen to If There's Love by Amant:


Listen to Hazy Shades of Love by Amant:


Also See...
Interview with Henry Stone / History of TK Records
Interview with Disco DJ Ronald "Nicky" Nicholson

Submitted by DiscoMusic.com (3705)

Leave a reply »