Ritchie Family
Life Is Music (Canadian LP)
Able Records (Canada) / 1977 / ABL.17016
LP-album 33 ⅓ rpm vinyl record
Genre: Dance
Producer: Jacques Morali and Ritchie Rome
Ritchie Rome-electric & acoustic pianos
Charles Collins- drums
Bobby Eli, Craig Snyder, Dennis Harris -guitars
Larry Washington - congas
The 100 Strings And Horns of Don Renaldo
Jose Hermeto Michelena Do Santos - maracas
David "Tambourine" Campbell-tambourines
Sugar Bear-bass
Buddy Turner, Johnnie Bellmon ,Jerry Akines ,Victor Drayton - male vocals
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Side A
1. Life Is Music
2. Lady Luck
3. Long Distance Romance
Side B
1. Liberty
2. Super Lover
3. Disco Belles
This 1977 album was the last with their originator Ritchie Rome. Not particularly a strong disco album. Their big hit on this one was the title track "Life Is Music."
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Feb 20, 2005 | 4:34 pmI just bought this album very recently, and I like it a lot, but it falls a bit short of the group's high point, the album "Brazil." Richly orchestrated, stunning string and horn arrangements, make that album unforgettable. There should be some kind of law against albums that good not being available on CD.
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Feb 20, 2005 | 5:19 am
Ritchie Rome created "THE RITCHIE FAMILY" the original trio was Cheryl Jacks, Cassandra Wooten, and Gwen Oliver.
He arranged, co-wrote and produced, with Jacques Morali their first three albums. "Brazil," "Arabian Nights" and "Life Is Music" defined and cemented their sound and yet Rome was the first to leave in an endless list of casualties in the evolving "Ritchie Family".
Producer Jacques Morali seizing total control of "The Ritchie Family," was by 1977 on a roll, and with his new partners, Henri Belolo, Phil Hurtt, and Horace Ott released the groups fourth album.
Tracks to listen to on this album, ''Life is music'' and ''Lady luck''.
My favourite track on this LP is "Long distance romance" - pure cheese but great fun! It features supposed phone calls between two of the family members and their husbands/partners. "We're so busy over here in Europe..."