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Inner City Symphony
Inner City Suite (LP)
RECORD LABEL / RELEASE INFO
Midland International Records (US) / 1976 / BKL1-1560
LP-album 33 ⅓ rpm vinyl record
MUSICIAN, PRODUCTION & RECORDING STUDIO CREDITS
Producer(s) : n/a
Arranged by: Warren Schatz (A1), Bhen Lanzaroni (A3 and B4), George Andrews (A2, A4 and B2) and Mitch Farber (B1 and B3)
SONGS TRACKLISTING
Side A
1. Inner City Suite (4:07)
2. French Medley (7:24)
3. Time Flies (3:510Baby Face (3:35)
Side B
1. She Loved Me (5:18)
2. Fly, Robin, Fly (4:10)
3. Theme From S. W. A. T. (4:16)
4. Walk Away From Love (3:35)
MUSIC REVIEW & RECORD COLLECTOR NOTES
The former head of Midland / Midsong, Bob Reno, told me that this Inner City Symphony album was one of his favourites from all his releases.
Submitted by DiscoMusic.com (3698)
As you may be able to tell from the credits on the album listed above, this is another incarnation of The Brothers, the backing group on Warren Schatz' productions. While the songs are not as memorable as the ones on The Brothers' Don't Stop Now LP, the arrangements are very good and funky.
Unfortunately, they did a terrible remake of Theme From SWAT (I didn't think that was possible), and Walk Away From Love sounds like an exact copy of the David Ruffin/Van McCoy recording.
The best cuts on the album are She Love Me, French Medley and Inner City Suite (which is Inner City Theme/Are You Ready For This). Fly Robin Fly is a great remake, replayed at a faster tempo.