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Badwater Bridge : It's Alright Tonight
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A fine, diverse blend of horn infused soul jazz & funk, previously unreleased and originally recorded in the 70's; not unlike the sound of Tower of Power
Genre: Urban/R&B: Soul
Release Date: 2000
It's Alright Tonight Record Label: First Experience Records
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Never Going to Be 4:32 Album Only
As Long As We're Together 4:48 Album Only
Let Me Love You 4:30 Album Only
Reasons 4:28 Album Only
This Feeling 4:19 Album Only
Always 4:23 Album Only
Is It Love 4:25 Album Only
Don't Take Your Love Away 3:10 Album Only
I Just Want to Tell You 4:44 Album Only
Giving All My Love to You 4:03 Album Only
Join the Party 3:53 Album Only
It's Alright Tonight 4:05 Album Only
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Album Notes

Badwater Bridge were one of the most popular club attractions in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 70's and were clearly ahead of their time. Formed in 1972 by trombonist / keyboardist / arranger Wayne Wallace and vocalist Ron Hollins, the brassy nine member band broke new ground with their use of a horn section and jazz inflections, as well as surmounting an unwritten but very racial barrier at that time in employment through their mix of African - American lead vocalists and a number of musicians of Asian descent.

Recorded between 1972 - 78, the 12 tracks on this project were all penned wallace and Hollins and reflect Badwater Bridge's eclectic influences. These included Blood, Sweat & Tears, Chicago, The Buddy Miles Express,The Ohio Players, Earth Wind & Fire and such horn fueled Bay Area bands as Tower Of Power, Cold Blood and The Whispers who were based in Oakland at the time.

Quite how this album lay in the can for 25 odd years is a total mystery, but is now finally available for everyone to hear at long last !!

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REVIEWS

Always
author: Michèle
This brings back memories... I used to work at the Peppermint Tree where this band was playing...I am reminded of good friendships and bad heartbreaks!
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Always
author: Sandy
I'm a little prejiduce about this CD because was the female singer of the group. I didn't know that these songs were out there and still going. I had to listen for myself when I was told about it. I think that the Badwater Bridge sound in universal and for it to last so long says it all.
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wow
author: Joe
The tunes on this cd are just as the review written on your website..tower of power flavor, with some funk like earth wind and fire...way go...friends of mine are already going to do some ordering for this cd..
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i love this style of sets to music of the years 70.
author: aldo de souza matos