This album features a variety of Motown covers as well as a few tunes that aren’t covers. The “Knife” LP finds the singer (who has a girlishly soulful style of singing á la Deniece Williams) putting her spin on several Motown favorites, including the Jackson Five's "Dancing Machine," Michael Jackson's "I'll Be There," Stevie Wonder's "Superstition," and Smokey Robinson's "Don't Mess With Bill."
"Never Can Say Goodbye" was a hit for the Jackson Five and was also embraced by Isaac Hayes and Gloria Gaynor. Original songs such as the reggae-tinged "Sweet Remedy" and the exuberant "Bust My Bubble" -- display Young’s vocals at her best.
Year: 1983 Type: LP Label: Motown Catalog # 6029ML
Knife Track Listing
1. Knife (4:22) 2. Dancing Machine (5:40) 3. Bust My Bubble (5:20) 4. I'll Be There (3:50) 5. Sweet Remedy (5:06) 6. Never Can Say Goodbye (3:26) 7. Superstition (3:48) 8. You Got to Hurry Boy (4:01) 9. Don't Mess With Bill (3:49)
Album Credits
Johnny Lee - Art Direction Dennis Moody- Engineer Alan Oldfield - Synthesizer Bob Robitaille - Engineer Kevin Sorrells - Synthesizer, Engineer Eddie Summers - Percussion, Arranger, Drums Russ Terrana - Mixing Melvin Webb - Drums Monalisa Young - Vocals Terry Young - Vocals (Background) Raul Vega - Photography John Matousek - Mastering Gordon Banks - Guitar (Electric) Milt Calice - Engineer Hal Davis - Producer Oma Drake - Vocals (Background) Welton Gite - Bass (Electric) Gerald Albright - Saxophone
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