Norma Jean* – Norma Jean
| Label: | Bearsville – BRK 6983 |
|---|---|
| Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album, Jacksonville Pressing |
| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Funk / Soul |
| Style: | Disco |
Tracklist
| A1 | Saturday | 6:05 | |
| A2 | Having A Party | 4:28 | |
| A3 | I Believe In You | 5:11 | |
| B1 | Sorcerer | 4:58 | |
| B2 | So I Get Hurt Again | 4:48 | |
| B3 | This Is The Love | 3:03 | |
| B4 | I Like Love | 5:42 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Power Station
- Mastered At – Atlantic Studios
- Manufactured By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – Bearsville Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Bearsville Records
- Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
Credits
- Backing Vocals – Alfa Anderson, David Lasley, Diva Gray, Luther Vandross
- Bass – Bernard Edwards
- Conductor [Strings] – Gene Orloff
- Design – Gribbitt!
- Drums – Tony Thompson (2)
- Engineer – Bob Clearmountain
- Engineer [Assistant] – No Way Ray Willhard*
- Executive-Producer – Marc Kreiner, Tom Cossie
- Guitar – Nile Rodgers
- Mastered By – Dennis King
- Mixed By – Bernard Edwards, Bob Clearmountain, Nile Rodgers
- Percussion – Sammy Figueroa
- Photography By – Norman Seeff
- Piano – Raymond Jones
- Piano [Acoustic] – Robb Sabino*
- Producer, Arranged By – Nile Rodgers And Bernard Edwards*
- Tenor Saxophone – Alex Foster
- Trombone – Barry Rodgers*
- Trumpet – Jon Faddis
- Vibraphone [Vibes] – David Friedman
Notes
Promo copies exist with gold-striped "Promotional Copy - Not for Sale"-stamp on front sleeve. No promo-indication on labels.
MK Productions
Recorded at Power Station
Mastered at Atlantic Studios
A1, B1, B2, B4: Chic Music, Inc.
A2: Kags Music
A3: Chic Music, Inc./Jervert Music
B3: Kreimers Music
All compositions published by BMI
℗ 1978 Bearsville Records
© 1978 Bearsville Records
Manufactured exclusively by Warner Bros. Records Inc. Made in U.S.A.
MK Productions
Recorded at Power Station
Mastered at Atlantic Studios
A1, B1, B2, B4: Chic Music, Inc.
A2: Kags Music
A3: Chic Music, Inc./Jervert Music
B3: Kreimers Music
All compositions published by BMI
℗ 1978 Bearsville Records
© 1978 Bearsville Records
Manufactured exclusively by Warner Bros. Records Inc. Made in U.S.A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side I runout etching/stamp variation 1): BRK-1-6983 W W 1 #2 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.
- Matrix / Runout (Side II runout etching/stamp variation 1): BRK 2-6983 W W 1 #3 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.
- Matrix / Runout (Side I runout etching/stamp variation 2): BRK-1-6983 -JW2 #1 ()ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.
- Matrix / Runout (Side II runout etching/stamp variation 2): BRK-2-6983 JW1 #4 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. ()
- Rights Society: BMI
Other Versions (5 of 22)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Norma Jean (LP, Album) | Warner Bros. Records, Bearsville | W 55525, BRK 6983 | Italy | 1978 | ||
New Submission | Norma Jean (LP, Album) | Bearsville | BEA 55 525 | Germany | 1978 | ||
New Submission | Norma Jean (LP, Album) | Bearsville, Warner Bros. Records | BRK 6983 | Australia | 1978 | ||
| Norma Jean (LP, Album, Stereo) | Bearsville | BRK 6983 | Canada | 1978 | |||
New Submission | Norma Jean (LP, Album) | Bearsville, Warner Bros. Records | BR 6983, BRK 6983 | Australia | 1978 |
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Reviews
Very solid CHIC album in all but name. Standouts are "Saturday", "Sorcerer", "I like love" and the ballad "I believe in you".
Both "Saturday" & "Sorcerer" were released as singles, but should have been much bigger hits.
Be sure to check out Dimitri From Paris' 9 min + EPIC remix of "Saturday"--much better than the original LP mix.- Classic Niles Rodgers Disco Funk! Contains Saturday Night and rare groove Sorcerer
Norma Jean Wright (born in Elyria, Ohio) was the lead vocalist of the soul, R&B and disco group Chic, from 1977 to 1978.
She left Chic in 1978 to begin a solo career, billed as "Norma Jean" & this album was produced &, in the main, written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers as a goodbye & thankyou.
This album has the classic Edwards / Rodgers stamp all over it; rock solid groovy b lines & funky as hell whacka whacka guitar riffage... layered on top of this foundation are some classy soaring string & brass orchestration & of course Norma's sweet soulful voice.
To me the stand-out track on this album is 'I like love' which is 5.42 of pure goose-pimple inducing disco funk soul gloriousness...
Opening with a simple Rodgers guitar riff, layering on an Edwards bassline & suddenly giving way to a full on orchestration & vocals which builds & builds until it suddenly drops away at 3.03 where we are treated to a jaw-droppingly glorious 2 minutes worth of midsection breakdown with Rodgers riffing his heart out building with incremental layers of Edwards bassline, strings & Norma Jean vocals until kicking back in at 4.04 with a full on crescendo & outro...
This is utterly utterly smile-inducing & it's such a crying shame this tune wasn't pressed to 12" as it is crying out for a full phatt pressing.
Release
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