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Kurtis Blow is the debut album by American rapper Kurtis Blow. It was released on September 29, 1980, by Mercury Records. The record includes the song "The Breaks", which was often sampled later in hip-hop records, mainly for its introduction made by Blow's a cappella vocal, and for the drum break, giving a wordplay dimension to the title. "Rappin' Blow, Pt. 2" was issued as a single that had a do-it-yourself B-side, the instrumental version. "Takin' Care of Business" is one of the first hip hop and rock ’n’ roll crossover attempts.

Kurtis Blow
Studio album by Kurtis Blow
Released	September 29, 1980
Recorded	1980[1]
Genre	Old-school hip hop disco funk
Length	40:23
Label	Mercury
Producer	J.B. Moore Robert Ford
Kurtis Blow chronology
Kurtis Blow (1980) Deuce (1981)
Singles from Kurtis Blow
"The Breaks" Released: June 14, 1980[2] "Throughout Your Years" Released: 1980 "Hard Times" Released: 1981

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Village Voice	B+[4]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[5]

The album was placed at number 71 on The Greatest 80 Albums of 1980 by Rolling Stone magazine.[6]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Rappin' Blow, Pt. 2" (Kurtis Blow, Robert Ford, Miller, J.B. Moore, Larry Smith) 4:41
2. "The Breaks" (Kurtis Blow, Ford, Moore, Russell Simmons, Smith) 7:41
3. "Way Out West" (Moore) 7:40

Side two

1. "Throughout Your Years" (Kurtis Blow, Moore, Waring) 5:17
2. "Hard Times" (Jimmy Bralower, Moore, Russell Simmons, Smith, Waring) 4:36
3. "All I Want in This World (Is to Find That Girl)" (Moore) 4:59
4. "Takin' Care of Business" (Randy Bachman) 5:29

CD bonus tracks

1. "Christmas Rappin'" (Kurtis Blow, Ford, Moore) 3:57
2. "Breaks [Instrumental]" (Kurtis Blow, Ford, Moore, Simmons, Smith) 5:52

Personnel

Musicians

• Vocals: Kurtis Blow, Sudana Bobatoon, Wayne Garfield, Sheila Spencer, William Waring, Adam White
• Guitars: Eddie Martinez, J.B. Moore, Dean Swenson, John Tropea
• Keyboards: Onaje Allan Gumbs, J.B. Moore
• Bass: Craig Short, Tom Wolk
• Drums: Jimmy Bralower

Production

• Produced By Robert Ford & J.B. Moore
• Engineers: Rod Hui
• Assistant Engineers: Erik Block, Paula Stevens, Lisa Zimet
• Mixing: Vincent Davis
• Mastering: Suha Gur

References

На других языках

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[ru] Kurtis Blow (альбом)

Kurtis Blow — дебютный студийный альбом американского рэпера Кёртиса Блоу. Релиз состоялся 29 сентября 1980 года. Альбом содержит самую известную песню рэпера «The Breaks».

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