On May 19, 2018, Reginald Grant Lucas aka Reggie Lucas died aged 65. He was songwriter, musician (guitar) and record producer. As musician he has recorded and performed with Miles Davis, Carlos Garnett, Babatunde Olatunji, Norman Connors, Flora Purim, Lonnie Liston Smith, Hubert Eaves, Roberta Flack, Urszula Dudziak, James Mtume, Gary Bartz, Zbigniew Seifert, John Lee, Gerry Brown and Masabumi Kikuchi. As producer Lucas worked with Madonna, Mtume, Models, Randy Crawford, Rebbie Jackson, Bunny DeBarge, The Four Tops, John Adams, The Weather Girls, Elisa Fiorillo and Nick Scotti. In 1981, Lucas and James Mtume won a “Grammy Award” for “Best R&B Song” for their composition “Never Knew Love Like This Before”, which was performed by Stephanie Mills. As leader, Lucas has recorded two albums.
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The Temptations: All Directions
On July 1972, “Gordy” label released “All Directions”, the 15th Temptations (The) album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Norman Whitfield. In 1973, for the song “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” The Temptations won “Grammy Awards” for “Best R&B Performance by a Group”; “Best R&B Instrumental Performance” and “Best R&B Song”
Personnel:
- Dennis Edwards – vocals
- Damon Harris – vocals
- Richard Street – vocals
- Melvin Franklin – vocals
- Otis Williams – vocals
- The Andantes – backing vocals
- The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
Track listing:
- Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
- Run Charlie Run – Maurice King, Jan Forman
- Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
- Love Woke Me Up This Morning – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
- I Ain’t Got Nothin’ – Maurice King, Evans King
- The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
- Mother Nature – Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris
- Do Your Thing – Isaac Hayes
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