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Color of Success

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back in 85 this disc was slammin.and it's still his best solo record.the oak tree to me was far better than the bird.this album should have been even bigger than it was.morris is still cool.and can play some skins.

I BROUGHT THIS CD BACK IN 87 WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT AND IT WAS THE BEST I EVER HEARD. I LOST IT AND WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO REORDER IT AND I STILL THINK IT THE BEST WITH SONG LIKE OAK TREE AND DON'T WAIT FOR ME NO ONE CAN PUT IT DOWN LIKE MORRIS AND YOU KNOW THIS MAN.

With The Time gone, along with the production of the Starr Company (Prince), Morris Day had to show the world he could do it on his own. Thank goodness for "The Color of Success." Showcasing his writing and musical skills, he proved that he could still create new dances ("The Oak Tree" wasn't as popular as "The Bird", but was a hit, nonetheless), and he could write a ballad as great as the next man. To this day, I still don't know why "Don't Wait For Me", the most requested song on the radio from that album, was never released as a single.

"Love Sign" and "Love/Addiction" were jams to lay back and enjoy, and the title track is one to criuse to.

With this talent, one has to wonder why Morris Day (and his group The Time) decided to tease us with only 6 songs on each album? (Day somewhat changed that pattern by releasing 8 on his next effort, "Daydreaming"...probably to make room for Jam/Lewis productions) Still, Morris proved with "Success" that he could tease us and get away with it. And he showed he could do it without his cousin's help (Prince, for those who didn't know).

Wow! This one takes me back. I love "The Oak Tree". No matter what anybody else says, he can still jam on his own without "The Time".This album proves it. After you've heard it you too will be doing "The Oak Tree". Go get 'em Morris.

Morris Day ended his association with The Time after the groups wonderful Ice Cream Castle album and released his solo debut 'The Color Of Success' one year later. On the most superficial level the album is a great party album-you can slap it on,have a great time and think nothing more of it.The problem is the song quality itself.The album is credited as being Written And Arranged By Morris Day,and if that's true it's clear he obviously wasn't in that much creative control of The Time.These songs all go on forever and for the most part try at a very bland caricature of The Time's sound;The Time were fun,but one main reason for that was the fact that the musicians had such great chemistry and Morris's braggadoccio and humor glistened right through. In this case none of the songs ever do much FOR Morris;he has to do all the work with his additude holding down the fort and it just isn't a very secure platform.Which is too bad because Greg Phillinganes and Earth,Wind & Fire members Larry Dunn and Roland Bautista participate as musicians.Even the lone ballad "Don't Wait For Me" just meanders on for seven rather pointless minutes.The only truely worthy song on this recording is "Love Addiction" which has a cute melody and is a very catchy pop-funk tune.Other then that unless you want backround music for a dance party then this cruise might be a snooze for you.

Morris can funk alone. The slow jams on this one are too funky man. "Don't wait for me" solo kicks ass. Morris Day's best solo trip YET. The Cat is to COOL , He didn't let Prince make a wooden leg out of that Oaktree.

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You know, out of the 3 solo albums MORRIS DAY has, this was the most interesting. Although JIMMY JAM & TERRY LEWIS penned "Fishnet" and "Love Is A Game" from the sophmore "DAYDREAMING", Morris did this album alone without production or music or backing voices by the legendary TIME members!

That is about all the props I can give Mr. DAY. His album is nowhere better than any of THE TIME's four albums. Even JESSE JOHNSON's solos tell MORRIS DAY to "Walk". What gets me the most is "The Oak Tree". "The Bird" (Part 2) as RUN formerly of RUN-DMC would say. Good song to a point but if you're 'ready to debut' you don't go back in TIME to get ahead. High points: "The Color Of Success", a diss to PRINCE. Shocking! Of course PRINCE disses him back on SHEILA E.'s "ROMANCE 1600 LIVE" video with the 'wooded leg' chop! "The Character" is my favorite here. The music is a cross between R&B and new wave, sounds like ANDRE CYMONE. That's the first 3 songs. The other 3...

Well, that's my review. MR. COOL, made his best effort on this album and not the ones after this ("GUARANTEED" is frisbee bait). "THE COLOR OF SUCCESS" shows a man finally breaking out of the kingdom of PRINCE, but to go where?

Also, where is the originally here? 6 songs makes an album? THE TIME's first 3 albums have only 6 songs each album. MORRIS can't escape THE TIME. He keeps on doin' what he and they have done, again.

I first heard of Morris Day when Purple Rain was released in theatres over here in NZ. The dude is an exceptionally talented master of funk and HE ROCKS!

I LOVE THIS ALBUM IT IS COOL IT HAS SOME OF MY FAVORITES BY MORIIS DAY AS A SOLO ARTIST THE COLOR OF SUCCESS, CHARACTER, THE OAK TREE THIS IS A GREAT HAVE AND A MUST HAVE FOR ANY MORRIS DAY FAN. IF YOU LIKE THE TIME THEN I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND YOU TO BUY THIS ALBUM!!!! I AM REALLY SURPRISED HOW GOOD THIS ALBUM IS BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DON'T DO VERY WELL BEING A SOLO ARTIST.