Customer Reviews

Happy Hour/Motion

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WOW, THOSE 10 STARS, THE LEAST FOR THESE TWO ALBUMS IN ONE CD (HAPPY HOUR 1982) AND (MOTION 1985). HIS MUSIC IN THAT ERA WAS A FANTASTIC COMBINATION OF FUNK, POP AND JAZZ WITH A HINT OF ROCK;PLEASING PEOPLE IN BOTH ENDS OF THE EQUATOR: NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA.
ANOTHER GREAT ACHIEVEMENT IS THE FACT THAT THESE TWO ALBUMS HAD NOT BEEN REMASTERED INTO A CD EXCEPT IN JAPAN WHERE THEY ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE; BUT HERE WE HAVE THEM AVAILABLE ONCE AGAIN AT A GREAT AND AFFORDABLE PRICE; I'VE HAD THESE ALBUMS ON VINYL FOR YEARS AND AM SO GLAD TO SEE THEM ON CD WITHIN OUR REACH.
THE PIECE: "SWEET MAGIC" FROM THE HAPPY HOUR ALBUM IS ONE OF THOSE LANDMARKS FOR MANY OF US WHO LOVE BRAZILIAN JAZZ; CHECK IT OUT.
THE TRACKS?
1) HAPPY HOUR:
KEEP ON MOVIN'
HAPPY HOUR
JUST THIS ONE NIGHT
TEARS OF A CLOWN
SWEET MAGIC
KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY
I NEVER GET ENOUGH

2) MOTION:
S.O.S. FIRE IN THE SKY
NEVER KNEW LOVE
BUS STOP
MOTION
ARE YOU FOR REAL
MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD

ENJOY THESE LONG FORGOTTEN TREASURES !!!!!!!!!!!!!

One day I heard a classic song by Deodata, which reminded me of an album I once owned and thought I loved called Happy Hour. Well, I really don't know what my frame of mind was back then, but now, this CD is just plain old disco, and not the memorable, catchy, still fun to dance to stuff. Unless you LOVE disco and just have to have all disco recordings ever produced, skip this one. It's not Deodata at his best. Sorry.