Manchild

Manchild, Babyface | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 1997)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00000093Z
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #297,893 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #12 in Music > Indie Music > R&B > Contemporary R&B

Track Listings

1. Red Hot Daddy

2. (I Want to Feel Your) Power and Love

3. Especially for You

4. Takin' It to the Streets

5. You Get What You Give

6. We Need We

7. These Are the Things That Are Special to Me

8. Funky Situation

9. The Phuff

10. Koriko

11. Walk With Me

12. If You Don't Tell No One

13. Joy

14. Rowdy-Dowdy Blues/Don't Get Me Rowdy

15. Our Message

16. Maybe My Baby

17. One Tender Moment

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant fusion of two trademark styles, August 27, 2007

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Glen Zimmerman "RealMenDriveFords" (Lindenwold, New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Manchild (Audio CD)

A group that should have been much bigger than it was, the 70s/80s funk/rock/R&B collective Manchild takes the gritty guitar work of masters like Jimi Hendrix & Sly & The Family Stone and adds exquisite harmonizing reminiscent of Earth, Wind & Fire to create beautifully textured music that any fan of the above-mentioned groups should definitely want to check out. This group was also the first musical endeavor undertaken by the now-legendary Babyface. This compilation disc is probably the best place to start for a good introduction to this group, as it contains material made both before and after Babyface became a member of the group, and many of the group's original albums are available only as expensive import CDs, and the original LPs/cassettes are long out of print and very difficult to come by these days.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too much potential to last, December 16, 1999

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Al Numanlia Wone (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Manchild (Audio CD)

These guys were phenomenal! I bought both albums new, and knew instantly that they were special. However a new (very progressive) power r&b/funk rock group was just too much for the "dumbing down the masses" strategy of urban radio. Too bad. These guys would have been a great compliment to the achievements of EWF, Marvin and Stevie Wonder. Of course Kenny Edmonds went on to the Deele (thanks to Midnight Star) and later vast riches and musical sterility.

Oh the shame.

What would have been, what could have been....

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Little-known band spawned today's top talent, December 5, 1998

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[e-mail] (Indy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Manchild (Audio CD)

The title of this 1997 compilation is a misnomer, as Kenneth "babyface" Edwards was not the lead singer for the band, founded in Indianapolis in 1974. It would take three years for the group to score a hit and yes, Face shared writing credit. Manchild's lead vocalist, Flash Ferrel, had a grittier, funky tenor than Face's subdued sound, which was well suited to the band's musical style. The seven-member outfit developed a local following and eventually signed with the now-defunct Chi-Sound Records. The lushly arranged, etheral ballad, "Especially For You," went to No. 70 on the R&B charts in 1978. That track is included on this disc, which features the cuts from the two LPs Manchild released before it broke up in 1980. Manchild was a true R&B band that developed a sound that mixed elements of R&B with jazz. This CD features raw, bottom-heavy,funk-laced tracks,particularly the southern blues thump of "Don't Get Me Rowdy," penned by Reggie Griffin. Griffin, Face and band member Daryl Simmons have all enjoyed successful careers as R&B writers, producers and performers. This CD is an excellent addition to music lovers who also enjoy entertainment history.