Significant Gains [Import, Original recording remastered]

Greg Phillinganes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 22, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Bmg
• ASIN: B00005MI8A
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #459,357 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Girl Talk

2. Baby I Do Love You

3. Takin It Up All Night

4. Forever Now

5. Big Man

6. I Don't Want To Be The One

7. Maxxed Out

8. Do It All For Love

9. Call

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rare Groove Genious!, September 28, 2004

By 

Andre' S Grindle "Funk Meister" (Bangor,ME.) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Significant Gains (Audio CD)

If you can locate this album in any format GET IT!Greg
Philliganes is the talented keyboardist/producer behind Quincy
Jones and Rod Temperton on their famous pop collaberations in the
early 1980's and the music featured on 'Significant Gains' is no
exception to Phillingane's brilliant rule!The album opens with a
very Stevie Wonderish turn on the well crafted R&B of "Girl Talk".But tunes like "Talking It Up All Night","Big Man" and the
instrumental "Maxxed Out" feature enough stripped down turns to
make their funk seem very real indeed!"Forever Now" and "Doing It
All For Love" would have both mad excellent singles too but sadly
this and it's 1984 follow up 'Pulse' were grossly overlooked and
the least this CD reissue deserves is one positive rating!That
way anyone reading this will be encouraged to pick up this album
before it again goes out of print and forgotton again.It will
be the best money you'll spend!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sadly Overlooked Gem, June 20, 2005

By 

Jon (San Diego, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Significant Gains (Audio CD)

Mr. Phillinganes was responsible for all of the Jacksons' rhythms, and provided music for plenty of other top acts of the late 1970s and 1980s. He put out a few albums of his own in the '80s and for some unknown reason, they were all overlooked. Mr. Phillinganes is not the best vocalist around, but he can hold his own and does a fine fine job here, not to mention his top-notch musical skills. Every song is great here, especially TAKIN' IT UP ALL NIGHT, the ballad FOREVER NOW, DO IT ALL FOR LOVE, and the final track featuring the awesome Paulinho DaCosta doing his usual thunderous percussion. I shelled out nearly 30 bucks for this CD and it was worth every dollar spent.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Work, October 12, 2005

By 

Sing Brotha Sing (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Significant Gains (Audio CD)

This has got to be some of the finest R&B I've come across from the 1980s. With the talent involved, what less could you expect? Every song is top-notch here, well written and well performed. Though Mr. Phillinganes is well-known more for his keyboarding skills, he does a fine job here with the vocals. Standout tracks are the gorgeous "Forever Now", "Do it All for Love", "I Don't Want to Be the One", and "Takin' it Up All Night". Get this and you'll find yourself in for a treasure. Only wish his "Pulse" album would be released on to CD, but check out that vinyl if you can, as well.