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Tony! Toni! Tone!

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: April 18, 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca Special Products
• ASIN: B000001FOT
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,668 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the Oak town swing will never die, September 8, 2005

By	D. Windom "the winter soldier" (denver,co) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

1988 Guy has just released it first album Al B Sure is becoming established and from Oakland 2 brothers and a cousin get together to become a group that would put out the first of many memorable albums during this time. Danceable grooves mid-tempo slow cuts, and a let's have fun attitude make this album into one of the classics for this time period. My Baby Doll, For the Love of you, Little Walter(which when it came out caused controversy because it was a take off on the spiritual hymn Wade In The Water)and 261.5 to this day still have that infectious feel of a late summer night Bar-B-Q, being around friends and family, and just having a good time. It's too bad today's music doesn't have the postive happy vibe like this album does.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Contempo soul meets slick old time r&b, June 13, 1999

By A Customer

This Cd came out when I was 6. Needless to say, I still remember some cuts from it playing on the radio at the time. This disc is quite good. It doesn't sound like every other mediocre, cookiecutter R&B release of the early 90's/late 80's. There is a certain vibe flowing throughout the album that tells us that while these boys were serious music makers, they were having FUN doing it! This album's few foibles are overpowered by its strengths. "Not Gonna cry for you" is one of the most touching songs TTT has ever penned. This album was a solid blueprint for the other Tony Toni Tone albums to come.

5.0 out of 5 stars 3 T Forever!!, March 18, 2008

By	W. E. Jones "Yobear42" (Silly City, DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What these guys did in such a short span for R&B lovers hopfully will not be lost to history. Compared to the lackluster, whimpy, whiney, non-dancable, non-singing crap that they try to call Neo-soul today, these guys were a blast of fresh air....