Track Listing:
More Bounce To The Ounce 5:14
Be Alright 2:44
I Heard It Through The Grapevine 6:49
So Ruff, So Tuff {R Troutman, L Troutman} 3:36
Do It Roger 5:17
Dance Floor 5:14
Doo Wah Ditty (Blow That Thing) 3:46
I Can Make You Dance 4:01
Heartbreaker (Part I, II) 4:15
In The Mix 3:29
Midnight Hour - Live 93 Remix 5:09
Computer Love 4:45
Night And Day '93 (remix) 3:08
I Want To Be Your Man 4:10
Curiosity '93 (remix) 4:29
Slow And Easy {R Troutman, L Troutman, Shirley Murdock} 5:12
Mega Medley 4:08
Personnel:
"Slow And Easy"
Lead Vocals: Roger Troutman, Shirley Murdock, Ronald Hoard
Background Vocals: Roger Troutman, Shirley Murdock, Ronald Hoard
Talkbox: Roger Troutman
Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Drum Programming: Roger Troutman
"Midnight Hour '93"
Producers: Roger Troutman, Billy Beck, Greg Jackson, Lester Troutman,
Zapp Troutman, Sherman Fleetwood
Talkbox: Roger Troutman
Background Vocals: Mighty Clouds of Joy, Shirley Murdock
Vocal Chants: Roger Troutman, Shirley Murdock, Zapp Troutman, Dale DeGroat,
Rufus Troutman III, Robert Smith, Nicole Cottom, Sherman Fleetwood,
William Murdock
DJ/MC: Michael Ecton
Guitar, Bass, Keyboards: Roger Troutman
Drum Programming: Lester Troutman, Roger Troutman
Horns: Jerome Derrickson, Eddie Barber, Michael Warren, Carol Cowen
Sax Solo: Clarence "Satch" Satchell
"Mega Medley"
Remixed/edited: Greg Beasley
Contains parts of "More Bounce to the Ounce", "Do It Roger",
"Heartbreaker", "Playin' Kinda Ruff", "So Ruff, So Tuff", "Dance Floor",
"I Can Make You Dance", "Doo Wah Ditty" and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine".
Rating: RC: **** MM: *****
Comments: RC: Refer to previous listings for material not described here. This is a truly excellent collection of the best material from Zapp and Roger, plus a few remixes and other oddities. The focus is on his clean and lean dance tunes, like "More Bounce", "So Ruff", "Do It Roger" "Dance Floor", etc. While some of their fluffier material is absent, quirky little gems like "Blue" and "Bucket of Blood" aren't here, either. My favorite here may be the remix of "Midnight Hour", with Satch coming in with an excellent, shimmering sax solo. The "Mega Medley" is also kind of fun. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone curious about Zapp/Roger without wanting to go all the way in; this gives you an excellent feel for what's on there. It's particularly valuable since several of the source albums for this set are out of print.
The album is in print and should be easy to find. The cover features Roger holding up a ball with all of the assorted Zapp/Roger covers on it.