This was the Gang's most hit-packed album. 4 of the 7 tracks were Top 20 hits in the US. Of course, it's very much a product of it's time. Everyone was trying to replicate the multi-platinum magic of Michael Jackson's Thriller. And while the Gang falls short of those lofty heights, this effort is good fun from start to finish. A great record to throw on at your next 80's theme party, there's plenty here to pop, lock, moonwalk, and breakdance to, with the infectious "Fresh" a clear highlight. And they were even courteous enough to throw in a couple slow dance numbers so you can get up close with that fly tenderoni you been trading glances with all night. Then they end it all with a bouncy 7-minute shout-out to JC that even an atheist like me can't hate. (since it sounds like it could have been on the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack, I just pretend it's about Axel Foley) Singles: Misled / Rollin' - #10 Pop / #3 R&B Fresh / In the Heart - #9 Pop / #1 R&B Cherish - #2 Pop / #1 R&B Emergency / You Are the One - #18 Pop / #7 R&B

This album was the beginning of a new sound and era for the Gang. With the addition of new lead singer James "J.T." Taylor's velvety croon, the band had transformed from hard funk to smooth pop-soul. And the move would prove hugely successful, with a string of hits lasting through the 1980's. But don't worry, booty shakers, the funky grooves are still here. While their later albums in this style may have been spotty, this one is near perfect. The six long tracks are all winners, and despite their lengths, they deftly avoid wearing out their welcome. The title track and "Too Hot" were smash hits, both famously sampled in the 90's (on Lil' Kim's Not Tonight (Remix) and Coolio's Too Hot respectively). Third single, "Hangin' Out" failed commercially, but is equally strong. And the remaining tracks are nearly as good. Fans of disco/funk from the late 70's are guaranteed a good time at this Ladies' Night.

A modern Japanese take on the American Primitivism of John Fahey, Robbie Basho, etc, this is enchanting stuff - hypnotic, meditative, ethereal. Deserves to be much better known than it is.

Two great singles ("Sail On" and "Still") and a third single that was decent ("Wonderland"). But the rest of this album is the very definition of filler. Mediocre, generic, cliche-riddled lite disco/soul. The album was a multi-platinum smash in 1979 (and the only Commodores album to score three Top 40 pop hits), but it has not stood the test of time very well.

Awful, idiotic book by an actual racist who has deluded herself into thinking all other white people share her racist tendencies. Hint: we don't. And you gotta love the book's laughably oblivious sub-title, "Why It's so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism". Here's why: Because if we talk rationally & fairly about racism today, using evidence and data, then deranged, myopic, ignorant, racist assholes like DiAngelo will demonize us and try to destroy our lives and careers.