The Dramatics - Joy Ride

Title: The Dramatics - Joy Ride
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1976, Soul, R&B, Funk
Matrix #: ABCD-955
Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: The Dramatics (N/A) | Producer: Don Davis
Cultural Facts:

1. Made in the Heart of Detroit: Joy Ride was recorded at Detroit's United Sound Systems, with Motown veterans including guitarist Robert White and keyboardist Earl Van Dyke among the musicians helping build the album's polished funk-soul backdrop.
2. A Miles Davis Sideman Wrote the Hit: Bassist Michael Henderson wrote and produced “Be My Girl,” the album's biggest pop single. Before becoming an R&B star himself, Henderson had spent several years playing electric bass with Miles Davis during Miles' wild early-'70s fusion period.
3. Soul Was Meeting Disco: By 1976, dance music was reshaping R&B, and tracks like “Finger Fever” pushed the Dramatics toward a harder rhythmic groove without abandoning the elaborate vocal harmonies that had made songs like “In the Rain” famous.