The Ritchie Family – 1982 - I'll Do My Best

The Ritchie Family – 1982 - I'll Do My Best

Label: VIP (2)
Catalog#: VIP 20309
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: Italy
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Credits: Arranged By, Conductor - Giuliano Salerni
Co-producer [Vocal Tracks] - Fonzi Thornton
Engineer - Michael Barbiero
Engineer [Assistant] - Don Wershba , Greg Mann*
Mastered By - Bill Kipper
Producer - Fred Petrus*
Notes: Recorded and Mixed at Media Sound Studios, New York

Tracklisting:

A1 I'll Do My Best (For You Baby) (5:22) Written By - A. Thornton , G. Salerni , M. Malavasi
A2 This Loves On Me (4:51) Written By - J. Marcellino
A3 One And Only (4:30) Written By - Z. Conkerite
A4 You Can Always Count On Me (4:15) Written By - H. Smith , W. Gay
B1 Walk With Me (4:19) Written By - G. Mathieson , T. Veitch
B2 Alright On The Night (5:04) Written By - D. Rose
B3 Tonight I Need To Have Your Love (4:08) Written By - H. Smith
B4 You've Got Me Dancin' (4:50) Written By - H. Smith

Codec: Lame 3.92
Quality: CBR, 320kbps, stereo

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Review by http://www.warr.org/ritchie.html

I'll Do My Best (1982)

Like Evelyn "Champagne" King and France Joli, after disco died the Ritchie Family went into dance pop: chorused synth doubling the vocal line, Moog-sounding bass synth, Chic-like rhythm guitar, almost no horns or strings - the title track has strong similarities to "Love Come Down," for example. In fact, so many people started using the same formula in the same year, I suspect a common source but I don't know who it was. Anyway, the songwriting is undistinguished, the refrains are commonplace ("Be My One And Only"), and the group's vocals are so self-effacing they sound like their own backup singers. The drippy ballad "You Can Always Count On Me" has a great fade, though: Spanish guitar against dramatic ostinato strings. "Alright On The Night" is the one unreconstructed disco tune, and it's not half-bad, with a funky bass-heavy middle. Produced by Fred Petrus; arranged and conducted by Giuliano Salerni. (DBW)