THE WEATHER GIRLS – (1980) THE TWO TONS O' FUN / BACKATCHA

THE WEATHER GIRLS – (1980) THE TWO TONS O' FUN / BACKATCHA

Two Tons O' Fun

Real Name:
Martha Wash & Izora Rhodes Armstead

Profile:

Originally backing singers with Sylvester and also Paradise Express on the Fantasy label, Izora Armstead and Martha Wash soon recorded solo albums as Two Tons Of Fun. Their first album contained several disco classics, such as "Earth can be just like heaven", "One sided love affair" and "Got the feeling". The much-overlooked superclassic on this album, though, is "Do you wanna boogie, hunh?".

The Two Tons recorded one follow-up less successful album, "Backatacha", before leaving the Fantasy label. Izora was then married and became Izora Redman, and the group then teamed up with Paul Jabara and Bob Esty to create Weather Girls, The.

TWO TONS O' FUN

01 Do You Wanna Boogie, Hunh?
02 Just Us
03 I Got The Feeling
04 Gone Away
05 Earth Can Be Just Like Heaven
06 Make Someone Feel Happy Today
07 Taking Away Your Space
08 One-Sided Love Affair

Original release - Two Tons O' Fun* - Two Tons O' Fun

Label:Fantasy Honey Records
Catalog#:AMI 9584
Format:Vinyl, LP
Country:Italy
Released:1980
Genre:Funk / Soul
Style:Soul, Disco

Tracklist

A1 Do You Wanna Boogie, Hunh? 4:02
Written-By - Yeoman* , Crockett* , Fuqua*
A2 Just Us 4:39
Written-By - Robinson* , Orsborn*
A3 I Got The Feeling 5:22
Written-By - Miley* , Loverde* , Wirrick*
A4 Gone Away 3:09
Written-By - Robinson* , Orsborn*
B1 Earth Can Be Just Like Heaven 4:27
Written-By - Robinson* , Osrborn*
B2 Make Someone Feel Happy Today 3:30
Written-By - Greg Levias
B3 Taking Away Your Space 5:51
Written-By - Fuqua* , Sylvester
B4 One-Sided Love Affair 4:20
Written-By - Robinson* , Orsborn*

Credits

Arranged By [Rhythm] - Eric Robinson (4) (tracks: A4 to B2, B4) , Greg Crockett (tracks: A1) , Greg Levias (tracks: A2) , Tip Wirrick* (tracks: A3) , Sylvester (tracks: B3)
Arranged By [Strings, Horns] - Leslie Drayton
Artwork By [Art Direction] - Phil Carroll
Artwork By [Design] - Jamie Putnam
Backing Vocals - Eric Robinson (4) , Harvey Fuqua , Izora Armstead , Jeannie Tracy* , Martha Wash
Bass - Bob Kingson , Greg Crockett , Hillary Thompson
Concertmaster - William Henderson (2)
Drums - Harvey Hughes , Kelvin Dixon , Ronnie Beck
Engineer [Additional Recording] - Eddie Bill Harris , Steve Williams (10)
Engineer [Assistant] - Danny Kopelson , Nyya Lark
Engineer [Mixing] - Buddy Brundo (tracks: A1, A2, B1) , John Kovarek (tracks: A3, A4, B2 to B4)
Engineer [Recording] - Eddie Bill Harris
Guitar - Greg Crockett , Tip Wirrick*
Horns - Albert Aarons* , Robert Bryant Sr.* , Donald Cooke* , Ernie Fields Jr.* , Melvin Moore (2) , Robert Bryant Jr. , Thurman A. Green*
Keyboards - Eric Robinson (4) , Greg Levias , Sylvester
Mastered By - Jim Sintetos
Percussion - David Frazier , Tony Flores*
Photography - Phil Bray
Producer - Harvey Fuqua
Strings - Debra Price , Don Palmer* , Frank Foster (2) , Gina Kronstadt , Miguel Martinez (2) , Nancy Stein , Pamela Thompkins* , Pavel Farkas , Phillip Cimbalo , Ron Clark
Synthesizer - Greg Levias , Tip Wirrick*
Vocals - Izora Armstead , Martha Wash

Notes

Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Additional recording at Kendun Recorders, Burbank
Mixed at Conway Studio, Los Angeles & Music Grinder Studio, Los Angeles
Mastered at Kendun Recorders
S.I.A.E.
(P) 1980 Fantasy Records
Disco Depositato, Distribuzione Fonit-Cetra
Made In Italy

BACKATCHA

09 Never Like This
10 I Depend On You
11 Your Love Is Gonna See Me Through
12 It's True I Do
13 Can't Do It By Myself
14 Cloudy With A Chance Of Rain
15 I've Got To Make It On My Own
16 I Been Down

Original release - Two Tons, The* - Backatcha

Label:Fantasy, Fantasy Honey Records
Catalog#:F-9605, F-9605
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:US
Released:1980
Genre:Funk / Soul
Style:Soul, Disco

Tracklist

A1 Never Like This
A2 I Depend On You
A3 Your Love Is Gonna See Me Through
A4 It's True I Do
B1 Can't Do It By Myself
B2 Cloudy With A Chance Of Rain
B3 I've Got To Make It On My Own
B4 I Been Down

Credits

Producer - Harvey Fuqua

produced by Harvey Fuqua
original LP releases on Fantasy/Honey Records [1980]

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