Atlanta’s Chapparrals were renowned for their high energy on stage performances and this 1978 offering was their only known album. Massively in demand, the rolling funker ‘Hitin It’ sounds more like what was coming out of Chicago a few years earlier, ‘Juicy Fruit’ is a great, bouncing party number while ‘Shake Your Head’ is in two parts: Part One is a low slung, laid back percussive jam while Part Two turn up the tempo and becomes a thunderous dance floor bomb. ‘Coming To You’ is a big, expansive head nodder that turns up the drama and pretty much stays on the groove throughout. Fans of mellow soul stuff will enjoy the slow burn ballad ‘Just be You’ and the pleading ‘Stop Cheating On My Lady’. ‘Jam Around The World’ throws everything into the mix and is a good finale to a strong, obscure slab of rare funky soul.
Track listings:
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01 Hittin It by The Chapparrals
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02 Stop Cheating On My Lady by The Chapparrals
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03 Juicy Fruit by The Chapparrals
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04 Shake Your Head (Pt. 1) by The Chapparrals
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05 Shake Your Head (Pt. 2) by The Chapparrals
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06 Country Girl by The Chapparrals
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07 Coming To You by The Chapparrals
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08 The Brew by The Chapparrals
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09 Just Be You by The Chapparrals
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10 Jam Around The World by The Chapparrals
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