Master of the Game
(1979)
Right after recording Brazilian Love Affair, I immediately started work on this CD. It was meant to be the follow up to Follow The Rainbow. It was produced exactly like its predecessor. Again, it features the band. The LP contained several songs that did well. Probably the biggest was "I Want You For Myself" which was sung by our newest singer Lynn Davis. Lynn had a special quality that was very different from Josie. This was heaven!! So many timbres to experiment with.
The guitar chair was changed again to another Detroit native (who is now a fireman in Detroit) named David Myles.
Alas, this was to become the swan song for the band. We made no more records with the intact touring unit. I really miss The Family - those were the best days of my life!!
The music speaks for itself, a combination of danceable rhythms with jazz overtones.
I began using a young recording engineer whom I had heard on a Gino Vanelli record. His name is Tommy Vicari. We had a long association, and he was perfect to follow McNabb because he was so musical. He didn't have the technical expertise of Kerry, but he had big ears. He knew how to turn a piece of music into a song.
The year was still 1979. Yeah, I spent a lot of time in the studio that year.
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George Duke