O'Bryan - Surrender



Do I have to get into any memory of super R&B crooning sensation of the early-mid 80's player O'Bryan? Do I have to remind y'all of the Soul Train theme song he broke out on all of y'all the minute you turned your TV sets on? (For some of you...y'all had those antenna ears poppin' up off the TV or something that look dang near like a satellite dish networking system on top of your homes. I'm not jokin'.)

Track Listing:
~ Tenderoni
~ You Have Got To Come To Me
~ Driving Force
~ Is This For Real
~ Surrender
~ What Goes Around
~ Maria
~ Dreamin' About You

All so exquisite & fresh. My main man came with enough contemporary R&B ballads to set the world spinnin out of control, especially with "The Gigolo". Yes. And then that Soul Train classic I just shared. And I made fun of the Gerry, oops I mean, The California Curl with Midnight Star. Take a look at that photo of his album above & see for yourselves. He wasn't too far off from a bottle of activator neither.

But nevertheless in 1986, who could ever forget about "Tenderoni"? Man, I loved that jam! When Capital Records deployed shipment of this release, I caught a copy right when it was on the end cap at the BX. If you were in the military & bought records from the BX, then you may still have that noticeable white sticker still stamped right on some of those LP's we bought back then (Man, That's where I bought all of my stereo equipment too. And if you were stationed overseas, the selection was enormous & cheap! Fry's, Best Buy & Circuit City couldn't touch it.)

I remembered "You Have Got To Come To Me" vividly, like its staring me in my face. The picnic's at the park & the long walks with my fiance, now wife brings back treasured memories of an otherwise, expectant slow jam from O'Bryan. But the cut I wanted everyone to pick up on was song "What Goes Around". Those electronic cowbells symbolize the freedom of 80's music, Big Time! Get the video out T.U.M.S.!

On the Playback & I got some more stuff comin'.
Brother Charles F. Sherard
The Urban Music Scene

Charles, you know we got your back! We couldn't find "What Goes Around", but we know you will appreciate this! It's "Tenderoni" y'all on The Urban Music Scene, courtesy of YouTube!

Posted by Administration at 8/2/2008 2:39 PM
Categories: Rhythm and Blues
 

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