Description
Roger – Unlimited! / Reprise Records Audio CD 1987 / 925 496-2
UPC 075992549622
Unlimited! is a 1987 electro-funk album, the third solo album by Zapp frontman Roger Troutman (credited as "Roger"). It includes a cover of James Brown's 1965 single "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," as well as Roger's biggest R&B and crossover hit (on the pop charts), "I Want to Be Your Man."
Roger Troutman (November 29, 1951 – April 25, 1999), also known as Roger, was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and the founder of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the funk movement and heavily influenced West Coast hip hop due to the scene's heavy sampling of his music over the years. Troutman was well known for his use of the talk box, a device that is connected to an instrument (frequently a keyboard, but most commonly a guitar) to create different vocal effects. Roger used a custom-made talkbox—the Electro Harmonix "Golden Throat"—through a Moog Minimoog and later in his career a Yamaha DX100 FM synthesizer. As both band leader of Zapp and in his subsequent solo releases, he scored a bevy of funk and R&B hits throughout the 1980s and regularly collaborated with hip hop artists in the 1990s.
| Label: | Reprise Records – 925 496-2 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Germany |
| Released: |
Nov 1987 |
| Genre: | Funk / Soul |
| Style: | P.Funk, Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk |
Tracklist:
| 1 | I Want To Be Your Man | 4:14 | |
| 2 | Night And Day | 4:19 | |
| 3 | Been This Way Before (Rap) | 5:11 | |
| 4 | Composition To Commemorate (May 30, 1918) | 4:48 | |
| 5 |
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag |
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3:45 |
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| 6 | Thrill Seekers | 4:50 | |
| 7 | Tender Moments | 4:19 | |
| 8 | If You're Serious | 4:24 | |
| 9 | Private Lover | 4:03 | |
| 10 | I Really Want To Be Your Man |
3:44 | |
| 11 | Bedistgutarist-A-Rown | 3:13 |
- Backing Vocals – Billy Beck, Clete Troutman, Mark Thomas (39), Nicole Cottom, Ray Davis, Roger Troutman, Shirley Murdock, Zapp Troutman
- Bass – Roger Troutman, Zapp Troutman
- Congas, Percussion – Lester Troutman, Roger Troutman
- Design – Mary Ann Dibs
- Drums – Lester Troutman
- Edited By, Mixed By – Curtis Cowen, Lester Troutman, Roger Troutman, Tony Jackson, Zapp Troutman
- Engineer – Charles Jackson, Curtis Cowen, Lester Troutman
- Horns – Carl Cowen, James Cameron
- Lead Vocals, Guitar – Roger Troutman
- Photography By – Richard Eskite, Sharon Alouf
- Producer – Roger Troutman
- Synthesizer, Keyboards – Billy Beck, Curtis Cowen, Dale DeGroat, Roger Troutman, Zapp Troutman
- Vibraphone – Johnny Lytle
