This track sounds like it wouldn’t have been out of place on Neneh Cherry’s 1989 album Raw Like Sushi. This is followed by Take It Slow which starts with a nice little vinyl sample of some funky saxophone. It feels slightly slower, and certainly isn’t as catchy as the previous two songs. Next up is Tough featuring rapper MC Eric, reminding me somewhat of 1987 hit Pump Up The Volumeby one-hit wonders M/A/R/R/S, and to some degree a few 2 Unlimited songs. This is followed by second single Get Up (Before The Night Is Over) which isn’t so dissimilar to the previous song, although plays more on the bass line, and gives Ya Kid K the vocalist credit that she works hard to earn – rapping, singing and writing the song. Fashion model Felly Kilingi is soon in with this iconic 80’s rap/dance cross-over hit… except that she’s not – like Milli Vanilli, and Black Box, the ‘lead singer’ was actually purely for image, and the real vocalist Ya Kid K goes uncredited as vocalist. A phat synth and hi-hats usher in a thumping bass drum. The album opens with the title track and huge debut single Pump Up The Jam. Technotronic’s 1989 album ‘Pump Up The Jam’
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