1983 High Inergy – Groove Patrol
Groove Patrol was the eighth and final album by High Inergy. It was unique among their albums because instead of using a plethora of producers, the entire album was produced by the same production team. It featured the song, “He’s a Pretender,” that was a Top 30 Dance single on Billboard and one of their few recordings to hit the Hot 100 pop charts. Smokey Robinson also appeared on two songs. The song, “So Right” was also the title track of the group’s previous album. “Groove Patrol” peaked at #62 on the R&B charts.
Tracks
1 Dirty Boyz (Gary Goetzman; Mike Piccirillo) 04:04
2 Rock My Heart (Gary Goetzman; Mike Piccirillo) 03:41
3 He’s A Pretender (Gary Goetzman; Mike Piccirillo) 05:26
4 Groove Patrol (Gary Goetzman; Mike Piccirillo) 04:08
5 Blame It On Love (Dave DeLuca; Ted Munda) 03:37
6 Back In My Arms Again (Brian Holland; Lamont Dozier; Edward Holland) 03:11
7 So Right (Gary Goetzman; Mike Piccirillo) 03:15
8 Just A Touch Away (Dave DeLuca; Ted Munda) 04:06
Biography
Musicians
| Bass (synthesizer) | Bill Cuomo |
| Drums | Mike Piccirillo |
| Syndrums | George Tobin |
| Guitar | Mike Piccirillo |
| Fender Rhodes | Bill Cuomo |
| Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
| Melodica | Mike Piccirillo |
| Piano | Bill Cuomo |
| Synthesizer | Bill Cuomo |
| Synthesizer | Mike Piccirillo |
| Bells | Mike Piccirillo |
Other Musicians
5 Blame It On Love
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Guitar | Rick Zunigar |
| Background Vocals | Mike Piccirillo |
| Vocals | Smokey Robinson |
7 So Right
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
8 Just A Touch Away
| Vocals | Smokey Robinson |
Liner Notes
Producer – George Tobin
Co-Producer – Mike Piccirillo
Producer (Executive) – Berry Gordy
Arranged By – George Tobin, Mike Piccirillo
Coordinator – Brad Schmidt
Coordinator (Assistant) – Brenda Ferrell
Engineer – Alan Hirshberg
Engineer (Additional) – Hal Hellerman, Les Brockmann
Mixed By – George Tobin, Mike Piccirillo
Art Direction – Johnny Lee
Design – Terry Taylor
Photography – Dick Zimmerman
Mixed At Studio Sound Recorders
Recorded At Studio Sound Recorders
Phonographic Copyright Motown Record Corporation
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