Armenta & Majik - I Wanna Be With You [8.303 - 1983 Savoir Faire/Carrere 12"]
Big in France but nowhere else, the NYC based funk/soul group Majik spent the early eighties struggling to bring the fame tbey'd found in certain European markets to their hometown. The group burned out after a while, disbanding in some fashion until 1983 when their former lead singer Armenta had the idea to record a reinterpretation of one of the band's early singles, "I Wanna Be With You." Teaming up with writer/producer Amir Bayyan (brother of Robert "Kool" Bell of Kool & The Gang), they produced this all-hands-on deck Boogie SMASH that ran up both Billboard and European charts.
Irresistibly saccharine hook, crisp undistorted guitar work with a tone similar Kasso's "Brazilian Dancer," long synth laden vamps, and a tribal percussion breakdown that crescendos with a fucking Vocoder solo. Masterpiece.
- I Wanna Be With You (Part 1)
- I Wanna Be With You (Part 2)
BARRY BONUS
Armenta - I Wanna Be With You (Club Mix)
This "club remix" from what I believe to be some sort of digital reissue around 2010. Nothing obnoxiously modern - just a very similar mix to the original that combines pt. 1 & 2 and bumps the drums and vocoder up a bit for club utility.
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