Kiss This World Goodbye is a 1978 album by R&B group Mtume. This was their debut album on the Epic Records label as well as the first album featuring vocals by Tawatha Agee.
| Kiss This World Goodbye | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studios, New York City, New York | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 40:37 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | James Mtume, Reggie Lucas | |||
| Mtume chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
editAll songs written by Reggie Lucas and James Mtume except where noted.
- "Theme (for the People) [Opening]" (Tawatha Agee, Lucas, Mtume) – 1:30
- "Just Funnin'" (Howard King, Lucas, Mtume) – 5:20
- "Kiss This World Goodbye" – 3:58
- "Insert" – 0:30
- "The Closer I Get to You" – 3:58
- "Love Lock" – 4:56
- "Funky Constellation" – 4:05
- "Closer to the End" – 4:32
- "Metal Flake Mind" – 3:30
- "Phase I" (Mtume; subtitled "40 Seconds dedicated to all Conga Players")[2] – 0:42
- "Day of the Reggin" – 3:31
- "This Is Your World" – 3:28
- "Theme (for the People) [Exit]" (Agee, Lucas, Mtume) – 0:48
Personnel
edit- Mtume
- James Mtume - lead and backing vocals, congas, percussion
- Tawatha Agee - lead vocals, backing vocals
- Reggie Lucas - guitar
- Basil Fearrington - bass
- Hubert Eaves III - keyboards
- Howard King - drums
Charts
editSingles
edit| Year | Single | Chart positions[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1978 | "Just Funnin" | — | 93 | — |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Images as found at discogs
- ^ "Mtume US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-27.