Reginald Grant "Reggie" Lucas (English Reginald Grant "Reggie" Lucas , February 25, 1953 , New York - May 19, 2018 , New York ) is an American musician, songwriter and music producer. Best known as the producer of most of the songs in Madonna’s debut album of the same name in 1983 [2] , working with percussionist Mtume . In the first half of the 1970s, Lucas played in the electric group Miles Davis .
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| Birth name | Reginald Grant Lucas |
| Date of Birth | February 25, 1953 |
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| Date of death | May 19, 2018 (65 years old) |
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| Awards | [d] ( 1980 ) |
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Career
Lucas was an R&B and jazz guitarist at the beginning of his career. In the early 1970s, he played with Billy Paul , and from 1972 to 1976 with Miles Davis [3] . It was an electric group, which also included Pete Cossay , Michael Henderson and Al Foster . In the band, Lucas met the percussionist James Mtume] , his future production partner. In 1976, both musicians joined the group of singer Roberta Flack and toured with her for several years.
After completing his work as a jazz touring guitarist, Lucas switched to songwriting and producing. His work in this field received fame and positive reviews from critics. Initially, he was part of a production team - together with percussionist James Mtume. Together they wrote and produced several hits for artists such as Stephanie Mills , Phyllis Hyman , Lou Rolls , The Spinners and Robert Flack [4] .
In 1980, Lucas and Mtume received a Grammy for the best song in the R&B style for the song “ Never Knew Love Like This Before ” performed by Stephanie Mills [5] .
In the late 1970s, Lucas decided to start a solo performing, producing and authoring career. In 1978, he recorded his own instrumental album, Survival Themes . He produced the single “Young Free and Single” as a member of the rapidly disintegrated band Sunfire, whose album was released in 1982. One of his first works as a solo producer was Madonna's debut album. In addition to arranging most of the tracks, he wrote two songs for the album - “ Borderline ” and “Physical Attraction” [6] . After this collaboration ended, Lucas worked with Ribby Jackson , Randy Crawford and The Four Tops .
In 1986, Lucas founded a recording studio in Jersey City called Quantum Sound [7] . It recorded Pet Shop Boys , Jodeci , Jeff Buckley and Sepultura .
Personal life
Daughter Lisa Lucas - Executive Director of the National Book Fund [8] .
Discography
According to the official website of Reggie Lucas [9] .
Producer
- Madonna - Madonna - (1983, Sire )
- Models - Out of Mind, Out of Sight - (1985, Mushroom Records )
- Randy Crawford - Abstract Emotions - (1986, Warner Bros. Records)
- Ribby Jackson - Reaction - (1986, Columbia )
- Bunny Debarge - In Love - (1987, Motown Records )
- The Four Tops - Magic - (1985, Motown)
- John Adams - Strong - (1987, A&M Records )
- The Weather Girls - The Weather Girls - (1988, Columbia)
- Elisa Fiorillo - Elisa Fiorillo - (1987, Chrysalis Records )
- Nick Scottie - Nick Scotti - (1993, Reprise Records )
Producer (with James Mtume)
- Stephanie Mills - What Cha 'Gonna Do with My Lovin' - (1979, 20th Century Records)
- Stephanie Mills - Sweet Sensation - (1980, 20th Century Records)
- Stephanie Mills - Stephanie - (1981, 20th Century Records)
- Stephanie Mills - Tantalizingly Hot - (1982, Casablanca Records )
- Phyllis Hyman - You Know How to Love Me - (1979, Arista Records )
- Gary Bartz - Bartz - (1980, Arista Records )
- Lou Rawls - Now Is The Time - (1982, Epic)
- The Spinners - Can't Shake This Feelin ' - (1982, Atlantic )
- Rena Scott - Come On Inside - (1979, Buddah)
- Mark Sadane - One Way Love Affair (1981, Warner Bros. Records)
- Mark Sadane - Exciting (1982, Warner Bros. Records)
Frontman
- Survival Themes (1978, East Wind Records )
- Sunfire (1982, Warner Bros. Records)
Instrumentalist in the group
With Miles Davis
- In Concert: Live at Philharmonic Hall (1972)
- Dark Magus (1974)
- Pangaea (1975)
- Agharta (1975)
- The Complete On the Corner Sessions
- Get Up With It (1974)
- The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux (1973 only)
- Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 (Columbia Legacy, 2015)
With Carlos Garnett
- Black Love (Muse, 1974)
- Journey to Enlightenment (Muse, 1974)
With others
- Babatunde Olatund , Soul Makossa (1973, Paramount)
- Carlos Garnett , Journey To Enlightenment (1974, Muse)
- Norman Connors , Slewfoot (1974, Buddah)
- Norman Connors , Saturday Night Special (1975, Buddah)
- Norman Connors , Romantic Journey (1977, Buddah)
- Aquarian Dream , arranger (1976, Buddah)
- Vitamin E - Sharing - arranger - (1977, Buddah)
- Flora Purim - Nothing Will Be As It Was ... Tomorrow - (1977, Warner Bros. Records)
- Lonnie Liston Smith - Visions Of A New World - (1975, Flying Dutchman)
- Hubert Eaves - Esoteric Funk - (1979, East Wind Records )
- Roberta Flack - Blue Lights in the Basement - (1977, Atlantic )
- Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway - (1980, Atlantic )
- Urszula Dudziak - Urszula - (1975, Arista )
- James Mtume - Rebirth Cycle - 1977
- Gary Bartz - The Shadow Do - (1975, Prestige )
- Zbigniew Seifert - Zbigniew Seifert (1977, Capitol )
- John Lee / Gerry Brown - Still Can't Say Enough - (1976, Blue Note )
- Masabumi Kikuchi - Wishes / Kochi (1976, Inner City Records)
- Shunzoh Ohno - Bubbles (1976, East Wind)
Notes
- ↑ https://apnews.com/1272b0cd2c87489a9a3cfccfb92097d0
- ↑ Wynn, Ron Reggie Lucas - Music Biography, Credits and Discography . AllMusic. Date of treatment April 1, 2013.
- ↑ Tingen, Paul. Miles Beyond: Electric Explorations of Miles Davis, 1967-1991. - 2001. - ISBN 0823083462 .
- ↑ Taraborrelli, J. Randy. Madonna: An Intimate Biography. - Simon & Schuster, 2001. - P. 76. - ISBN 0743227093 .
- ↑ Ivory, Steve . Platinum Success Would Be 'Cure' For Stephanie Mills (Nov 10, 1984).
- ↑ O'Brien, Lucy. Madonna: Like an Icon. - HarperCollins, 2008 .-- P. 67. - ISBN 0060898992 .
- ↑ New Companies, Billboard (Nov 1, 1986).
- ↑ Kellogg, Carolyn . Lisa Lucas, head of the National Book Foundation, wants you to love reading , Los Angeles Times (May 27, 2016). Date of treatment October 19, 2016.
- ↑ Reggie Lucas Discography . Reggielucas.com. Date of treatment December 5, 2017.