Street Life is a studio album by the American jazz band The Crusaders . He managed to get to the top positions of the three Billboard charts and was the peak of the group's commercial success. The title track, recorded with Randy Crawford, became a hit in the top-40, taking 36th place and 17th place in soul charts there [3] . The single also managed to take 5th place in the UK Singles Chart , become a hit on disco charts, taking 75th place there [4] and was re-recorded by Doc Severinsen when Crawford re-wrote the song for Burt Reynolds crime drama Team Sharkey . A more powerful version of the song was played at a fast pace in the 1997 Quentin Tarantino film Jackie Brown . The song also sounds in the Grand Theft Auto V video game, on WorldWide FM radio station , in the episode of Bob’s Burgers animated series “ Eggs for Days ”, in the episode of the animated series Ventura Brothers “ The Ventura Brothers and the Curse of Ghost Problems ” and in the episode of the television series Better Call Saul " Enough ride ."
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| The Crusaders Studio Album | ||||
| Date of issue | December 9, 1979 | |||
| Recorded by | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Jazz funk | |||
| Duration | 39:21 | |||
| Producer | Wilton Felder , Styx Hooper and Joe Sample | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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| Reviews | |
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| Critics' ratings | |
| A source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [one] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
A cover photo was taken at 409 N Rodeo Drive , in Beverly Hills, California [5] .
Legacy
The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die [6] .
List of Songs
- “Street Life” ( Will Jennings , Joe Sample ) - 11:18
- My Lady ( Wilton Felder ) - 6:43
- “Rodeo Drive (High Steppin ')” (Sample) - 4:28
- Carnival of the Night (Felder) - 6:24
- “The Hustler” ( Styx Hooper ) - 5:18
- Night Faces (Sample) - 5:10
Record Members
- Arthur Adams - guitar
- Roland Batista - guitar
- Oscar Brashear - pipe
- Garnett Brown - trombone
- Randy Crawford - vocals
- Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
- Wilton Felder - saxophone , bass, producer
- Barry Finnerty - guitar
- William Green - Saxophone
- Styx Hooper - drums , producer
- Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
- James Jameserson - bass
- Alfonso Johnson - Bas-guitar
- Robert O'Brien - Trumpet
- Jerome Richardson - saxophone
- Billy Rogers - Guitar
- Joe Sample - keyboards , producer
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Black albums | 3 |
| 1979 | Jazz albums | one |
| 1979 | Pop albums | 18 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Single | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Black singles | "Street Life" | 17 |
| 1979 | Club play singles | "Street Life" | 75 |
| 1979 | Pop singles | "Street Life" | 36 |
Notes
- ↑ Street Life - The Crusaders - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic . AllMusic . Date of treatment August 4, 2018.
- ↑ The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. - USA: Random House / Rolling Stone, 1985. - P. 53. - ISBN 0-394-72643-X .
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel. Top R & B / Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. - Record Research, 2004 .-- P. 140.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel. Hot Dance / Disco: 1974-2003. - Record Research, 2004 .-- P. 66.
- ↑ Musical Maps . Musicalmaps.com.au . Date of treatment August 4, 2018.
- ↑ 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. - Universe, February 7, 2006. - ISBN 0-7893-1371-5 .