Music Of The Sun ♫ Lamont Johnson

“Music Of The Sun” 1978 Tabu Records
Written By: Eugene Lamont Johnson
Arranged By, Producer: Jerry Peters

Credits

Backing Vocals [Background] – Norma Jean Bell
Bass – Lamont Johnson
Drums – Derek Dirckson
Guitar – Randall Jacobs
Percussion – Sundiato O. M.
Piano [Acoustic] – Buddy Budson
Saxophone – Norma Jean Bell
Synthesizer [Mini Moog] – Mark Johnson
Vocals – Lamont Johnson, Renae Williams

A founder member of Brainstorm, Lamont Johnson left after the band's first album to make this stunning solo debut in 1978, with guest appearances from Lee Ritenour and members of Earth Wind & Fire's brass section. This casebound book set edition features the lyrics and a liner note by Christian John Wikane based on a 2013 interview with Lamont Johnson himself.
Born Eugene Lamont Johnson October 1, 1941 in New York, NY, died October 21, 1999, Eugene Lamont Johnson a.k.a E Lamont Johnson or Lamont Johnson holds the distinction of being the first internationally recognized fretless bassist in R&B music. Born April 20th 1955 in Highland Park, Michigan. Lamont rose to prominence as a session musician on Gloster Williams &The King Vision’s 1977 gospel album project “Together” (Gospel Roots -5005). In the same year Lamont featured as part of the celebrated Detroit based band Brainstorm their best-selling 1977 album “Stormin’” for Tabu Records. Brainstorm was initially formed during 1975 by bandleader and saxophonist Charles ‘Chuck’ Overton, and included lead vocalist Belita Woods, Lamont Johnson on Fretless bass, Renell Gonsalves on drums, Trenita ‘Treaty’ Womack on percussion, flute and backing vocals, Bob Ross (a.k.a Professor RJ Ross) on keyboards, Gerald ‘Jerry’ Kent on guitar, Jeryl Bright on trombone and ‘Leaping’ Larry Sims on trumpet and flugelhorn. The album was recorded during 1976 and released the following year. It contained the disco hit “Loving Is Really My Game” the popular “Wake Up And Be Somebody” and the radio hit “This Must Be Heaven” a beautifully crafted ballad featuring the lead vocals of Lamont which still receives continued airplay to this day. Lamont did not feature on the band’s two subsequent album projects “Journey To The Light” (Tabu 35327) in 1978 and “Funky Entertainment” (Tabu 35749) in 1979.
The year 1978 was to prove to be one of the most prolific of Lamont’s recording career, playing bass on three studio albums. Firstly, on Hamilton Bohannon’s “On My Way” (Mercury SRM-i-3710), Jimmy McKee’s “First Time Out” (Champion- 8083N5) and Keith Barrows “Physical Attraction” (Columbia JC-35597) albums respectively. The final project of that year would be Lamont’s own album project “Music Of The Sun” (Tabu-35455) featuring Lamont on both bass guitar and vocals, the album also spawned two lead 45’s “Sister Fine/Yours Truly, Discreetly” and “Hey Girl/Differently”.

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