Eddie Kendricks ~ Boogie Down 1973 Soul Purrfection Version

Motown Monday!

Here is a dance classic from Eddie Kendricks, his second #1 R&B single that peaked at #2 for two weeks on the Hot100. The song that kept him out of the top spot? Terry Jacks' "Seasons In The Sun".

Eddie's first few solo singles after leaving the Temptations failed to catch the American public until producer Frank Wilson came up with a winning formula with "Keep On Truckin'" a #1 Hot100 and R&B hit that established his star status. He used the same formula on "Boogie Down" that appealed to the club goers.

Wilson explains "We were basically interested in making sure we did not lose what we gained with "Keep On Truckin'". We knew that they were both club records. They were both groove tracks with a gospel, churchy kind of background feel. We did an awful lot in terms of just letting the background ride over the vamp, so most of these songs were half background grooves and the other half, which were of course were leads"

A stone cold soul funk tune that still fills the dance floors today!