Splashdown is a studio album by Philadelphia funk soul band, Breakwater.
The album is most notable for containing the song "Release the Beast", which was sampled in "Robot Rock" by Daft Punk.
Reception In review issued on May 3, 1980, Billboard said that the music of the album "veers to the tired galactic rock concept a bit too much, but its sound is versatile and strong". For the week ending July 5, 1980, the album reached its peak position of number 34 on the Billboard Soul LPs chart.Billboard, July 5, 1980 – Page 41 Billboard Soul LP's
Track listing All tracks composed by Kae Williams Jr.; except where noted.
Side A "Splashdown Time" (Kae Williams Jr., James Gee Jones, Rick Chertoff, Vince Garnell) – (5:56) "Love of My Life" – (4:25) "Release the Beast" (Kae Williams Jr., Gene Robinson, Vince Garnell) – (4:57) "The One in My Dreams" (4:44)
Side B "You" (3:46) "Say You Love Me Girl" (Kae Williams Jr., Gene Robinson) – (4:46) "Let Love In" (4:40) "Time" (3:56)
Personnel James Gee Jones – drums, vibraphone, vocals Steve Green – bass, vocals John "Dutch" Braddock – congas, percussion, timbales Linc "Love" Gilmore – guitar Gene Robinson, Jr. – lead vocals, vocal arrangements, trumpet Kae Williams, Jr. – producer, vocals, synthesizers (ARP 2600, Mini-Moog, Prophet 5, ARP Omni), Fender Rhodes, piano, clavinet Greg Scott – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, lyricon, horn arrangements Leonard "Dr." Gibbs, Jr. – timbales (track B2 only) Bill Reichenbach – trombone Gary Grant – trumpet Jerry Hey – trumpet Larry G. Hall – trumpet Linc "Love" Gilmore – vocals Vince Garnell – vocals, woodwind
Production Rick Chertoff – producer Don Murray – engineer William Wittman – engineer Daniel Protheroe – assistant engineer
Managerial and design Donn Davenport – art direction Gary Gross – photography
See also "Robot Rock" (song), a 2005 Daft Punk song that samples "Release the Beast"
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