Classic Soul Group Black Ivory Comes Back with New Project, “Continuum” | Avail Now
Hit Classic Soul Group Black Ivory is Back on the Scene with New Release, “Continuum” | Available Now!
Black Ivory is a Classic Soul / R&B vocal trio founded in Harlem,
New York in 1969. Leroy Burgess, Stuart Bascombe and Russell Patterson
were just teenagers when they were signed by Perception/Today Records
and released their first hit single, “Don’t Turn Around”. This was soon
followed by an album by the same name and a string of hit singles
produced by the legendary Patrick Adams. These included
“You and I” and “I’ll Find A Way (The Loneliest Man in Town). They
continued to produce hits throughout the 70’s on Today Records, Kwanza
Records and Buddha Records. The most popular of these were “Time Is
Love”, “Spinning Around”, “What Goes Around (Comes Around), “Will We
Ever Come Together” (written by Robert John and Michael Gately) and
“Mainline” (mixed by Michael Gomes) which was destined to become a club
cult classic. Most well known for a style of soul which features a male
falsetto lead vocal, classic Black Ivory can be compared to artists such
as The Delfonics, The Stylistics, Blue Magic, The Moments, The O’Jays,
Earth, Wind and Fire and Prince. The group also engaged in a fair amount
of musical genre-bending and were no strangers to funk and disco. One
of the groups primary creative forces, Leroy Burgess left the group to
forge his own legend as the voice and musical genius behind groups such
as Convertion, Logg, and The Fantastic Aleems. He wrote the smash hit
“Over Like A Fat Rat” for Fonda Rae and has come to be referred to as
“the patron saint of Boogie”. Now, after close to thirty years, the
original members have reunited on an album that reflects their growth as
individuals and their refinement as songwriters, producers and
recording artists. With a rich musical history behind them, Black Ivory
steps into the future with Continuum.
New York in 1969. Leroy Burgess, Stuart Bascombe and Russell Patterson
were just teenagers when they were signed by Perception/Today Records
and released their first hit single, “Don’t Turn Around”. This was soon
followed by an album by the same name and a string of hit singles
produced by the legendary Patrick Adams. These included
“You and I” and “I’ll Find A Way (The Loneliest Man in Town). They
continued to produce hits throughout the 70’s on Today Records, Kwanza
Records and Buddha Records. The most popular of these were “Time Is
Love”, “Spinning Around”, “What Goes Around (Comes Around), “Will We
Ever Come Together” (written by Robert John and Michael Gately) and
“Mainline” (mixed by Michael Gomes) which was destined to become a club
cult classic. Most well known for a style of soul which features a male
falsetto lead vocal, classic Black Ivory can be compared to artists such
as The Delfonics, The Stylistics, Blue Magic, The Moments, The O’Jays,
Earth, Wind and Fire and Prince. The group also engaged in a fair amount
of musical genre-bending and were no strangers to funk and disco. One
of the groups primary creative forces, Leroy Burgess left the group to
forge his own legend as the voice and musical genius behind groups such
as Convertion, Logg, and The Fantastic Aleems. He wrote the smash hit
“Over Like A Fat Rat” for Fonda Rae and has come to be referred to as
“the patron saint of Boogie”. Now, after close to thirty years, the
original members have reunited on an album that reflects their growth as
individuals and their refinement as songwriters, producers and
recording artists. With a rich musical history behind them, Black Ivory
steps into the future with Continuum.