Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)
features two million sellers by the New York natives; the title track and
"Express"
are funky, irresistible disco gems. Produced by
Jeff Lane
and mixed by
Tom Moulton
, the two dancefloor classics features hypnotic basslines, handclaps on alternate beats, and the coolest congas on the planet, all combined with masterfully mixed guitars, saxophones, flutes, strings,
Barbara Joyce Lomas
' blaring lead,
Louis Risbrooks
' bass vocal retorts, and
Richard Thompson
's support vocals.
Lane
was never able to repeat the tightness of the two tracks on subsequent albums or even on this one.
"If I Don't Turn You On"
and
"Do You Like It"
come close, but
"Once You Get It,"
"Do It,"
"This House Is Smoking,"
"Mental Telepathy"
do not. Good, because of the two classics, but a greatest-hits collection would be even better. ~ Andrew Hamilton