Splashdown (Breakwater album)


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.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Kae Williams Jr.; except where noted.
Side A
  1. "Splashdown Time" –
  2. "Love of My Life" –
  3. "Release the Beast" –
  4. "The One in My Dreams"
Side B
  1. "You"
  2. "Say You Love Me Girl" –
  3. "Let Love In"
  4. "Time"

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, Fender Rhodes, piano, clavinet
  • Greg Scott – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, lyricon, horn arrangements
  • Leonard "Dr." Gibbs, Jr. – timbales
  • 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