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01. MANSION - The Love Song
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02. MANSION - Devil Woman
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03. MANSION - Don't Take That Love Away From Me
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04. MANSION - Heaven Is Here On Earth
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05. MANSION - You Can't Stop Us
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06. MANSION - The Great Question
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ARTIST
MANSION
TITLE
Devil Woman
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
PMG
CATALOG #
PMG 057CD
PMG 057CD
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
5/19/2017
PMG present a reissue of
Mansion
's
Devil Woman
, originally released in 1976. "The eastern Nigerian city of Calabar in Cross River State was colloquially known as Canaan City -- a place of lush landscapes, alluring women and delicious cooking. When the Biafra War ended it became a land of milk and honey for bands as well, with jumping venues like the Taj Mahal and Luna Nite Club and a label called Clover, set up local entrepreneur
Ben Okonkwo
, releasing albums by bands like
The Doves
,
The Visitors
,
Aktion
and
The Apostles
. The youngest band on the Clover roster was Mansion, a teenage highlife group, led by singer and bassist
John 'Holy Mountain' Ebiong
. Okonkwo decked them out in flares, repackaged them as a funk band and put them in the studio with EMI super-producer,
Kayode Salami
. The result was
Devil Woman
, an astoundingly assured funk/rock album. The title track revels in a '60s psychedelic vibe. 'The Love Song' is a direct appeal to teenage hearts. 'Heaven Is Here On Earth' has an irresistible shuffling groove while 'You Can't Stop Us' is what
James Brown
would have sounded like if he'd been born in the Cross River State.
Devil Woman
is an album designed to set young hearts aflutter and draw approving nods from seasoned musicians. It succeeds in both." --
Peter Moore
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