Monday, December 8, 2008

‘It’s Passion’ (Instrumental) by The System (1982)

This record is pure fire. David Frank was and is a sick producer and arranger. I originally thought that Frank and singer Mic Murphy called their group ‘The System’ because Frank used the Oberheim System to write and produce. Apparently Frank was using these units, but Oberheim only re-branded the product line after The System had released records and had success. Frank has produced and or arranged such hits as ‘I Feel For You’ by Chaka Kahn, ‘Juicy Fruit’ by Mtume, ‘Sussudio’ by Phil Collins, ‘Higher Love’ by Steve Winwood, and ‘Genie In a Bottle’ by Christina Aguilerra. The dude is a hit maker.
Singer Mic Murphy got his start working for notorious record producer Jacques Fred Petrus at his Little Macho publishing company in New York. David and Mic met while both were on tour with the funk band Kleeer, David playing keyboards, and Mic working as the band’s road manager. ‘It’s Passion’ was The System’s first single, getting the duo signed to Mirage records. Pre-fame Madonna was originally supposed to sing on the record, but she and David had creative differences. David then invited Mic over, and the magic began. The System went on to record a few albums and had a couple of hit singles with ‘You Are In My System’ and ‘Don’t Disturb This Groove’. I’d also like to note that they performed the theme song for one of my favorite movies, ‘Coming To America’.
I can never get enough of this record, so for me, it really is passion.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

this post is the bomb! groovy and space-y synth galore! thnx

Zartek said...

Glad you enjoyed it! One of my favorites.

-Zartek

Beezer B said...

Does it just end like that after 3 minutes or did I spazz the download?

Zartek said...

hey Beezer,

You spazzed the download, try again!

Anonymous said...

Prince of Zamuda in the hooouse!

GMT said...

is it feldercarp already?

Zartek do you have any John Forde records?

Been looking for them and I thought you'd be the dude to ask.

Drew (gmt)

Anonymous said...

Zardek , with these tunes your really spoiling us. Keep up the good work !

Zardoz's Body said...

Zartek Please come back. This Earth recession pain can only be eased by the the sounds you cultivate in far away galaxies. Fly Safe.

T-Bird said...

hey, did you know these guys were in the classic hiphop film "beat street?"

the saucer people said...

I remember "You Are In My System", pretty sure it was a minor hit here in the UK but never come across this before, this is just unfreakinbelievably majestic, definitely one of the best tracks ever posted on this blog (and given the fact 99% of the tracks on this blog are astounding, thats one hell of a tall order!)

So glad Madonna sulked off to Jellybean's house and did not participate on this record..."creative differences"? yeah, David Frank was creative and Madonna sucked, that was the difference.

....ok I admit it, around 1985 I got sucked into a moment of Madonna appreciation, looking back, I blame Sonic Youth..though I do remember an amusing cinema moment when myself and my friend, both scuzzy 'punks' at the time went to see Desperately Seeking Susan at the cinema and out of an audience of around 200 mums & teenage daughters, we were the only guys in the place apart from the projectionist!....."you can dance...."

mauro said...

hello! great post, but link seems to be down can you upload again pls?
thanx

d~b~t said...

Holy shit this is the jam! 1983 slash 2023