1st Cuba Gooding Album / Love Dancer

Digitally re-mastered two-for containing a pair of albums from the vocalist recorded in 1978 and 1979 respectively for Motown Records in Hollywood. The debut album was produced and largely written by the team of Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter who had earlier pop credentials for artists including the Four Tops and Tavares. Michael L. Smith came on board as arranger and producer of Love Dancer which didn't hide attempts to win favor on the disco scene with a handful of upbeat four-to-the-floor outings on the album. Disco Royale is the best of these, a song not sold on lyrical content, but the intense feel good arrangement, a musical masterpiece with dancing strings, jazzy keyboards and vibes supporting Cuba's vocal.