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Say Blow by Blow Backwards
Studio album by
Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns
Released1979
Recorded1979
StudioUnited Sound Systems, Detroit, Michigan
GenreFunk
Length56:12
LabelAtlantic
ProducerBootsy Collins, George Clinton, Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns chronology
A Blow for Me, A Toot for You
(1977) 		Say Blow by Blow Backwards
(1979) 		The Final Blow
(1994)

Say Blow by Blow Backwards is the second and last album by Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns, featuring Maceo Parker.[1] The album was released in August 1979 by Atlantic Records and was produced by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, and Fred Wesley.

The album was reissued in 1993, first by P-Vine records in Japan, then by Sequel Records in the UK, and lastly by AEM in the U.S. The CD reissue contains remixes of "Half a Man" and "Say Blow by Blow Backwards", as well as an interview with Bootsy Collins.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The Bay State Banner wrote that the album "has some fine alto sax from Maceo Parker, but little else to recommend it... In addition, a poor mix blurs the sound and muddles the bass and drums."[3] The Pittsburgh Press noted that Parker's "at his best on fast tunes, blowing choppy phrases over syncopated backing."[4] In 1994, Rolling Stone determined that "the horn solos on Say Blow by Blow Backwards (AEM) are generally outclassed by the bass work of Bootsy Collins and Billy Nelson."[5]

Track listing

  1. "We Came to Funk Ya" (Bootsy Collins)
  2. "Half a Man" (Billy Bass Nelson, George Clinton)
  3. "Say Blow by Blow Backwards" (Fred Wesley)
  4. "Mr. Melody Man" (Ron Dunbar)
  5. "Just Like You" (George Clinton, Garry Shider)
  6. "Circular Motion" (Fred Wesley)

Bonus tracks on the CD reissue

  2. "Half a Man" (New Remix)
  4. "Say Blow by Blow Backwards" (New Remix)
  6. Interview (with Bootsy Collins)

Personnel

Technical

References

  1. ^ Hoekstra, Dave (8 Nov 1987). "James Brown shares his soul with the hungry". Show. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 6.
  2. ^ Say Blow by Blow Backwards at AllMusic
  3. ^ Wynn, Ron (1 Nov 1979). "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner. No. 2. p. 19.
  4. ^ Bradford, Gary (6 Dec 1979). "Records". The Pittsburgh Press. p. D8.
  5. ^ Considine, J.D. (May 19, 1994). "Replays". Rolling Stone. No. 682. p. 100.
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