1980 studio album by Breakwater
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 .
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".[ 1]
For the week ending July 5, 1980, the album reached its peak position of number 34 on the Billboard Soul LPs chart.[ 2]
All tracks composed by Kae Williams Jr.; except where noted.
Side A
"Splashdown Time" (Kae Williams Jr., James Gee Jones, Rick Chertoff, Vince Garnell) – (5:56)
"Love of My Life" – (4:25)
"Release the Beast" (Kae Williams Jr., Gene Robinson, Vince Garnell) – (4:57)
"The One in My Dreams" (4:44) Side B
"You" (3:46)
"Say You Love Me Girl" (Kae Williams Jr., Gene Robinson) – (4:46)
"Let Love In" (4:40)
"Time" (3:56) [ 3] 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 (ARP 2600, Mini-Moog, Prophet 5, ARP Omni), Fender Rhodes , piano, clavinet
Greg Scott – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, lyricon, horn arrangements
Leonard "Dr." Gibbs, Jr. – timbales (track B2 only)
Bill Reichenbach – trombone
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey – trumpet
Larry G. Hall – trumpet
Linc "Love" Gilmore – vocals
Vince Garnell – vocals, woodwind Rick Chertoff – producer
Don Murray – engineer
William Wittman – engineer
Daniel Protheroe – assistant engineer Managerial and design [ edit ] Donn Davenport – art direction
Gary Gross – photography