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01. Robert Cotter - Missing You
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02. Robert Cotter - Mary's House
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03. Robert Cotter - Disco Blues
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04. Robert Cotter - Teddy Bear
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05. Robert Cotter - Love Rite
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06. Robert Cotter - Three Wise Men
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07. Robert Cotter - Uncle Sam
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08. Robert Cotter - Saturday
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09. Robert Cotter - God Bless The Soulfire People
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10. Robert Cotter - Come On With It
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ARTIST
COTTER, ROBERT
TITLE
Missing You
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
WEWANTSOUNDS
CATALOG #
WWSLP 039LP
WWSLP 039LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
5/21/2021
LP version. Wewantsounds present a first time reissue of
Robert Cotter
's ultra-rare 1976 album,
Missing You
in partnership with Robert Cotter himself. Originally released on the notorious Tiger Lily label, the album was never properly released at the time and most copies were destroyed before they could hit record store shelves. The album, recorded in New York between 1975 and '76, is also
Chic
's earliest recording -- or
The Big Apple Band
as the group was known, which Robert Cotter was fronting at the time alongside fellow musicians
Nile Rodgers
,
Bernard Edwards
,
Tony Thompson
, and
Robert Sabino
. Robert Cotter had been active since the late '60s, first in Long Island where he grew up singing in Church and with his high school band, then in New York where he got hired to play in the roadshow of the 1970 Broadway hit
Jesus Christ Superstar
. When this came to an end, Robert returned to New York where he got introduced to Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. Robert joined and the group played for a few years making a name for themselves in the New York area. In the process Cotter wrote a few songs that he recorded with two different groups between 1975 and '76: The Big Apple Band on one side and also with musician friends from his previous group on the other side. The album features a wide array of styles, from the funk of the title track and "Disco Blues" to the soulful acoustic feel of "Three Wise Men" and the conga-led mid-tempo groove of "God Bless The Soulfire People". The two Big Apple Band tracks, "Love Rite" and "Saturday" are not only great, but also give an insight into the origin of the Chic sound. These songs are historically invaluable as the group's only recordings just before it morphed into Chic (a remake of "Saturday" would actually become a hit for
Norma Jean Wright
two years later produced by Rodgers/Edwards). The album finishes with the incredible "Come On With It," a politically-charged diatribe against
Nixon
featuring a darker psychedelic edge. When the album was pressed, Cotter got a few copies and never really heard back from the label. He moved on with his career -- performing and recording for various other labels -- and never really looked back on his debut album. Remastered. Includes two-page insert featuring liner notes by
Love Injection
's
Barbie Bertisch
and
Paul Raffaele
telling the whole story.
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