The Brothers Johnson - ‎Look Out For #1 (1976) (G-Unit)

The Brothers Johnson
Look Out For #1
Label: A&M Records
Country: US
Released: 1976
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Funk, Disco

Tracks:
A1 I’ll Be Good To You 4:44
A2 Thunder Thumbs And Lightnin’ Licks 4:51
A3 Get The Funk Out Ma Face 2:27
A4 Tomorrow 2:58
A5 Free And Single 4:07
B1 Come Together 4:12
B2 Land Of Ladies 4:30
B3 Dancin’ And Prancin’ 3:01
B4 The Devil 3:40

When funk was just entering the music scene in the late 60’s/early 70’s it was as a new hybrid music created by a number of different people with an already establish sound based in other styles such as James Brown (soul and doo-wop), Earth Wind & Fire (jazz), War, Santana and Mandrill (psychedelic latin rock) and Sly & The Family Stone who were based in a mixture of soul and psychedelic rock. Much like jazz and hip-hop later funk started out a lot like gumbo-a lot of things being blended together by a single source. And Louis and George Johnson were there from the start,playing with Billy Preston in their teens and getting hooked up with Quincy Jones for his Mellow Madness album. Their style was so enjoyable and strong that they became one of Quincy’s first satillite acts and their debut album dropped about a year later. By that time they debuted at a time when funk music had started to become an established sound in and of itself and the Johnson’s first album was a big part of that change.