| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| ARTISTdirect | [3] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[4] |
| musicHound R&B | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [6] |
Drop the Bomb is a studio album released in 1982 by the Washington, D.C.–based go-go band Trouble Funk.[1][7] The album included the songs “Drop the Bomb” and “Pump Me Up” which have been sampled numerous times by many hip hop artists.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Hey Fellas” (Emmett Nixon/Robert Reed/Tony Fisher) | 7:18 |
| 2. | “Get On Up” (Emmett Nixon/Robert Reed) | 4:50 |
| 3. | “Let’s Get Hot” (Emmett Nixon/Robert Reed) | 4:38 |
| 4. | “Drop the Bomb” (Chester Davis/Emmett Nixon/James Avery/Robert Reed/Taylor Reed/Timothy Davis/Tony Fisher) | 6:58 |
| 5. | “Pump Me Up” (Emmett Nixon/Robert Reed/Taylor Reed/Tony Fisher) | 6:34 |
| 6. | “Don’t Try to Use Me” (Robert Reed/Tony Fisher) | 6:15 |
| Total length: | 36:43 | |
Personnel
- Chester “T-Bone” Davis – electric guitar
- Tony Fisher – lead vocals, bass guitar
- Emmett Nixon – drums
- James Avery – keyboards
- Robert Reed – keyboards
- Mack Carey – percussion, congas
- Timothy “T-Bone” David – percussion, vocals
- David Rudd – saxophone
- Gerald Reed – trombone
- Taylor Reed – trombone, trumpet
References
- ^ a b Stephen Cook. “Drop the Bomb – Trouble Funk | Songs, Reviews, Credits”. AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ Cook, Stephen. Trouble Funk: Drop the Bomb > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ “Trouble Funk Albums Releases & Reviews”. ARTISTdirect. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. “Review: Trouble Funk“. Robert Christgau. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Freedom du Lac, Josh; McFarlin, Jim (1998). “A-Z Guide to R&B Acts: Trouble Funk”. In Change, Jeff “DJ Zen” (ed.). musicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide (1st ed.). Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 574-575. ISBN 1-57859-026-4.
- ^ Colelman, Mark; Scoppa, Bud, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 824. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Lornell, Kip; Stephenson, Jr., Charles C. (2001). The Beat: Go-Go’s Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop. Billboard Books. p. 252. ISBN 0-8230-7727-6.
