Search - Bill Wolfer :: Call Me

Bill Wolfer
Call Me
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Call Me - Bill Wolfer, Henderson, Finis
2. So Shy - Bill Wolfer, Gibson, Jon
3. Window on a Dream - Bill Wolfer, Wolfer, Bill
4. Papa Was a Rolling Stone [As Wolf] - Bill Wolfer, Strong
5. Nobody Knows - Bill Wolfer, Wolfer, Bill
6. Why Do You Do Me? (As Wolf) - Bill Wolfer, Henderson, Finis
7. Wake Up - Bill Wolfer, Gibson, Jon
8. Soaring (As Wolf) - Bill Wolfer, Mekeel, Brenda
9. Camouflage - Bill Wolfer, Mekeel, Brenda
10. Pop Quiz - Bill Wolfer, Wolfer, Bill
11. Papa Was a Rolling Stone [Edit][*] - Bill Wolfer, Strong

CD Details

All Artists: Bill Wolfer
Title: Call Me
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Castle Music UK
Release Date: 5/6/2002
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style: Jazz Fusion
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 5050159150120, 766488641226

Synopsis

Album Description

Having worked with the likes of Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson, session man Bill Wolfer convinced both stars to return the favor when he recorded this electro-soul rarity for Solar's Constellation label in 1982. Now available for the first time on CD including his electro version of The Temptations' classic, 'Papa Was A Rolling Stone' (bonus track) and illustrated booklet containing extensive interview with the man. 2002.

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CD Reviews

"Call Me"

CarlJames | Birmingham, Alabama | 08/20/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is truly one of a kind. I initially purchased the "album" in the early 1980's. I was truly amazed. I'm glad to know that you can no purchase this kind of music on CD. It is a "must have" for true fans of good music!!"

Generic 80s Electro-Pop Flavored R&B

John L. Hughes, Jr. | Nashville, TN | 02/06/2009

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Bill Wolfer was a keyboard player/producer who was one of the few white artists on Dick Griffey's SOLAR label. This "Best of" is essentially the rerelease of WOLF, Wolfer's only album for the label. The music presented here is essentially generic smooth jazzy r&b similar to what was featured on fellow keyboardist Jeff Lorber's albums during the early to mid 80s. Guest vocalist and then-Motown recording artist Finis Henderson shines on "Call Me", while Jon Gibson apes Stevie Wonder a little too much on "So Shy" and "Wake Up", and Crystal Blake's lovely vocals can't save the sappy "Soaring".

The rest of the album consists of Wolfer tossing off wallpaper instrumentals as "Window On A Dream" and "Nobody Knows", or dabbling in uptempo vocoder exercises ("Camouflage" and a remake of the r&b classic "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"). "Papa" and the closer "Pop Quiz" are really the only interesting cuts on this album.

A pre-Thriller Michael Jackson actually performed background vocal duties on "So Shy" and Wolf's only Billboard hit "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" (#55 POP, #47 R&B), while Stevie Wonder himself contributed a harmonica solo on "Soaring".

After this album flopped, Bill Wolfer went on to produce the Shalamar hit "Dancing In The Sheets" and the first Motown solo album by former Prince playmate Vanity. Currently he is part of world music group called Mamborama.

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