love house and still luv70/80s jazz funk its all good ole dance music,loved this track which was relesed on b side and still got it on 12" good uk house way ahead of its time,,,,
This along with Just an illusion were for me the best from this band. This was the b side of Flashback another of their stronger songs: I found the rest rather "samey"
One of my favorites! This is house music before Chicago knew what to call it. This was garage before it was played in the underground clubs NYC. This is soulful uptempo r&b with a great mix of jazz!! GOOD MUSIC PERIOD!!! Miss these days!
When the album Body Talk came out in 81, I was in my late teens. We played it till it wore out...we had never heard music quite like this, it was so, so cool. This was always one of my fave tracks and still is 30 years on, it's timeless. It was all about having fun, friends, fast cars......secrets and pearls and lots of pretty girls lol...happy music, bless Imagination, thanks for the music
@Abdurazz You know phrat...I did not know they were responsible for this cut.....WOW!!! Straight Ron"Party"Hardy. BoxHeads...stand the hell up DAMN IT!!!!
I guess alot oe people don't really understand what house music is-at least from a Chicago perspective. It's a combination of everything-from disco, to soulful r&b, to new wave, to punk, to some rock songs, to tracks and beats that were made. It's all of that stuff, including this song. This is house, and if you didnt know, now you do, and if you still don't know, then you never will.
@Smokeg1016 I'm from Chicago, born & raised in the early 70's growing up throughout the 80's. I understand exactly where you are coming from. Chi-Town is the original birthplace of House Music though it didn't get national exposure until groups like Ten City brought it to mainstreet America by the late 80's early 90's. Still Imagination was a head of its' time & this sound was highly embraced by audiences in the U.K. more so than (ON A NATIONAL LEVEL) here in the U.S. Great Song!
Yes this a really good song. There is another artist that has a style like this on jango.com. Listen to " Ride It Baby" all the way through and "The Flume" by a group called Rogue Music.
Classic beat. I was young when this was made,I was supposed to" Not" understand what music was about. This song could still rock at a club today, I'd bet on that.
If this record had come out of Chicago in 1983, then I think history might have suggested (several times) that it did indeed hold a pretty legitimate claim for being the first ever house record.
It's not House to me...cause this is real music; and not sampled pieces from existing musics, produced thanks to computers ... here, at least, the drums are real and were played on real drums by THEM, so were the pianos,and synthesizers as well as the bass..."House" is a recuperation of existing music,produced thanks to technology that made things easy even for non-musicians...Imagination were true musicians,and true funkers...this is NOT "house" ...label them house or disco as much as you want!
@VintageSoundsNumber1 i think you don't know much about house music! You think that every piece of house music is a replica of something previous....thats A LOT of plagiarism that's been going on eh!? theres a lot of house music out there from a quarter of a century...to claim all house producers as 'non-musicians' is childish.
'Imagination were true musicians, true funkers'....you should've just left it at that you infant
??!!! WHAT'S THAT ??! OOoooh ! Your comment DOES suck ! And so you do ! Come on,kiddo,return playin' with your toys, this is serious music ! Anyways, the mere fact that you like house accounts for the fact that you have shitty tastes in ... (hem) in "music" ;... that's for sure !
@VintageSoundsNumber1 What you on about 'the fact that you have shitty tastes in ... (hem) in "music"' ...haha you don't know me! We both like Imagination don't we ? I'm finding it difficult to take you seriously, are you ok?
@VintageSoundsNumber1 What you on about 'the fact that you have shitty tastes in ... (hem) in "music"' ...haha you don't know me! We both like Imagination don't we ? I'm finding it difficult to take you seriously, are you ok?
@VintageSoundsNumber1 what you on man? 'the fact that you have shitty tastes in ... (hem) in "music"'...you dont know me!! We both like Imagination don't we? ...I'm having a difficult time figuring you out, are you ok?
Hey man ! It's your comment that was aggressive to me first, right ??! You did reply to a comment that I have posted a few weeks or month,or so (I don't remember in fact...) and it was kinda disrespectful to me; right ? That's all ...when a guy who posts comments here ignores me, I sure will end up forgetting him too...see what I mean ?
@simonmedianetworks Yeah? Well maybe me and you should go on tour and play that song because Ican play the whole thing and Ihave the right synth bass program that sounds like the original synth they used.
this is R&B music from the era. the music is more disco and pop than house. but they would play this in early "house" gigs, before house music was invented per se. check out the ron hardy mix from 83 on youtube, its the first track on part 1. and in ronnie fashion, he played this song much faster than it was :))
dear heart, do your homework...im 55yrs. old and started going to a club in Chicago, called the warehouse in the early 70's(thats where the name "house music" came from).Ever hear of a D.J. named Frankie Knuckles?
That funky piano!!! LOL
I never knew this was by Imagination, until I listened to the Best Of......lol Classic hit!!
Antertainment531 6 days ago
love house and still luv70/80s jazz funk its all good ole dance music,loved this track which was relesed on b side and still got it on 12" good uk house way ahead of its time,,,,
harveybcfc 2 months ago
Frankie worked this at the Warehouse back in the day!
stewbie59 5 months ago
Frankie worked at the Warehouse back in the day!
stewbie59 5 months ago
I'm burnin up.....yeyaaaaaaah
captainumbnuts 5 months ago
@captainumbnuts #
i'm burnin up.......yoohoo
captainumbnuts2 4 months ago in playlist captainumbnuts2's favorites
This along with Just an illusion were for me the best from this band. This was the b side of Flashback another of their stronger songs: I found the rest rather "samey"
overner2001 6 months ago
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One of my favorites! This is house music before Chicago knew what to call it. This was garage before it was played in the underground clubs NYC. This is soulful uptempo r&b with a great mix of jazz!! GOOD MUSIC PERIOD!!! Miss these days!
djgantman 7 months ago
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djgantman 7 months ago
whoever the keyboard player is, they're beatin that piano into the floor!!!
1blessedbrotha 7 months ago
@1blessedbrotha Yeah they they are and I've hammered the piano the same way playing this song. I've created similar songs that are copyrighted
brazillo19 4 months ago
piano sound for the conisoir so get on it proper old school floor filler oh yeah baby.
yazcalik 8 months ago
if you dont get on this one then you aint on it, doggy outfits but still a red hot track.
yazcalik 8 months ago
AWESOME AWESOME>>>. WAY AHEAD>> WAY AHEAD.... IMAGINATION ARE PIONEERS... AND YES IT IS HOUSY TOO!
WebstatsArt 9 months ago
When the album Body Talk came out in 81, I was in my late teens. We played it till it wore out...we had never heard music quite like this, it was so, so cool. This was always one of my fave tracks and still is 30 years on, it's timeless. It was all about having fun, friends, fast cars......secrets and pearls and lots of pretty girls lol...happy music, bless Imagination, thanks for the music
MrNick600 9 months ago
Great sound by an underestimated group.....they could have done a lot more....
truro007 10 months ago
@truro007 They did do a lot more! I have their "Gold" greatest hits album. Dudes were frackin' wall to wall with the monster hits.
vixapphire 10 months ago
AWRIGHT RONNNNNIIIEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
Abdurazz 11 months ago
@Abdurazz You know phrat...I did not know they were responsible for this cut.....WOW!!! Straight Ron"Party"Hardy. BoxHeads...stand the hell up DAMN IT!!!!
maed34 11 months ago
I guess alot oe people don't really understand what house music is-at least from a Chicago perspective. It's a combination of everything-from disco, to soulful r&b, to new wave, to punk, to some rock songs, to tracks and beats that were made. It's all of that stuff, including this song. This is house, and if you didnt know, now you do, and if you still don't know, then you never will.
Smokeg1016 1 year ago 2
@Smokeg1016 I'm from Chicago, born & raised in the early 70's growing up throughout the 80's. I understand exactly where you are coming from. Chi-Town is the original birthplace of House Music though it didn't get national exposure until groups like Ten City brought it to mainstreet America by the late 80's early 90's. Still Imagination was a head of its' time & this sound was highly embraced by audiences in the U.K. more so than (ON A NATIONAL LEVEL) here in the U.S. Great Song!
miseththeymiseththey 11 months ago
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MrAlvivian 1 year ago
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lozcontreras 1 year ago
CLUB CLASSIC on da real!!!!!! ☺☺☺♫♪♫♪♥♥♥
Yola223 1 year ago
i love the piano...
sonjaisooo100 1 year ago 2
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Yes this a really good song. There is another artist that has a style like this on jango.com. Listen to " Ride It Baby" all the way through and "The Flume" by a group called Rogue Music.
brazillo19 1 year ago
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brazillo19 1 year ago
Classic beat. I was young when this was made,I was supposed to" Not" understand what music was about. This song could still rock at a club today, I'd bet on that.
toocalm1 1 year ago
Watch the boys doing this classic LIVE on youtube:
watch?v=kFuWIs49o2I
Watchuseek 1 year ago
VINTAGE HOUSE YEAAAAHHHH !!
Sididouche 1 year ago
Played more in HOUSE music venues than anywhere else, making the 'this is not house music ' claim though technically true, naive.
themo7 1 year ago
If this record had come out of Chicago in 1983, then I think history might have suggested (several times) that it did indeed hold a pretty legitimate claim for being the first ever house record.
PaulSpencer007 1 year ago
It's not House to me...cause this is real music; and not sampled pieces from existing musics, produced thanks to computers ... here, at least, the drums are real and were played on real drums by THEM, so were the pianos,and synthesizers as well as the bass..."House" is a recuperation of existing music,produced thanks to technology that made things easy even for non-musicians...Imagination were true musicians,and true funkers...this is NOT "house" ...label them house or disco as much as you want!
VintageSoundsNumber1 1 year ago
@VintageSoundsNumber1 i think you don't know much about house music! You think that every piece of house music is a replica of something previous....thats A LOT of plagiarism that's been going on eh!? theres a lot of house music out there from a quarter of a century...to claim all house producers as 'non-musicians' is childish.
'Imagination were true musicians, true funkers'....you should've just left it at that you infant
lozcontreras 1 year ago 11
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??!!! WHAT'S THAT ??! OOoooh ! Your comment DOES suck ! And so you do ! Come on,kiddo,return playin' with your toys, this is serious music ! Anyways, the mere fact that you like house accounts for the fact that you have shitty tastes in ... (hem) in "music" ;... that's for sure !
VintageSoundsNumber1 1 year ago
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@VintageSoundsNumber1 What you on about 'the fact that you have shitty tastes in ... (hem) in "music"' ...haha you don't know me! We both like Imagination don't we ? I'm finding it difficult to take you seriously, are you ok?
lozcontreras 1 year ago
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@VintageSoundsNumber1 What you on about 'the fact that you have shitty tastes in ... (hem) in "music"' ...haha you don't know me! We both like Imagination don't we ? I'm finding it difficult to take you seriously, are you ok?
lozcontreras 1 year ago
@VintageSoundsNumber1 what you on man? 'the fact that you have shitty tastes in ... (hem) in "music"'...you dont know me!! We both like Imagination don't we? ...I'm having a difficult time figuring you out, are you ok?
lozcontreras 1 year ago 2
@lozcontreras
Hey man ! It's your comment that was aggressive to me first, right ??! You did reply to a comment that I have posted a few weeks or month,or so (I don't remember in fact...) and it was kinda disrespectful to me; right ? That's all ...when a guy who posts comments here ignores me, I sure will end up forgetting him too...see what I mean ?
VintageSoundsNumber1 1 year ago
@lozcontreras cross genre is just someone being creative with the tools they have
firstly no ideas original.and it wasnt called house at the time but people still loved it!
warrenkc15 1 year ago
Does anyone have the instrumental of Just an Illusion? If so can you post been lookin for it the past 5 years.
bagley232 1 year ago
this was house before it was called house
kevn7us 1 year ago 3
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all keyboards were played by Tony Swain, not the 3 stars of Imagination. Steve Jolley & Tony Swain were the core of Imagination, behind the screens
downjones72 1 year ago
I remember being so inspired with the keyboard solo, I had to learn it! UGO BOYRLS!!!!
simonmedianetworks 1 year ago
@simonmedianetworks Yeah? Well maybe me and you should go on tour and play that song because Ican play the whole thing and Ihave the right synth bass program that sounds like the original synth they used.
brazillo19 1 year ago
@simonmedianetworks
brazillo19 1 year ago
never mind, I just saw live version, definitely jazz as well!
lpoursoi 1 year ago
this is R&B music from the era. the music is more disco and pop than house. but they would play this in early "house" gigs, before house music was invented per se. check out the ron hardy mix from 83 on youtube, its the first track on part 1. and in ronnie fashion, he played this song much faster than it was :))
lpoursoi 1 year ago
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brazillo19 1 year ago
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brazillo19 1 year ago
Leee john back on the road touring , Imagination flashback tour , cant wait , saw them back in 1983 ......Bring it on
P7OKER 2 years ago
When Frankie played this cut at the Warehouse, we went crazy!!!! 206 S. Jefferson...ya' heard?
stewbie59 2 years ago
You know what's amazing? Most of the R&B songs from between 1977 and 1983 could be played in a house set around that time as well.
This is a track that could be appreciated in a house and smooth jazz set now.
vincelavalle 2 years ago 2
What a tune...Never thought it was that old!!!!! Excellent upload!!!!
benson1999 2 years ago
Def got us burnin' up, UK in the 'house' - thanks for posting...
xxx SoulsticeTV xxx
SoulsticeTV 2 years ago 4
This is house Music???? oh yeah!!!!
lglglkjglkjlkjgf 2 years ago 8
This sounds like the very first house song. Imagination must've been ahead of their time.
therealsoulproduct 2 years ago
bangin
ila1964 2 years ago
house music in 1980?
sashadeluca 3 years ago
amazing right?
ErixPerix 2 years ago 3
dear heart, do your homework...im 55yrs. old and started going to a club in Chicago, called the warehouse in the early 70's(thats where the name "house music" came from).Ever hear of a D.J. named Frankie Knuckles?
Toussaint7 2 years ago 2
@Toussaint7 What's up my brother? I'm 36 and from Chicago. Please continue to educate because Chi-Town is the birthplace of House Music.
miseththeymiseththey 2 years ago 2
@sashadeluca
They were a UK band IN THE 80s.
This is not from the year 1980.
bootsamou 2 years ago
Magic Stuff :)
waynekerr114 3 years ago
thankyou mathew for this songs i love you im 22 year old, but i love that music
adayli888 3 years ago 2