MyVinyl presents Gears - an album by jazz keyboardist Johnny Hammond. It was released in 1975 and produced by Larry and Fonce Mizell. Marking Johnny Hammond’s first album with Milestone Records, the jazz-funk opus Gears garnered critical acclaim upon its release and was a Top 40 hit on Billboard’s Jazz chart.
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Single “Los Conquistadores Chocolatés” was a crossover success, landing in the Top 5 of Billboard’s Dance Club Songs and Disco Singles charts. In the decades since its release, however, Gears has only grown in its cult status, being sampled by the likes of Erykah Badu and Kendrick Lamar.
| A1 | Tell Me What To Do | 5:20 |
| A2 | Los Conquistadores Chocolatés | 6:08 |
| A3 | Lost On 23rd Street | 5:54 |
| B1 | Fantasy | 6:05 |
| B2 | Shifting Gears | 5:16 |
| B3 | Can't We Smile | 4:35 |
| C1 | A Child's Love (Fast) | 4:34 |
| C2 | A Child's Love (Slow) | 5:28 |
| C3 | Song For My Family | 6:04 |
| D1 | Detroit Rainbow | 3:58 |
| D2 | Funky Native | 4:09 |
| D3 | Can't We Smile? (Alt) | 5:41 |
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