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Brenda & The Big Dudes – Weekend Special
Brenda & The Big Dudes
Weekend Special
Style: Disco
Label: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: ST-12482
Released: 1986, 80's
Brenda Fassie and “The Big Dudes” from South Africa quickly rose to fame with their 1983 hit debut “Weekend Special.” The single became the best selling record in South Africa with sales of over 200,000 copies and would later reach international audiences after being signed to Capitol Records and remixed by American soul producer Van Gibbs. The catchy bassline, warbly lead synthesizer, Linn drum beat, and, of course, Brenda’s expressive vocals are all just perfect and make for a dance floor classic that still gets plays from DJ’s today.
Recommended – A1 Weekend Special, A3 Gimme Gimme Your Love, B1 Bongani
Tags: Boogie / Dance / Soul / South Africa
Tracklist:
A1 Weekend Special
A2 I Wanna Be Single
A3 Gimme Gimme Your Love
A4 If I Hurt You Little Boy
B1 Bongani
B2 Touch Somebody
B3 Can’t Stop This Feeling
B4 It’s Nice To Be With People
Credits:
Art Direction – Roy Kohara
Bass Guitar – David Mabaso
Design – John O’Brien (4)
Drums – Fats Mlangeni
Edited By – Bob Bachmann
Engineer – Akilli Walker, Franklin Grant, Tom Weber
Engineer, Mixed By – Hugo Dwyer
Executive Producer – Ken Haycock, Wayne Edwards (2)
Guitar – Rufus Klass
Keyboards – Desmond Molotana, Dumisane Ngubeni
Mastered By – Jose Rodriguez
Producer – Mally Watson
Remix, Arranged By, Synthesizer, Producer – Van Gibbs
Synthesizer – John Adams
Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Programmed By – Eddison Electric
Vocals – Brenda Fassie
