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| Popmatters |
 Lawrence Ross’s is a story perfect for reissue glorification and vinyl digger endorsement. At the time of Still Loving You‘s recording in 1981, Ross’s day job was a night shift manager in a General Mills factory. If Still Loving You had enjoyed a wider release, his coworkers and the funk world at large may have been fairly impressed with what Ross was putting together in his mind in the breaking hours of the morning on those shifts. Unable to afford (or perhaps trust) bandmates, Ross single-handedly constructed and recorded all but the brass on Still Loving You, Paul McCartney or Prince-style, in about a week on a budget of $1,200.Ubiquity Records, a quickly rising west coast soul and funk label, is smart to revive these two Twilight recordings and shine a light on a lost career. The opening “Play My Game” storms out of the gate equal parts Earth, Wind & Fire and Steely Dan, while “Give Love a Try” feels like a would-be late period Motown hit. Twinges of disco crossover are apparent in a few of the rhythms, but mostly Ross was able to keep it funky and loose. It really is remarkable to hear this album when understanding every piece of sound comes from him, if only because the practice was not so widely accepted or easily achieved as it is today. The first issue that always seems to stand out as “Come With Me” queues up is that Ross was a bit one-note in his recording. Perhaps it’s a result of how he conjured music up, but the follow-up, 1986’s Pains of Love, suffers from similar problems. He isn’t a very adventurous lyricist and rarely goes for the kill on his melodies, so many of his songs sound fairly similar on the surface. Secondly, many of the songs here feel like they start mid-section and search for a beginning from there. Over the course of 11 tracks, this sort of thing can only be distracting and derailing. The songs themselves are good, but “Come With Me” is an example of a song that feels more like a second attempt at better songs on the disc than a new avenue for the album....full text |
| Undergroundhiphop |
| Still Loving You, by Twilight, was originally released in 1981. Housed in a low-fi generic album cover, this very polished, professionally produced record sounds like it was made by a super talented band. Strains of Earth Wind and Fire, George Duke and Roy Ayers, flow through a collection of tunes that effortlessly blend soul, disco, funk, Latin and Brazilian vibes. But looks, as evident with the LP cover, can be deceptive. Twilight was not a band. In fact, with the exception of a guest horn section and one guest vocal, Twilight was, and still is, Lawrence Ross; one man with a clear vision of what his music should sound like, and how he would make it on his own. Original copies of the two Twilight records have been trading hands for over $500 each. Still Loving You is the earlier release (by 5 years) and has an organic vibe in comparison to it's more electronic sequel "Pains of Love." In the early 1980s Ross worked the nightshift at General Mills in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was a Head shift packer at a flour mill, where, in the twilight hours, he spent quiet time creating songs in his head. Able to get by with only 3 hours sleep he recorded his debut album in the space of one week between 10am and 11am every morning, just a few hours after finishing work. Ross showed-up to the studio with a master plan to make a record as he heard it in his head, by playing everything himself. "I laid out a click track from beginning to end on the first day," he explains. "Then I went in and laid down the bass on the next day, and then drums, and then keyboards etc, with each process taking one hour of studio time each day." This very methodical process was also economical as the entire album only cost $1200 to make. But making the music sound natural, like a band had played it, was a challenge."It's difficult to keep the meter/timing exactly right when you are duplicating yourself 7 or 8 times. But I did it that way because I could, and it was the only way to record the album the way I wanted to hear it," says Ross. In addition to making the album by himself, Ross also knew he wanted a record that didn't sound like any others. Bored with what he perceived as a mass music market full of formulaic releases Ross wanted Twilight to shake up the norm. Rather than produce a tidy record that fit well with a certain crowd, Still Loving You packs many different styles....full text |
| Bestbuy |
| Still Loving You [Digipak]: Release Notes: Muze Personnel: Lawrence Ross (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer, drums, percussion, background vocals); Tyrone Edgar Gooch (vocals); Johnathon Pryor, Ken Morasci, Marvin McFadden (trumpet); Carl Lovio, Edward Rillers (trombone); John Duarte (percussion).Audio Remixers: Lyman White; Lawrence Ross.Recording information: Sun Shine Recording Studio, Vallejo, CA.Editor: Lyman White.Arranger: Lawrence Ross.Still Loving You and Pains Of Love, the two self-released albums under Bay Area musician Lawrence Ross's Twilight moniker in 1981 and '86 respectively have enjoyed near mythical "Grail" status among fanatic crate diggers. Considered stone soul/funk classics; copies have treaded for huge sums. Ross recorded and pressed his records on his own Galaxy Productions, and due to lack of funds or distribution let them disappear when pressings sold out. In 2010, Ubiquity's Luv N' Haight licensed them for re-release on CD and limited edition vinyl, thus allowing them to evaluated strictly on their musical merits.Still Loving You was recorded for $1200, in seven one hour sessions with Ross playing almost everything himself save for the horn section and some backing vocals. The musical range and diversity of the material here is startling even now. Ross loved everything from Steely Dan, the Bee Gees, Doobie Brothers, bossa and samba, Quincy Jones, classic soul, funk and disco; his tunes and arrangements reflect his catholic taste. The album opens with the driving yet airy funk of "Play My Game"; it weaves disco and 70s soul seamlessly. "Scorpittiarus," the lone track that received airplay in the Bay area, contains euphoric bossa choruses that echo Sergio Mendes and Deodato while adding a tightly arranged jazzy harmonies and a rhythm section right out of Jones' Body Heat. But it's not only emulation, the spaciousness and crispness in Ross's production and playing is nearly transcendent for its sense of celebration. It's followed by the punchy dance floor track "We'll Be Special," with some tight acoustic guitar woven through layers of vocals, popping horn fills, a propulsive bassline, and just enough percussion to make it jump. The knotty changes--rhythmically and harmonically--on "Love's The Way," are sophisticated yet groove seamlessly. Ross's premise that music is and of itself a limitless possibility is born out here. Still Loving You's reputation as the holy grail of funk may not be exactly warranted, but it is a sophisticated set of exceptional quality and enduring appeal. The remix by Ross and original engineer Lyman White is also better than we had any right to expect. Investigate this. ~ Thom Jurek...full text |
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