George Duke - Master of the Game

Today Marks The 46th Anniversary of George Duke’s 13th Studio Album “Master of the Game” Originally Released on October 26, 1979.

“Master of the Game” is the thirteenth studio album by Jazz-Funk keyboardist George Duke released in 1979 on Epic Records.

The album reached #18 on the U.S. Billboard Soul LP's chart, and at #125 on the U.S. Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart.

Three songs were released as singles from the album, "I Want You for Myself", "Every Little Step I Take" and

"I Want You for Myself" (with Lynn Davis) reached #23 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles, and the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

The songs "Every Little Step I Take" and "Games" both failed to chart as singles.

The album features contributions from vocalists Lynn Davis, Josie James and Napoleon Murphy Brock, guitarists David Myles, Ray Obiedo and Roland Bautista, bassists Byron Miller and Freddie Washington, drummer Ricky Lawson, percussionist Sheila Escovedo, trombonist Bill Reichenbach, trumpeters Jerry Hey and Gary Grant, and saxophonist Gary Herbig.

Track-listing

1. Look What You Find

2. Every Little Step I Take

3. Games

4. I Want You for Myself (featuring Lynn Davis)

5. In the Distance

6. I Love You More

7. Dog-Man

8. Everybody's Talkin'

9. Part 1 - The Alien Challenges the Stick / Part 2 - The Alien Succumbs to the Macho Intergalactic Funkativity of the Funkblasters

By Romie Rome for Musique Funkology ©