Ghetto Blaster (The Crusaders album)
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- Devonshire Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California)
- Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, California)
- The Village Recorder, Studio Masters and Sound Castle Recorders (Los Angeles, California)
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| Released | 1984 | |||
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| Length | 42:49 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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Ghetto Blaster is a studio album by The Crusaders issued in 1983 on MCA Records.[1] This album peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard Top Jazz LPs, No. 20 on the US Billboard Top Soul LPs and No. 46 on the UK UK Pop Albums chart.[2][3]
Accolades
Pam Lambert of the Wall Street Journal wrote that the Crusaders on sound fresher than most 'new' artists" and "the album features the Crusaders' typically eclectic mixture of styles."[4] Liam Lacey of the Globe and Mail remarked "One of the oldest groups in recorded history, The Crusaders have survived since the 1950s by careful adaptations in their basic warm funk-jazz style."[5]
The album earned a Grammy nomination in the category of Best R&B Instrumental Performance.[6]