Strut Your Stuff (Stone City Band song)
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| "Strut Your Stuff" | ||||
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| Song by Stone City Band | ||||
| from the album In 'n' Out | ||||
| A-side | "Strut Your Stuff" | |||
| B-side | "F.I.M.A. (Funk In Mama Afrika)" | |||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Gordy Records | |||
| Composers | L. Ruffin, Jr. | |||
| USA chronology | ||||
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"Strut Your Stuff" was a 1980 single for the Stone City Band. It was a hit for them that year, charting in the United States and in England.
"Strut Your Stuff" was from the Stone City Band 1980 album, In 'n' Out.[1] It was released that year as a single on Gordy G 7179F.[2]
It was released in the UK on Motown TMG 1181 in April 1980.[3]
The song shouldn't be confused with the song of the same name which was a hit for Young & Company the following year.[4][5]
Reception
The single was reviewed in the 9 February issue of Record World. It was also one of the sleepers for that week. The reviewer mentioned the depths that the bass intro went into and how the chorus said it all. The reviewer finished off with calling it pure motion music for BOS-pop.[6]
"Strut Your Stuff" was in the Singles to Watch section of Cash Box, 9 February issue. Referring to the music as polished funk, the reviewer also mentioned the bright chorus by the female singers and gruff male vocals complementing them. The reviewer also mentioned the horns, percussion and weaving bass, and finished off with referring to it as exceptional B/C fare.[7]