Get Busy 1 Time

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1986 album. By the time Get Busy 1 Time hit record shelves, Full Force had already made great strides to establish themselves as not only talented producers and performers, but savvy business men to boot. The group, consisting of three brothers (`Bowlegged Lou' George, `Paul Anthony' George, and Brian `B-Fine' George) and three cousins (Junior `Shy Shy' Clarke, Curtis `Curt-t-t' Bedeau and Gerard `Baby Gerry' Charles) had already put hit records on the charts with U.T.F.O., and was now managing what would eventually become one of the most successful Latin pop acts of all time in Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam. Now, instead of a basement, they were recording at the legendary Power Station, rubbing elbows with some of the biggest names in the game. To make tour dates with Cameo, Get Busy 1 Time was, for all intents and purposes, recorded in just three weeks. The opening moments of the album say quite a bit about the group's position in the game at that time. Those bigger than life drum sounds that lead off `Temporary Love Thing' had been exclusively associated with rap records until a year or so prior, when Full Force-produced single brought Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam straight up the charts. With a `seize the moment' mentality in mind, Paul Anthony wrote the lyrics to what he fondly remembers as his `road song' from the group's first tour. This was the first single released from Get Busy 1 Time, and it managed to reach #12 on the R&B charts.