A Little Bit of Love
Brenda Russell
Brenda Russell, 1979

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I’ve been meaning to post this song for so long that I had to check to see if I had already posted it. This is another jewel gleaned from a late night with Monk One at Black Betty but this one is much more hopeful and summery.

Brenda Russell is best known for her smooth-jazz-meets-80s hit “Piano in the Dark” (1988). Sadly, as is so often the case, “Piano” was the format-driven material that followed after the unique, more textured material (like this song) went largely ignored.

This is definitely one of those tracks that I would have loved to be in the room during the recording session. The Doublerock Baptist Junior Choir are singing backup from 2:35 to the end and I love the image I get of them filing into the studio off of the church bus after rehearsing this secular song at the church.

Don’t miss 1998′s biggest sample in the intro.

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