''Breakaway'' is the sixth and final
studio album recorded by the
American female vocal trio
First Choice, released in 1980 on the
Gold Mind
Gold Mind Records was the record label of guitarist Norman Harris, distributed via Salsoul Records.
Many of the early Gold Mind tracks were amalgamated by DJ Walter Gibbons. These tracks date from the late 1970s; a couple of years later, Salsou ...
label.
The album includes the title track, which peaked at No. 80 on the
Hot Dance/Disco
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chart.
The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2013 by Octave Lab Records.
Track listing
Personnel
*Rochelle Fleming, Annette Guest, Debbie Martin – vocals
*Keith Benson – drums
*Jimmy Williams – bass
*Eric C. Butler – acoustic piano
*
Ron Kersey
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Kersey was born in Ph ...
, Carlton "Cotton" Kent, T.G. Conway, Eugene Curry – keyboards
*
Norman Harris,
Bobby Eli
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Overview
A multi-instrumentalist, producer, songwriter and arranger, Eli ...
,
T.J. Tindall,
Dennis Harris, Edward Moore, James Turner, Richard Adderly – guitars
*Larry Washington,
Ron Tyson
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– congas
*Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals, Richard Adderly – percussion
*George Bussey – saxophone
*Richard Adderly – vibes
*Don Renaldo – strings, horns
Charts
;Singles
References
External links
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1980 albums
First Choice (band) albums
Albums produced by Norman Harris
Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios
Gold Mind Records albums