TRACKLIST
A1 Don't Ask Me
A2 One More Chance
A3 Everything
B1 The Enemy
B2 My Music
B3 The Song I Sing
DESCRIPTION
Originally released in: 1984
* A sweet afro funk album that resembles the best American acts
* For fans of Hot Chocolate, Earth Wind and Fire
* Filled to the last groove with catchy and captivating afro beat anthems with a silky touch
* Excellent sound and performance by high class professional musicians
* First ever official rerelease on vinyl and CD
* Fully licensed
* Remastered audio
* LP housed in a superheavy 430g art carton cover
* CD housed in a rock solid jewel case
* Ultimate collectors item for fans of 1980s afro funk from Nigeria
Goddy Oku was the Eastern Nigerian music scene’s Mr Fixit. Need a new guitar’ He’d make you one. Couldn’t afford a fancy new effects pedal’ Give him a couple of days and he’d knock up something that would do the job. Oh, and he was also a red-hot guitarist with The Hygrades, one of the heaviest bands to come out of the east. When music started getting more electronic in the late 70’s and 80’s, Goddy was there, tinkering and experimenting. He built Godiac studios in Enugu, where fellow wonk, William Onyeabor recorded Crashes In Love. Between producing countless albums, he used his DIY skills and studio acumen to record One More Chance. ‘Don’t Ask Me’ is the bomb, a dance floor chugger that sets the tone of the album with cheeky vocal interplay between Goddy and his backing singers, Alice Okaro and Sandra Okagbue. They’re soon asking for forgiveness on ‘One More Chance’ and enjoying the fruits of reconciliation of the chirpy ‘Everything’. One More Chance is a wonky, synth driven masterpiece that is funky and quaint in equal measures. It will bring a smile to your face and an irresistible urge to dance to your feet. – Peter Moore