Changin' / Love
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Album Summary
Brass Construction dropped 'Changin' / Love' on United Artists Records in 1975, and baby, this was a band that meant business. Produced by the group themselves alongside Jeff Lane, this record captured a Brooklyn-bred ensemble at the peak of their powers — a collective of musicians who understood that funk wasn't just a genre, it was a way of life. At a time when the airwaves were thick with disco shimmer and soul fire, Brass Construction carved out their own lane with a sound that was raw, brass-heavy, and built from the ground up with groove as the foundation.
Reception
- The album earned solid footing on the R&B charts, cementing Brass Construction's reputation as a reliable and powerful force in the funk and soul marketplace.
- Tracks from the album found their way onto both R&B and pop radio rotations, spreading the band's name to audiences far beyond their Brooklyn roots.
Significance
- This album stands as a genuine artifact of mid-1970s Black American music, with horn arrangements so thick and rhythmic structures so deep they could stop a room cold — this is the post-James Brown world finding its own voice.
- Brass Construction's work here helped hold the bridge between raw funk and the smoother, more polished sounds that would define late-70s soul, proving that a band didn't have to choose between the street and the charts.
- The record reflects a moment when self-produced Black artists were seizing creative control in the studio, and the confidence in that decision radiates from every measure of this music.
Samples
- "Changin'" — one of the most-sampled tracks in the Brass Construction catalog, its infectious rhythmic and brass textures have been lifted by hip-hop producers across multiple decades seeking authentic 1970s funk architecture.
- "Love" — sampled by hip-hop and R&B producers drawn to its soulful groove and lush horn-driven feel, contributing to the broader legacy of Brass Construction as foundational source material in sample-based music.
Tracklist
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A Changin' —
3:59
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B Love —
3:59
Artist Details
Brass Construction was a funky, beautiful force of nature that rose up out of Brooklyn, New York in the early 1970s, blending funk, soul, R&B, and disco into a sound so rich and layered it could make a whole room levitate off the floor. Led by Randy Muller, this nine-piece ensemble hit the scene hard with their 1976 self-titled debut album, dropping the infectious groove anthem "Movin'" which became a cornerstone of the era's dancefloor culture and helped bridge the gap between funk and the emerging disco movement. Their dense horn arrangements, hypnotic rhythms, and communal energy made them one of the most influential acts of the late 70s, leaving fingerprints all over the future of dance music and earning them a well-deserved place in the soul music hall of legends.
