Dick SmithInitial Thrust

Label:

Warner Bros. Records – 9 23835-1

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Soul

Tracklist

A1 Tobacco Road
Written-ByJohn Loudermilk*
9:22
A2 Sunny
Written-ByBobby Hebb
4:46
A3 The Long And Winding Road
Written-ByPaul McCartney/John Lennon*
6:09
B1 Stay With Me Baby
Written ByRoger and Larry Troutman
Written-ByRoger Troutman
6:01
B2 Over And Over Again
Written ByRoger and Larry Troutman
Written-ByRoger Troutman
4:42
B3 By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Written-ByJim Webb*
5:53

Companies, etc.

  • Produced ForTroutman Productions, Inc.
  • Recorded AtFifth Floor Recording Studios
  • Recorded AtTroutman Sound Labs
  • Mixed AtTroutman Sound Labs
  • Remixed AtTroutman Sound Labs
  • Mastered AtWarner Bros. Recording Studios
  • Copyright ©Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Copyright ©WEA International Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗WEA International Inc.
  • Record CompanyWarner Communications
  • Pressed ByCapitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
  • Mastered AtSheffield Lab Matrix – △4005
  • Published ByCedarwood Pub. Co.
  • Published ByPortable Music Co.
  • Published ByMaclen Music, Inc.
  • Published ByTroutman's Music
  • Published ByThe EMP Company

Credits

  • Art DirectionSimon Levy
  • Backing VocalsZapp Troutman
  • BassZapp Troutman
  • Co-producerZapp Troutman
  • DrumsLester Troutman
  • EngineerRobin Jenney
  • GuitarRoger Troutman
  • HornsRandy Wallace
  • Horns, SoloistMaceo Parker
  • KeyboardsRoger Troutman
  • Lead VocalsDick Smith
  • Management [And Direction]Troutman Enterprises, Inc.
  • Mastered By [Originally]Phil Brown
  • Mixed ByZapp Troutman
  • Mixed By [Mixdown Engineer]Lester Troutman
  • Other [Fashions]Belvin Baldwin
  • Percussion, CongasLarry Troutman
  • Photography ByTodd Gray
  • ProducerRoger Troutman
  • RemixZapp Troutman
  • StringsRoger Troutman

Notes

Produced for Troutman Productions, Inc.
Recorded at 5th Floor Recording Studios, Cincinnatti, Ohio and Troutman Sound Labs, Dayton, Ohio
All Songs Mixed and Remixed at Troutman Sound Labs
Originally Mastered at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California
Photography at Sherrer Studios, 701 Salem Avenue, Dayton, Ohio
Fashions from City Gentlemen, Arcade Square, Dayton, Ohio 45402
Management and Direction : Troutman Enterprises, Inc., 2010 Salem Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45406

Ray Davis and Billy Beck courtesy of Bearsville Records
Bobby Glover courtesy of CBS Records

Cedarwood Publishing Co., Inc. BMI (track : A1)
Portable Music Co., Inc. BMI (track : A2)
Maclen Music, Inc. BMI (track : A3)
Troutman's Music BMI (tracks : B1, B2)
EMP Co. BMI (track : B3)

"Special Thanks To : The Troutman brothers (Larry, Roger, Lester and Zapp),
the Human Body and the group Zapp for their assistance with this effort."

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 075992383516
  • Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23835-1
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, variant 1): 1-23635 AWWL ⎯◁
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, variant 1): ▲ 4005-X 1-1 1-2365-BSH2 B-17886-SH2 SLM
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, variant 2): 1-23635 ̷A̷ -A-WWL ⎯◁
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, variant 2): 1-23635 B WW3 #2 ⎯◁
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, variant 3): 1-23635 ̶̷̸̲̅B̶̷̸̲̅ A- WWL ⎯◁
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, variant 3): 1-23635 - ̶̷̸A̶̷̸ B SH1 SLM △4005-X 1-1 ·⎯◁ B-17886

Other Versions (4)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
New Submission
Initial Thrust (Cassette, Album, Dolby B-Type noise reduction) Warner Bros. Records WB 9 23835-4, AR 4-23835 US 1983
New Submission
Initial Thrust (LP, Album, ARC Pressing) Warner Bros. Records 1-23835, 9 23835-1 US 1983
New Submission
Initial Thrust (CD, Album) Warner Bros. Records 1 23835-2 Europe 2008
Recently Edited
Initial Thrust (CDr, Album, Unofficial Release) Warner Bros. Records (2) 1-23835-2 US Unknown

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Reviews

  • Toco2009's avatar
    Toco2009
    You can still find this lp factory sealed that’ s a red flag. It got my attention due to producer Roger Troutman (zapp). He had success with his version of «I heard It through the grapevine» in 82. This time it’s another Old tune: «Tobacco road». P-funk style (without his trademark-vocoder) very long and annoying song, last forever It seems. (Wacky tobacky?)The rest is dull funk and more mellow stuff. Very disappointing.

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