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artist:HEATWAVE
title:

THE STAR OF A STORY / AIN”ĒT NO HALF STEPPIN' (7 inch)

label:EPIC(UK)

1,690±ß


A1. The Star of a Story
B1. Ain”Ēt No Half Steppin”Ē

To celebrate what would have been the world-renowned songwriter, Rod Temperton”Ēs 70th birthday, one of the highlights of Heatwave”Ēs ”ĘCentral Heating”Ē album, and never before released as a single, the mystical ”ĘThe Star of a Story”Ē gets an official, remastered outing on 45! Backed with the intoxicating, funk joint ”ĘAin”Ēt No Half”Ē Steppin”Ē it”Ēs an incredible insight into the magic of both Rod and Heatwave as a whole. Formed in 1975, Heatwave, primarily a chart topping funk / disco outfit, dropped ”ĘThe Star of a Story”Ē an uncharacteristic yet deeply elegant and ethereal departure crafted by keyboardist, Rod Temperton. Like an eternally warming Balearic blanket, angelic, siren-like falsetto vocals from Johnnie Wilder lure from a distance as harmonies straight outta heaven drift across the airwaves. It”Ēs a serenade of the sweetest kind backed with sweeping cellos, soft keys and laidback acoustic guitars. A dream-inducing, drifting beauty that has been sampled numerous times by the likes of A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde and Hudson Mohawke and even covered by the legendary George Benson. On the flip side, a trademark Heatwave mid-tempo funk number, in the form of ”ĘAin”Ēt No Half Steppin”Ē. Beginning with a head spinning intro that leads into a true showcase of the group”Ēs collective power on the mic. Mario Mantese jams out on the bass as blaring horns, lively strings and grooving chord struts turn this up about as hot as you can get. Sultry, soulful and smooth bursting at the seams with funk richness it”Ēs long been a staple of the some of the best DJs out there and famously sampled by Big Daddy Kane, amongst many others.



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