B.T. Express
Non-Stop
Remastered CD with Bonus Tracks | ICON 1072
- Originally released 1975
- #1 R&B/Top 20 pop hit album
- Features the Top 5 R&B singles “Peace Pipe” and “Give It What You Got”
- Includes mixes by Dance Music Hall of Fame inductee Tom Moulton and string arrangements by Randy Muller (Brass Construction, Skyy)
- Adds 5 bonus tracks, including original 7” single mixes/edits
- CD debut of Mike Maurro’s non-stop 10-minute “Peace Pipe” disco remix
- New liner notes by A. Scott Galloway
Track Listing
- 1. Peace Pipe
- 2. Give It What You Got
- 3. Discotizer
- 4. Still Good—Still Like It
- 5. Close To You
- 6. You Got It—I Want It
- 7. Devil’s Workshop
- 8. Happiness
- 9. Whatcha Think About That?
Bonus Tracks
- 10. Peace Pipe (Original Single Version)
- 11. Give It What You Got (Original Single Version)
- 12. Close To You (Original Single Version)
- 13. Whatcha Think About That? (Original Single Version)
- 14. Peace Pipe (Special Disco Version) – First Time on CD
Lineup
- Barbara Joyce - vocals
- Louis Risbrook - vocals, bass, organ
- Dennis Rowe - congas, timbales
- Terrell Wood - drums
- Bill Risbrook - sax, flute
- Richard Thompson - guitar, vocals
- Carlos Ward - sax, flute, soprano sax
Special Guests
- Mark Radice - Moog and string ensemble
- Sam Taylor - rhythm guitar
- Horns arranged by Carlos Ward
- Strings arranged by Trade Martin, Randy Muller and Andrew Smith
- Strings—Irving Spice
Expanded edition of disco funk band B.T. Express’s 1975 sophomore album, Non-Stop, plus five bonus tracks. The band’s second #1 R&B album following its monumental debut, Do It (’Til You’re Satisfied), Non-Stop spun off the double-sided Top 5 R&B hit single “Peace Pipe” and “Give It What You Got.” Featuring five tracks mixed by the legendary Tom Moulton, Non-Stop leans more towards disco than B.T.’s first album yet remains funky to the core. Elsewhere, B.T. Express transforms Bacharach and David’s “Close To You” into an epic quiet storm male-female duet.
The band’s final album with its original lineup, Non-Stop for the first time features the full-length LP versions of all tracks on CD. This definitive reissue also includes four 7” mixes/edits plus the CD debut of Mike Maurro’s 10-minute disco remix of “Peace Pipe,” all remastered by Donald Cleveland.