Luie Luie – “Bump Me Baby / Sunshine & Roses”

The Liner/Sleeve Notes:
None.

Personal Review:  
Luie Luie (or Luis Johnston) famously known for his song the “Touchy” – which was released in 1974. Looking into Luie Luie’s career, he’s a painter, musician and screenwriter. He’s a multi-instrumentalist, he’s recorded a few 45s (obviously, this is one)

The A-Side of this 45 is the song “Bump Me Baby” and it’s not really like what you’d expect, you’ve got bass, guitar and drums. He delivers some soul-styled funk vocals, with a back beat that can really make you tap your feet. Going off of his more known LP, and hearing “El Touchy” and then this, the difference is vast. It is a great song. It’s an impressive arrangement with tremendous lyrics.

The B-Side is the song “Sunshine and Roses” and it’s a trumpet instrumental, now if you look up Luie Luie, you’ll see that he is renowned for his trumpet playing. He is accompanied by a guitarist on this instrumental, but we also get some bass and percussion as we go into the second half of the song. All in all, a well worth single. It’s got a nice relaxing sound to it. It does have a familiar beat to it that I just can’t quite put my finger on.

I’d love to see him and Chuck Mangione rip it together. That’d be intense.

Interesting Facts:
None.

Track Listing:
A1 – Bump Me Baby

B1 – Sunshine and Roses

Label:
Manton Records

Catalog Number:
M-102

Studio Musicians & Other Album Credits:
Songs Written by Joe Groveman and Luis Johnston

Other Albums I Own by Luie Luie:
None.

Released:
1975

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