Strawberry Letter 23 was ahead of it's time! Great!!!
10/11/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"You like rock,soul,anything then you will love this song! Strawberry Letter 23 by Brothers Johnson will someday be recognized has the deepest, soul stirring, magical, fun, hippest, ahead of its time song in history. Just listen to it once and you will agree. It begins as simple as bring out the inner child innocence and fun then without warning takes you into a stellar star voyage and keeps going until your whole being is reborn into happyness of a sense of new love and aquaris generation. If you feel down before you play this song you will be refreshed and renewed by the time the song is over. I can't explain the power of this melody but just look into the eyes of anyone while it's playing it's almost like some kind of feel good drug. Try it you will like it. If you don't your probably dead!"
Imo
cudntthinka1@webtv.net | kalamazoo, michigan United States | 06/22/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I bought the cd for the songs "strawberry letter23" and "stomp" all around good dance cd. Though I bought it to add to my library of the music of my childhood. I was suprised to like "get the funk outta ma face""
I Bought It For Two Songs
Curtis M. Plumb | McKeesport, PA United States | 08/04/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I used to hear 'Strawberry Letter 23' and 'Stomp' on the radio sporatically throughout my life. Yet, every time I heard them, I was transported to some place incredible. They have to be two of the best songs ever recorded. I could never figure out who sang them or where to get them. Finally, a friend of mine who lived through the seventies (as they were supposed to be lived through) told me who about Brothers Johnson. I bought the C.D., heard my two favorite songs, and smiled the day away. It really is worth buying just for those two songs."
Incredible!
Larry R. Harris | Manhattan Beach, CA United States | 10/07/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"My favorite music is Disco and Latin. The groups that stoke me the most are Kool & the Gang, Chic, EWF, French Kiss, Tito Puente, El Chicano and Malo. If much of this is the type of music you are into, by all means, read on.
As was done by another reviewer, I purchased this album exclusively for 'Stomp' and 'Strawberry Letter'. Imagine my surprise after listening to 'Light Up The Night', and 'The Real Thing', which are even better. Close behind are 'Ride-O-Rocket','Get The Funk Out Ma Face' and 'You Keep Me Comin' Back'. IMHO, the absolute best cut on this album is the first one...'Ain't We Funkin' Now'. Talk about feeling the music.
15 songs. None of them bad. Nine of them are super.This album has all their top songs and is by far the most cost effective. Other albums by the BJ, while good, have hit-N-miss coverage. There is a lot of replication between albums, but none of them as comprehensive as GREATEST HITS. Enjoy!"