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Deuce
Studio album by Kurtis Blow
Released	June 15, 1981
Studio	Greene St. Recording
Genre	Hip hop
Length	34:40
Label	Mercury
Producer	J.B. Moore, Robert Ford Jr. (for Prep/Street Productions)
Kurtis Blow chronology
Kurtis Blow (1980) Deuce (1981) Tough (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide	B+
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide

Deuce is the second album by the American musician Kurtis Blow. It was released on June 15, 1981, by Mercury Records. It peaked at number 35 on the R&B charts, and number 137 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

1. "Deuce" (Kurtis Blow) – 5:31
2. "It's Gettin' Hot" (Robert Ford, Jr., J.B. Moore) – 5:28
3. "Getaway" (Jimmy Bralower, Ford, Jr., Moore, Dean Swenson) – 6:58
4. "Starlife" (Blow, Moore, Larry Smith, William Whiting) – 5:20
5. "Take It to the Bridge" – 4:11
6. "Do the Do" (Blow, Bralower, Seth Glassman, Russell Simmons, Moore) – 3:03
7. "Rockin'" (Blow, David Reeves) – 4:09

Personnel

• Onaje Allen Gumbs: Piano
• Robbie Kondor: Synthesizers and electric piano
• John Tropea: Guitars
• David Reeves, Dean Ballin, Dean Swenson, Hankie Grate: Additional guitars
• J.B. Moore: Backing vocals, additional guitars
• Seth Glassman: Bass
• Jimmy Bralower: Drums, percussion
• Jaime Delgado: Timbales, congas
• Mark "Sugar Rico" Rivera: Saxophone
• Deborah L. Cole, Harold B. Lee, Travis Milner, Wayne Garfield: Backing vocals

References

1. ^ "Deuce Review by Ron Wynn". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
2. Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
4. (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 87.
5. Takiff, Jonathan (23 Apr 1996). "Tough Act to Follow". Features Yo!. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 23.
6. "Kurtis Blow". Trouser Press. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
7. Bradley, Adam; DuBois, Andrew (2010). The Anthology of Rap. Yale University Press.
8. "Biography". Kurtis Blow.
9. "Kurtis Blow". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

• Kurtis Blow albums
• 1981 albums
• Mercury Records albums