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Ghetto Blaster
Studio album by The Crusaders
Released	1984
Genre	Jazz jazz fusion
Length	42:49
Label	MCA
Producer	Leon Ndugu Chancler, Joe Sample
The Crusaders chronology
Royal Jam (1982) Ghetto Blaster (1984) The Good and Bad Times (1986)

Ghetto Blaster is a studio album by The Crusaders issued in 1983 on MCA Records. The album earned a Grammy nomination in the category of Best R&B Instrumental Performance.

Critical reception

Pam Lambert of the Wall Street Journal wrote that the Crusaders on sound fresher than most 'new' artists" and "the album features the Crusaders' typically eclectic mixture of styles." Liam Lacey of the Globe and Mail remarked "One of the oldest groups in recorded history, The Crusaders have survived since the 1950s by careful adaptations in their basic warm funk-jazz style."

Track listing

Adapted from album's text.

Credits

• Bass – Abraham Laboriel
• Bass, Saxophone – Wilton Felder
• Drums – Leon Ndugu Chancler
• Engineer – F. Byron Clark
• Assistant Engineer – Clark Germain, Clif Jones, Doug Williams, Jim Faraci, Paul Ericksen, Terry Diane Becker*
• Guitar – Charles Fearing, Cornell Dupree, David T. Walker, Dean Parks, Roland Bautista
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
• Piano, Keyboards, Arranger – Joe Sample
• Producer – Joe Sample, Leon Ndugu Chancler, Wilton Felder
• Programming (Synthesizer) – Clark Spangler, David Ervin, Dean Gant, Jon Steinhoff
• Trumpet – Chuck Findley

References

1. ^ The Crusaders: Ghetto Blaster. MCA Records. 1983.
2. "The Crusaders". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
3. Lambert, Pam (May 1, 1984). "Noteworthy Rock Records". Wall Street Journal. p. 121. ProQuest 397870378 – via proquest.com.
4. Lacey, Liam (May 10, 1984). "INSIDE THE SLEEVE POP Ghetto Blaster The Crusaders". Globe and Mail. p. E5. ProQuest 386456769 – via proquest.com.

• 1984 albums
• The Crusaders albums
• MCA Records albums
• Albums produced by Stewart Levine