Rolling Down the Mountainside/Music Maximus

Rolling Down the Mountainside/Music Maximus

Digitally re-mastered two-fer containing a pair of albums by the Soul act on one CD. ROLLING DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE was released in 1975. The unique vocals of Cuba Gooding combined with the arrangement, musicianship, production and social message makes The Main Ingredient's version among their most original and memorable recordings. 'That Ain't My Style' has a 'break', much sampled in the hip hop community by artists including The 411, Boxi, Freundeskreis, Ultramagnetic Foundation, D.V. Alias Khrist, and a remix of 'Tyrone (Ain't My Style)' by Erykah Badu. MUSIC MAXIMUS from 1976 came with more from Hilliard & Ware, this time with The Main Ingredient's take on 'Instant Love'). Leon Ware featuring Minnie Riperton recorded the original 'Instant Love' the same year for his Motown debut album, 'Musical Massage'. The Main Ingredient version was also sampled by Cam'ron featuring DMX on 'Doin' Me', while the album also has further breaks sampled from songs 'Car of Love' by Jay Z, and 'Half A Chance' by Little Brother featuring Supastition.