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Don't Disturb This Groove (album)

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Don't Disturb This Groove
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 14, 1987
Recorded1986
Genre
Length48:23
LabelAtlantic
81691
ProducerDavid Frank, Mic Murphy
The System chronology
The Pleasure Seekers
(1985)
Don't Disturb This Groove
(1987)
Rhythm & Romance
(1989)
Singles from Don't Disturb This Groove
  1. "Don't Disturb This Groove"
    Released: January 1987
  2. "Nighttime Lover"
    Released: 1987

Don't Disturb This Groove is the fourth studio album recorded by American R&B/Synthpop band The System. Released by Atlantic Records in 1987, the album became a highlight of the System's career, as it was the most commercially successful album, surpassing its hugely successful debut, Sweat. It reached No. 62 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the R&B Albums chart.[2][3] The album was produced by its band members, David Frank and Mic Murphy.[4]

Successful singles from this album included the band's first (and, to date, only) top 10 hit on the pop charts with the contemporary R&B ballad title track "Don't Disturb This Groove" and urban hit "Nighttime Lover".

Doug E. Fresh was featured on the track "House of Rhythm."

Critical reception

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Reviewing for AllMusic, Ron Wynn gave the album four stars, out of five, and highlighted the title track as the peak of the System's "techno-funk" music.[1] By contrast, The Village Voice critic Robert Christgau relegated the album to his list of failures below his "Consumer Guide" column.[5]

Track listing

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All songs written by David Frank & Mic Murphy, except "Come as You Are (Superstar)" written by Frank, Murphy, and Paul Pesco.

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Disturb This Groove"5:16
2."Come As You Are (Superstar)"5:11
3."Save Me"3:57
4."Heart Beat Of The City"4:48
5."Groove (instrumental)"5:16
6."Nighttime Lover"5:23
7."House Of Rhythm"4:52
8."Didn't I Blow Your Mind"4:22
9."Soul Boy"5:10
10."Modern Girl"4:09

Personnel

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Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b Wynn, Ron (n.d.). "Don't Disturb This Groove - The System". AllMusic. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  2. ^ ""Sweat" by The System (chart positions) on Allmusic". Billboard, Allmusic. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  3. ^ "Don't Disturb This Groove - The System - Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  4. ^ "The System' "Don't Disturb This Groove" at Discogs". discogs. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 1, 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 2, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  6. ^ The System- Don't Disturb this Groove vinyl LP liner notes. Accessed 9-25-2011.
  7. ^ "The System Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "The System Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2021.