Don't Waste It

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Ontario Beautiful Black Canadians Canadian as Funk 1980's
Year 1985
Label Climber Records, World Record Corp. WRC1-5215
Format LP
Genre funk, soul, afrobeat, reggae
Keywords Unknown
Purchase / Links No purchase links
Value USD $200.00

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Don't Waste It

By: Foster Shaw

Origin: Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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  • Shine On

    Track 1 Side 1 05:10

  • Don't Waste It

    Track 2 Side 1 04:42

  • So Nice

    Track 3 Side 1 05:51

  • Lovely Lady

    Track 4 Side 1 04:17

  • Do the Best (With What You've Got)

    Track 1 Side 2 04:08

  • Ooh! Babe

    Track 2 Side 2 04:43

  • Just Before You Go

    Track 3 Side 2 03:20

  • Take the Time

    Track 4 Side 2 05:32

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Foster Shaw's lone known album, Don't Waste It, followed his 1977 Periwinkle Records single and placed him in a polished Canadian funk, soul, disco and Afrobeat setting. The album was recorded and mixed at Quantum Sounds in Toronto, with Shaw and Richard Martin handling production and Martin contributing much of the instrumental foundation.

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Credits

Musicians
Foster Shaw: lead vocals, backing vocals, electric piano on 'Don't Waste It', 'So Nice' and 'Take The Time'
Richard Martin: backing vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass, computer sequencers, drum programming
Ricky McIntosh: keyboard solos
Shaune Ann Feuz: backing vocals
Lisa Martinell: backing vocals
Laura Mergel: backing vocals

Songwriting
'Shine On' written by Foster Shaw, Marlene Lewis and Jean Shaw
'Don't Waste It' written by Foster Shaw and Ingrid Sienerth
'So Nice' written by Foster Shaw
'Lovely Lady' written by Richard Martin
'Do The Best (With What You've Got)' written by Foster Shaw and Richard Martin
'Ooh! Babe' written by Richard Martin
'Just Before You Go' written by Richard Martin
'Take The Time' written by Foster Shaw and Ingrid Sienerth

Production
Produced by Richard Martin and Foster Shaw
Produced for J & F Music Production
'Don't Waste It' and 'So Nice' arranged by Richard Martin and Foster Shaw
All other songs arranged by Richard Martin
Recorded and mixed at Quantum Sounds, Toronto, Ontario

Thanks
Thanks to Michael Boodhan, Curtis Cary, Prince Cave, Ricky McIntosh, André King and Mark Rogers for their contribution to this project.

Special thanks to Jean Shaw, Ingrid Sienerth, Catherine Slovak, Shaune Ann Feuz, Lisa Martinell, Laura Mergel, Grandma, Carolyn and Mathieu Martin.

Label and pressing
Climber Records
85 Rameau Drive, Unit 11, Willowdale, Ontario, Canada, M2H 1T6

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