Get Tough: The Kleeer Anthology 1978-1985;

2016 two CD collection. After a brief stint as The Universal Robot Band, Kleeer enhanced their funk/disco leanings further to notable success on the Billboard Hot 100 charts from their late 70s work through to the eventual shift to electronic R&B in the 80s. 1979 saw the release of I Love To Dance on Atlantic Records, which featured disco anthems 'Tonight's the Night (Good Time)' and 'Keeep Your Body Workin'. Winners boasted a more Funk oriented sound. The title track is a fine example of this whilst second single 'Open Your Mind' is a subtler jazz inflected groove. Kleeer entered their peak in commercial success with 1981's License To Dream. Get Tough is a rollicking fusion of funk and dance 1982's Get Ready and Taste The Music continued the band's progressive approach to keeping the funk uptown but they were about to undergo a change in direction that would win them a whole new audience. Kleeer would close their remarkable run with two albums produced by the legendary Eumir Deodato, fresh from his hit run as Kool & The Gang's producer. 1984's Intimate Connection and 1985's Seeekret displayed a laid-back almost entirely electronic sound that found that band in step with the mid-eighties soul sound. 'Next Time It's For Real' is possibly their most understated release and continues the mid-tempo groove they continued to explore throughout their run whilst final hit 'Take Your Heart Away' boasts a wondrous quiet storm prelude before segueing into a breathless soulful groove. BBR is very proud indeed to present this newly remastered anthology of Kleeer's catalog with brand new interviews with Paul Crutchfield and Richard Lee housed in a super jewel case.