One Down

One Down
Studio album by Material
Released	1982
Recorded	O.A.O Studio, Brooklyn, New York and RPM Sound Studio, New York City
Genre	No Wave
Label	Elektra Records, 60206
Producer	Material
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Material chronology
Bustin' Out (1981) One Down (1982) Seven Souls (1989)

One Down is a 1982 album by the New York based No Wave music group Material. The album sees the band reduced to a duo of Michael Beinhorn and Bill Laswell, collaborating with different musicians and singers on each track.

"Let Me Have It All" is a cover from Sly and the Family Stone's 1973 album Fresh.

"Memories" is a cover of a Hugh Hopper song written just prior to his joining Soft Machine, but most well known from Daevid Allen's Banana Moon album which featured a lead vocal from Robert Wyatt. The vocal here is performed by Whitney Houston in one of her first ever featured lead performances.

A dance mix by John Luongo of "I'm the One"/"Don't Lose Control" was released as a 12" single in 1982 (Celluloid/Elektra, 0-67970). Mixes of "Time Out" was released as a 12" single in 1983 (Elektra, 0-67916).

Track listing

1. "Take a Chance" (Bill Laswell, Michael Beinhorn) – 4:31
2. "I'm the One" (Laswell, Beinhorn, R. Bernard Fowler) – 5:25
3. "Time Out" (Laswell, Thi-Linh Le, Beinhorn) – 4:52
4. "Let Me Have It All" (Sly Stewart) – 5:23
5. "Come Down" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Fowler) – 4:43
6. "Holding On" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Brian Eno) – 4:40
7. "Memories" (Hugh Hopper) – 3:58
8. "Don't Lose Control" (Laswell, Beinhorn) – 4:18

CD bonus track

9. "Bustin' Out" (Laswell, Beinhorn, Fred Maher) – 8:03

Personnel

• Michael Beinhorn – Prophet-5, Oberheim OBXa, DSX sequencer, Roland TR-808 drum machine, Roland vocoder, tapes, percussion
• Bill Laswell – Man Sting Ray bass, Fender Precision bass, effects

Vocalists

• Nona Hendryx – vocals ("Take a Chance", "Let Me Have It All", "Bustin' Out")
• B.J. Nelson – vocals ("Take a Chance", "Let Me Have It All", "Holding On")
• R. Bernard Fowler – vocals ("I'm the One", "Come Down")
• Thi-Linh Le – voice ("Time Out")
• Noris Night – voice ("Let Me Have It All")
• Whitney Houston – vocals ("Memories")
• Jean Karakos – voice ("Don't Lose Control")

Musicians

• Nile Rodgers – guitar ("I'm the One", "Come Down")
• Fred Frith – guitar ("Time Out")
• Nicky Skopelitis – guitar ("Holding On", "Don't Lose Control")
• Ronnie Drayton – guitar ("Let Me Have It All", "Holding On", "Bustin' Out")
• J.T. Lewis – drums ("Take a Chance", "Time Out", "Holding On")
• Yogi Horton – drums ("Let Me Have It All", "Memories")
• Tony Thompson – drums ("I'm the One", "Come Down", "Don't Lose Control")
• Fred Maher – drums ("Bustin' Out")
• Daniel Ponce – bongos ("I'm the One", "Don't Lose Control")
• Nicky Marrero – percussion ("Take a Chance", "Time Out", "Holding On")
• Oliver Lake – tenor and alto saxophone ("Come Down")
• Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone ("Memories")
• Raymond Jones – Yamaha CP-70 B electronic grand piano ("Memories")

Production

• Recorded at O.A.O Studio, Brooklyn, New York and RPM Sound Studio, New York City by Martin Bisi. Produced by Material.

Release history

• 1982 – Celluloid / Vogue (Fr.), CEL 541003 (LP)
• 1982 – Elektra (USA), 60206 (LP)
• 1982 – Celluloid, CELCD 5504 (CD)
• 1983 – CBS / Sony (Jp.), 25 AP 2754 (LP)
• 1992 – Metronome / Restless, 7 72654-2 (CD)
• 1992 – Demon / MauMau, MauCD 624 (CD)
• 1992 – Jimco, Jp., JICK 89047 (CD)
• 1997 – Movie Play Gold, MPG 74047 (CD)