Lionel Job

 Soul - funk producer - songwriter - arranger - remixer
Active since the 70's

 

New York-based producer and industry executive Lionel Job has produced/arranged throughout the '70s, '80s and '90s for artists like Cliff Dawson, Marz, Audrey Wheeler, Keith Sweat and Joe Public. A remarkable career that made him bridge successfully three decades of Black music, going from Disco-Funk to New Jack Swing. His first project goes back to 1977 when he masterminded and produced the studio group Southroad Connection. Their funky tune "Just Laying It Down" is regarded as one of the finest Disco records of all time. Lionel Job also played an integral role in the group Starpoint, producing all their hit records.

Productions (and songs) appear on:

Atension: LP/CD D.O.A. - Def On Arrival (Island, 1989)
Audrey Wheeler: LP/CD Let It Be Me (Capitol, 1987)
Bert Robinson: LP/CD No More Cold Nights (Capitol, 1987)
Cliff Dawson: LP/CD Cliff Dawson (Boardwalk, 1982)
Double Exposure: 12 INCH "After All This Time"/"Yes I'm In Love With You" (Gold Coast Entertainment, 1981)
Lace: LP/CD Shades Of Lace (Wing, 1987)
Marz: LP/CD Make It Right (Liberty/EMI, 1982)
Marz: 12 INCH "I Got A Boyfriend Now" (Prism, 1985)
Marz: 12 INCH "It's Hard To Fall Out Of Love" (Manhattan, 1986)
Southroad Connection: 12 INCH "Just Laying It Down" (Mahogany, 1977)
Southroad Connection: LP Sweet Ride (Mahogany, 1978)
Southroad Connection: LP/CD Ain't No Time To Sit Down (United Artists, 1979)
Southroad Connection: LP Positive Energy (United Artists, 1980)
Starpoint: LP/CD Starpoint (Chocolate City/Mercury, 1980)
Starpoint: LP/CD Keep On It (Chocolate City/Mercury, 1981)
Starpoint: LP/CD Wanting You (Chocolate City/Mercury, 1981)
Starpoint: LP/CD All Night Long (Chocolate City/Mercury, 1982)
Starpoint: LP/CD It's So Delicious (Boardwalk, 1983)
Starpoint: LP/CD It's All Yours (Elektra, 1984)
Starpoint: LP/CD Restless (Elektra, 1985)
Starpoint: LP/CD Sensational (Elektra, 1987)
Starpoint: LP/CD Hot To The Touch (Elektra, 1988)
Walter Beasley: LP/CD Walter Beasley (Polydor,1987)
Walter Beasley: LP/CD Just Kickin' It (Mercury,1989)
Will Clayton: LP/CD Never Too Late (Polydor, 1989)