Don't Disturb This Groove (album)

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]

Don't Disturb This Groove
Studio album by
The System
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

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

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

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

References
  1. 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.
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