Another Side (Fingers Inc. album)

Another Side
Studio album by Fingers Inc.
Released	1988 (1988)
Studio	Seagrape Recording Studios
Genre	House deep house
Length	89:27
Label	Jack Trax
Producer	Larry Heard
Alternative cover
Reissue cover

Another Side is the only studio album by American house music group Fingers Inc., released on Jack Trax in 1988.^[1][2] It is the first full-length house music album.^[3] "Can You Feel It" peaked at number 78 on the UK Singles Chart.^[4] The album was reissued by P-Vine Records in 2014 and by Alleviated Records in 2015.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
NME	7.99/10[5]
Pitchfork	8.8/10[6]
Record Mirror	4/5[7]
Sounds	[8]

John Bush of AllMusic called the album "an unabashed house classic."^[3] Andy Beta of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.8 out of 10, describing it as "a beacon of American dance music" and a pioneering work of the deep house style.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Decision"	4:46
2.	"Bye Bye"	5:35
3.	"Never No More Lonely"	5:29
4.	"Shadows"	4:28
5.	"Another Side"	5:49
6.	"So Glad"	6:18
7.	"I'm Strong"	5:21
8.	"A Love of My Own"	6:00
9.	"Distant Planet"	5:20
10.	"Feelin' Sleazy"	5:00
11.	"Music Take Me Up"	6:39
12.	"Mystery Friend"	5:07
13.	"Mysteries of Love"	6:28
14.	"A Path"	5:39
15.	"Bring Down the Walls"	5:36
16.	"Can You Feel It"	5:45
Total length:		89:27

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Fingers Inc. – arrangement (except 2, 4, 6)
• Larry Heard – arrangement (2, 4, 6), keyboards, keyboard programming, drum programming, background vocals, production, mixing
• Robert Owens – lead vocals, background vocals, additional mixing assistance
• Ron Wilson – lead vocals, background vocals
• Harri Dennis – additional vocals (9)
• Mike Konopka – engineering, mixing
• Tommy White – engineering

References

1. Leinhart, Kat (May 14, 2015). "Larry Heard Reissues Fingers Inc.'s Another Side LP". XLR8R. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
2. McDermott, Matt (May 14, 2015). "Fingers Inc.'s Another Side to be reissued on vinyl". Resident Advisor. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
3. Bush, John. "Another Side – Fingers Inc". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
4. "Fingers Inc". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
5. Gray, Louise (March 26, 1988). "Fingers Inc: Another Side". NME. p. 33.
6. Beta, Andy (January 12, 2016). "Fingers Inc.: Another Side". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
7. Black, Graham (March 5, 1988). "Fingers Inc: Another Side". Record Mirror. p. 15.
8. Wise, Damon (March 19, 1988). "Fingers Inc: Another Side". Sounds.

External links

• Another Side at Discogs (list of releases)