Artist

Little Royal and the Swingmasters

Label

Trius

Catalog

TR-912

Year

1972

Price

$20.00

Titles

Jealous

Razor Blade (instrumental)

Writer(s)

Royal Torrence

Andrew Simms

Producer(s)

Little Royal (Royal Torrence) - Huey Meaux

Little Royal (Royal Torrence) - Huey Meaux

Time

2:58

1:30

Chart position

not applicable

not applicable

Condition

VG

VG

Parent LP

Little Royal - Trius

Comments

Fronted by Little Royal (aka Royal Torrence), I think these guys were based in Asbury Park, New Jersey but had a big Washington, D.C. following.  Powered by Royal's husky voice, the 'A' side offered up a decent, if not particularly original old school ballad.  The flip side was a cool horn-powered instrumental that found a nice funk and jazz groove.  James Brown would have approved of it.  It's kind of funny, but in the late 1980s the track won renewed attention when Ice T sampled the horns for his song 'Lethal Weapon' off of the "The Iceberg/Freedom of Speed ... Just Watch What You Say" LP.