Lost in Space

by Jonzun Crew

Overview

Despite including most of Jonzun Crew's best tracks, their debut album, Lost in Space, wasn't a successful LP. The Boston group with roots in funk were lousy songwriters at this point (more was to come from Maurice Starr), and what's worse, they insisted on writing songs instead of sticking with solid electro party jams like their singles classics "Pack Jam" and "Space Is the Place." Admittedly, the process did pay minor commercial dividends; "Space Cowboy" became a moderate R&B hit, though its electric interpolation of the trademark whistle from "The Good, the Bad & the Ugly" was hardly the stuff of legend. They sounded appropriately cool on the opener "We Are the Jonzun Crew," but the rest of the non-singles material was stiff and formulaic. Far better to find Jonzun Crew's two landmarks on an old-school/electro compilation. A 2001 reissue on Tommy Boy enticed consumers with two bonus tracks, one of which was Grooverider's drum'n'bass update of "Pack Jam (Look out for the OVC)." ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	06/25/2021
Label:	Tommy Boy
UPC:	0016998100110
Rank:	35277

Tracks

1. We Are the Jonzun Crew
2. Space is the Place
3. Electro Boogie Encounter
4. Ground Control
5. Space Cowboy
6. Pack Jam [Remix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jonzun Crew   Primary Artist
Michael Jonzun   Vocals,Synthesizer,Electronic Drums,Synthesizer Brass,Vocals (Background)
Raphael Dejesus   Latin Percussion
Gordon Worthy   Brass,Space Bass,Electronic Drums,Synthesizer Brass,Vocals (Background)
Steve Thorpe   Vocals,Electronic Drums,Synthesizer Drums,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Michael Jonzun   Engineer,Composer,Producer,Drum Programming,Computer Engineering
Frank Heller   Engineer
John Benitez   Mixing
Jonzun Crew   Composer
Maurice Starr   Composer,Producer
Grooverider   Producer,Remixing
Michael E. Johnson   Composer
Gordon Worthy   Arranger
Tom Silverman   Executive Producer
Steve Thorpe   Drum Programming
Jose Diaz   Mixing
Geoffrey Chandler   Cover Art