One Down

One Down
Studio album by
Material
ReleasedMay 19, 1982 (1982-05-19)
RecordedO.A.O Studio, Brooklyn, New York and RPM Sound Studio, New York City
LabelCelluloid, Elektra, 60206
ProducerMaterial
Material chronology
Bustin' Out
(1981) 		One Down
(1982) 		Seven Souls
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[3]

One Down is a 1982 album by the New York based music group Material. The album finds Material moving away from their noisy no wave roots towards funk and R&B. The album was self-produced by Material, and was recorded by Martin Bisi in Brooklyn and Robert Musso in Manhattan.[4] The album sees the band reduced to a duo of keyboardist Michael Beinhorn and bassist Bill Laswell, collaborating with different musicians and singers on each track. Whitney Houston made her recording debut as a lead vocalist on this album, for a version of the song "Memories".

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 132. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Hunter, James (1995). "Material". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 242–243. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  4. ^ "Material - One Down". Celluloid Records. 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.