Nautilus 7" (Color) fg_Catalog Number_B001661501 honing their songwriting chops

honing their songwriting chops

“Love Me With Your Top Down

Regarded as their breakthrough album

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Nautilus 7" (Color) fg_Catalog Number_B001661501 honing their songwriting chopsIn 1974, Bob James released his first solo album, One, which featured a whos who of notable jazz greats like Idris Muhammad, Jon Faddis, Grover Washington Jr, James Gadd, and more. The album also produced a few successful songs, like Bobs version of Roberta Flacks Feel Like Making Love. Hidden at the at the very end of One was a largely overlooked filler track that would go on to impact a whole new generation a decade later. This song was Nautilus.