Tahiti Hut
"Tahiti Hut" is an instrumental by Brazilian musician Eumir Deodato, from his 1978 chart album Love Island.[1][2][3] It was composed by Deodato with Maurice White of the band Earth, Wind & Fire.[4][5] The song features Earth, Wind & Fire members Philip Bailey on percussion, Freddie White on drums, and bassist Verdine White.
The following year, "Tahiti Hut" was recorded by the band Switch featuring Jermaine Jackson's vocals, with lyrics written by Roxanne Seeman. The track was produced by Jermaine Jackson during the "Reaching For Tomorrow" album recording sessions in 1979, released in 2019.[6]
Personnel[edit]
- Eumir Deodato - synthesizer
- Philip Bailey - percussion
- Al McKay - guitar
- Verdine White - bass
- Freddie White - drums
- Tommy LiPuma - producer
- Al Schmitt - engineer mixing
Lyric version[edit]
A version of "Tahiti Hut" with lyrics by Roxanne Seeman was recorded by Switch featuring Jermaine Jackson's guest vocals in 1979. The song was one of seven Switch tracks produced by Jermaine Jackson during the "Reaching For Tomorrow" sessions, of which only one, the title track "Reaching For Tomorrow", was included on the album. "Tahiti Hut" was released in 2019 as a bonus track on an Expanded Edition of the "Reaching For Tomorrow", appearing as track #10.
In 1979 Roxanne Seeman was dropping off a cassette of demo recordings of instrumentals she had written lyrics to, for Larry Dunn of Earth, Wind & Fire at Hollywood Sound. Dunn told her to leave the demo tape with Monty White, brother of Maurice White. Monty White heard the songs and suggested Seeman write lyrics to the song "Tahiti Hut" that Maurice White had written with Eumir Deodato. [7] She wrote the lyrics and recorded a demo with David Lasley singing her lyrics over Deodato's instrumental recording of "Tahiti Hut" and gave the demo tape to Jermaine Jackson. Jermaine Jackson produced the song with Switch featuring Bobby DeBarge and his own guest vocals. Paul Jackson, Jr. was on guitar.
Tracks that sampled "Tahiti Hut" (Deodato instrumental)[edit]
- Said by Freddie Joachim feat Cypher Optics (2008)
- Surface Interlude by Count Bass D feat Dionne Farris (2004)[8]
Yacht Rock podcast[edit]
Tahiti Hut appeared in the Beyond Yacht Rock podcast, from the Yacht Rock (web series).[9]The song is evaluated according to whether or not it fits the Yacht Rock creators' description of the style (which they call "Yacht or Nyacht"), and is determined Nyacht with a 45.5 rating. The episode originally aired September 14, 2017.[10]
Critical reception[edit]
Amy Hansen of allmusic.com wrote of the album "Love Island": "...every song title apparently revolving around jungle tropics, warm winds, sandy beaches, and, more likely than not, a few beauties bearing cocktails to complete the picture...of note is "Tahiti Hut," co-written by Deodato and Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White, and buoyed by guest appearances by three more EW&F members: Verdine White, Freddie White, and the percussive genius of Philip Bailey."
References[edit]
- ↑ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1978-09-23). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Search this book on
- ↑ Smooth, Dr (2018-06-09). "Dr. Smooth's Flashback #14: Billboard/Cash Box/Record World charts of June 10, 1978". JAZZ LPS. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ Vinyl, Music On. "About Music On Vinyl - Music On Vinyl". www.musiconvinyl.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ "Love Island - Deodato | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ "Deodato* - Love Island". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ "Tahiti Hut - Switch | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2002-03-16). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Search this book on
- ↑ "Love Island by Deodato: Album Samples, Covers and Remixes". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ "Yacht Rock". Yacht Rock. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ "Tahiti Hut - Yacht or Nyacht?". www.yachtornyacht.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
External Links[edit]
- Tahitti Hut by Deodato on YouTube
- Tahiti Hut by Switch on YouTube
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