After a switch to the name Pipeline in 1975, the group also decided to switch to making hard rock instead of disco. Record labels competed to sign them but, when they finally ended up at Columbia Records, their single "Gypsie Rider" did not fare well commercially.
In 1976, they got the opportunity to become The Universal Robot Band along with underground disco producers Patrick Adams and Greg Carmichael. This project was more successful than their former projects. They made the single "Barely Breaking Even" alongside singer Leroy Burgess, and they also recorded an album. The group toured as The Universal Robot Band until 1978. After 1978, the band decided to make all their music themselves under the new name of Kleeer.[1]
Between 1979 and 1985 the group released seven albums and had several hits in the US Billboard Hot 100 and in R&B charts. The most mentionable are "Keep Your Body Workin'", "Tonight's the Night", "Winners", "Intimate Connection", and "Get Tough". The sound was now more focused on 1980s style funk, and electronic instruments, like vocoders and synthesizers.[2]
The System lead singer Mic Murphy was a road manager for the band before the start of his record career.[3]
After the 1985's album Seeekret, the band disappeared for unknown reasons. Most of the musicians continued working with other projects. In the 1990s, however, the group re-formed as Kleeer at some occasions.[2]
The group's influence today is best found in many hip hop songs, where DJs have frequently sampled Kleeer, for example by Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik, Lil Jon and others.[citation needed] "Keeep Your Body Workin'", which reached number 54 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart in 1979, was "reworked" into an updated recording by Tony Moran featuring Martha Wash, under the title "Keep Your Body Working". The Moran/Wash version reached number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in December 2007. Just Blaze sampled "She Said She Loves Me" from Kleeer's 1982 album "Get Ready" for the Intro to Jay Z's fifth studio album "The Dynasty: Roc La Familia".
Tonight
Kleeer Lyrics
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Tonight I'm Gonna Do It To You Right.
Tonight I'm Gonna Give You Tender Loving
Tonight I'm Gonna Love You Right
The lyrics to Kleeer's song "Tonight" are a straightforward expression of love and desire. The singer is expressing his intention to love and pleasure his partner like never before. The emphasis on tonight indicates a sense of urgency and importance, as if this might be a special occasion or a momentous event. The repeated use of the phrase "love you right" reinforces this commitment to making the night special and satisfying for his partner.
However, the lyrics also carry a sense of vulnerability in the singer's desire to please his partner. The use of the term "tender loving" suggests a desire for intimacy and a willingness to be vulnerable in the act of lovemaking. This vulnerability is further emphasized by the repetition of "I'm gonna" throughout the lyrics, which reinforces the idea of an active and intentional effort to connect with his partner.
Line by Line Meaning
Tonight I'm Gonna Love You Like No Other
Tonight I'm going to express my love to you with a level of intensity and passion that you have never experienced before.
Tonight I'm Gonna Do It To You Right.
Tonight I'm going to ensure that our physical intimacy and pleasure is perfect and satisfying for you.
Tonight I'm Gonna Give You Tender Loving
Tonight I'm going to show you a softer, gentler side of my love and affection.
Tonight I'm Gonna Love You Right
Tonight I'm going to express my love to you in the most deserving and appropriate manner with all my heart and soul.
Contributed by Ava H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
IluminadaRecords
This is one of the best funk songs in the world. One of the best ever produced. Why are KLEER so slept on?
Chris Norman
IluminadaRecords that's true they have been slept on.
HR 07
Chris Norman yep sadly
Edward Snell
They wasn't!
TFB_Gus
IluminadaRecords correction this is rap 😂
TFB_Gus
Just kidding 😂
E-Deep Presents Digital-E Music
My god this is soooooo ahead of it's time. It sounds like a retro track that could have been made today or in the 90's...simply amazing
OttodaLotto
Dj quick tonight
Darryl Slaughter
Large numbers of people are unaware that real FUNK is timeless. So some of today's pop,commercial safe type music that is programmed and played over and over can't touch this at all.
Solo Traveler - Off The Beaten Path
Yep. Hard to believe this song is from the 1970s.