Total Destruction to Your Mind

Personnel: Jesse Carr (guitar); Maconites (horns); Paul Hornsby (piano, organ); Jerry Williams, Jr. (piano); Johnny Sandlin (drums); Jackie Avery (background vocals).
Recording information: Capricorn Studios, Macon, GA.
Arranger: Jerry Williams, Jr. .
The title track is a slam-bangin' chunk of rock and funk that's pushed by a great session band including guitarist Jesse Carr and drummer Johnny Sandlin, and is easily Dogg's finest moment on record. But the rest of this is great too, ranging from the consumer nightmare "Synthetic World" to the paternity blues of "Mama's Baby, Daddy's Maybe." Plus, Dogg is a great singer, and his dizzying range gets a workout on these songs. ~ John Dougan