The Bar-Kays
Contagious
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AMG Review of Contagious
Ron Wynn
All Music GuideThings were basically a lost cause for The Bar-Kays by the time they issued this album in 1987. Audiences were now solidly into rap, New Jack Swing-styled R&B or smoother, more sophisticated urban contemporary material, and The Bar-Kays weren't able to cover any of those bases. Plus, their new songs didn't sound enough like their hits to score any points with the older audiences that enjoyed them. This is among the last albums they did for a major label.
 "Contagious")
