Slippin' And Dippin'

• "Hot, black, and sweet — Bryant, Hester, and Sims." That's how founder Elaine Sims described Coffee during a December 2008 interview. The group brought their potent blend of disco and soul to the world on Slippin' and Dippin' with its irresistible smooth and funky grooves in 1980.

• The trio recorded I Wanna Be With You (1979) for Midwest International Records. Before long, De-Lite Records, flush with success from Kool & the Gang's platinum-selling Ladies Night (1979), signed the group and issued the album.

• De-Lite issued 45’s of both Slip and Dip and Mom and Dad 1980, a tale about teenage pregnancy that had originally been a hit for the Lovelites in 1969.

• However, Coffee's defining moment came with Casanova. The song had reached the R&B Top 10 in 1967 for Ruby Andrews. UK audiences pushed the song to #13 on a 10-week run while the double A-Side Slip and Dip/I Wanna Be With You followed, peaking at #57 towards the end of 1980.

1        Slip And Dip    5:39
2        Mom And Dad 1980    5:13
3        I Wanna Be With You    7:41
4        Casanova    6:12
5        A Promise    4:37
6        Can You Get To This    6:53
7        Say It, It's Good To You    5:55
8        Slip And Dip (Single Version)    3:47
9        Mom And Dad 1980 (Single Version)    4:09
10        I Wanna Be With You (Single Version)    4:06
11        Casanova (Single Version)    3:31