ReStructure Mix Update (5/24/21) “The Rain” - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Oran “Juice” Jones

ReStructure Mix Update (5/24/21) “The Rain” - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Oran “Juice” Jones

Oran “Juice” Jones is a vocalist who helped bring the end of the 80’s to a full-funk closing with his 1986 track “The Rain” – produced by Russell Simmons and Vincent F. Bell. Also on the early Def Jam Recordings label with a hard beats foundation which was being used as dub-mixes from popular tracks being stripped down. This story of double sorrows occurring simultaneously with a romance. The song was quite the answer to the soulful and funk necessities of its time and remains one of the memorable moments on dance floors at the time.

I have taken the 12” vocal and dub beats versions of “The Rain” and brought them into a new ReStructure Mix and a few pieces of new grooves. The Spinners and Grace Jones make unusual cameos and help to make this groove one with more than just heartbreak taking place.

This ReStructure Mix is dedicated to John Manning – with thanks for requesting it as a project along with the Spinners classic and also for being just an all-around good guy.