Kleeer, Intimate Connection | Midnight Heat

In the 24^th edition of Midnight Heat (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Intimate Connection” by Kleeer. 

“Bear-skin rug, fireplace / I rub my fingers all over your face.” Ooh la la !  Ah, bring on Midnight Heat ! Wait – it is not usually hot at midnight! Well, it is steaming hot at midnight when it comes to this naughty, innuendo and sex-laden column featuring songs intended for nighttime. Yeah, we are talking about that after dark, bedroom boom $hi†, ya dig? These unapologetic records often raises both eyebrows and temperature alike. Woo! In the 24^th edition of Midnight Heat (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind, “Intimate Connection” by Kleeer.

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One thing is crystal Kleeer on the 1984 electro-funk classic, “Intimate Connection” ( Intimate Connection): The sex is lit ! “Secrets learned, secrets to keep,” Woody Cunningham continues singing sensually in the first verse, “With one concern, we have no time for sleep.” Hmm, wonder why there is no time for sleep .  Well, something tells me that “Cling to me for the magic ride” has nothing to with a car…

Anyways, “Intimate Connection” is the definition of a vibe.  As silky smooth and sexy as Cunningham’s vocals are, so is the sound of the backing instrumental.  Those synths ( Norman Durham) and drum programming – those glorious boxy sounding drums – are as important to the success of the track as Cunningham is.  As playful and tastefully titillating as the verses are (“Dawn decorates a night of ecstasy / A breakfast menu of you and me”), it is the chorus that is the centerpiece – the crowning achievement: “Intimate connection, baby (serious) / Oh, baby.” Sure, the chorus is simple but there’s just something so electric about those harmonized backing vocals emphasizing just how serious this intimate connection is.  Such a shame that “Intimate Connection” did not chart on the pop charts, sigh.  It did achieve success on the R&B chart, as well as being the sample of choice for the 2Pac classic, “California Love (Remix)”.

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Kleeer • Intimate Connection • Atlantic • 1984 

Kleeer, “Intimate Connection”: Midnight Heat No. 24 (2023) [: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Atlantic; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]