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Ace Spectrum

I Don't Want To Play Around

1974 · via Drake

Ace Spectrum’s 1974 recording of “I Don't Want To Play Around” is the earliest release on file. Aubrey Johnson and Henry Zant are credited as its writers. Drake’s “Fancy” (2010) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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Under all that gloss, "Fancy" is standing on a 1974 Ace Spectrum record called "I Don't Want To Play Around." Play the original first, and you'll hear the floor Drake built his house on.

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Credited writers: Aubrey Johnson and Henry Zant.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1974.

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Drake’s “Fancy” (2010) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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Drake's "Fancy" samples and carries the writing credit of an earlier song, "I Don't Want To Play Around." Which act first recorded it?Ace Spectrum
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