Title-track retro soul strut at a mid-tempo 95 BPM in E, built on drums, walking bass, organ, clipped electric guitar and horn stabs under a male lead vocal. The money-and-hard-luck theme gives it a swaggering, broke-but-cool attitude that lands cleanly at the end.
The fastest cue on the record at 143 BPM in E, a driving uptempo soul-funk workout with hustling drums, organ, guitar and punchy horns behind a male vocal. The pleading 'let me in' hook keeps it urgent and flirtatious rather than aggressive.
The odd one out: a shorter 2:34 cut at 120 BPM in C that pulls the band toward 80s territory with synth, programmed beat, guitar and horns under a rapped/spoken male vocal. Quirky, comic and upbeat, it plays lighter and more tongue-in-cheek than the rest of the album.
A slinky 90 BPM groove in C minor, darker-hued than its neighbours, with organ and synth colouring the guitar, bass and horn bed behind a male soul vocal. Compact at three minutes and openly seductive — a compliment delivered late at night.
A 93 BPM A minor groove with a confrontational lyric stance, riding organ, gritty electric guitar, bass and horn punctuation with male lead vocal. Cool and slightly territorial in tone, holding a steady mid-tempo swagger across three and a half minutes.
A 100 BPM D minor groove distinguished by its rhythm section: programmed beat, live percussion and handclaps driving under bass, horns and male vocal, with no organ in the mix. Slightly leaner and more percussive than the rest of the album, building toward a loss-of-restraint payoff.