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Just my imagination (running away with me)  –  Lillo Thomas (A former athlete  who moved into doing session vocalising after an accident  …  a cover of The Temptations evergreen – written by Norman ‘Carwash’ Whitfield and Barrett ‘Money – that’s what i want’  Strong)

Amor  –  Rod McKuen (A very interesting man who has packed in one lifetime that most people probably won’t be able to pack in 10  lifetimes  … he has been a writer, poet, translator and musician to name just a few just a few …. released in the U.K on DJM Records  …  research Rod Mckuen for more information)

Energy to burn  –  B.T. Express (Overlooked classic from the Roadshow Records’s Funk pioneers …  Barbara Joyce is the female vocalist …  this band also featured Kashif who went on to write and produce Whitney Houston, Melba Moore, Evelyn King and others)

Reach out to me  –  Karen Pollard (Released in the U.K. on the legendary Hard Times Records – out of Leeds but was pure U.S. Garage – out of New Jersey   … remix courtesy of Smack Productions)

Writer a letter to myself  –  The Chi-lites (Named after Chicago from hence they came …. the days of the vocalists where there is diction and a flawless arrangement … Eugene Record was their principal writer and producer)

Casanova  –  Coffee (Hits for Ruby Andrews and Loleatta Holloway – this Josie Jo Armstead composition was re-arranged to a more upbeat tempo for this Delite Records act …. incidentally all four acts including the writer has at one time was based in Chicago)

Tighten up  –  The Bamboos (The story goes is – a deep/rare Funk dj saw this Australian Funk band live then recorded after the gig … he then gave the tapes to Kenny ‘Dope’ Gonzales of Masters at Work who sprinkled his magic before releasing it on his own “Kay-Dee Records)

Acid over  –  Tyree (Originally released on Chicago’s Underground Records – this soon became overground after been remixed from the lp and a monster at Raves – was/is as an Acid-house classic)