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Trax featuring Thelma Houston, The Blue Velvets, Instant Funk, Kings of Tomorrow

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Stealing in the name of the Lord – Thelma Houston (Originally written & sung by Paul Kelly – trak was/is so iconic that the title lyrics were included in “Papa was a rolling stone written by Norman Whitfield” … Thelma was assigned to ABC/Dunhill before moving unto Motown Records, this trak was only available on her “Best of” before original album was re-released)

Summertime – The Blue Velvets (Also known as “Free Expression” – this quartet released an album featuring primarily of Sam Cooke compositions … released by ‘Record Symphony Corporation’ – re-released with a different title & artist)

Slap Slap Lickedy Lap – Instant Funk (Self-contained group which includes brothers Kim and Scotty Miller was discovered by Bunny Sigler … following him to Salsoul Records where they released six albums in total – recorded at Bob Blank’s ‘Blank Tape Studio’ in New York)

K.o.T Anthem – Kings of Tomorrow feat. Stacey Alexander (Kings of Tomorrow are/were duo Sandy Rivera & Jose Burgos who recorded under a plethora of pseudonyms … they released their output on various labels and featured variety of vocalists)

Trax feat. Chuck Cissel, Peter Jacques Band, Cameo, Bobby D’Ambrosio

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If i had a chance – Chuck Cissel with Marva King (Chuck was one of the original member of the Broadway show “A Chorus Line” – signing to Clive Davis’s Arista Records – this is the title trak … Marva is a singer/songwriter and label owner who is known for working with Stevie Wonder & Prince)

Is it it – Peter Jacques Band (Named after Fred Jacques Petrus – this waste of their lesser known studio band which as usual was recorded in Italy and vocals and mixing added in New York … originally released on Italian’s “Goody Goody Music”)

The Sound Table – Cameo (Leader Larry Blackmon was part of a self-contained band which included Gwen Guthrie & Pat Grant who wrote ‘Supernatural Thing’ … for a short while they were known as “The Players” before choosing the moniker ‘Cameo’ from the album “Knights of the Sound Table on Chocolate City Records)

Thinkin’ of you – Bobby D’Ambrosio ( As part of the “Definity Records” family which also included David Morales & Frankie Knuckles … mainly a vocal filled album although the trak listing varied from the U.S. cd compared to it’s German counterpart – available as a triple vinyl album)

Trax featured Tanya Blount, Sympho State, Roy Ayers, Viva feat. Althea McQueen

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For all the right reasons  –  Tanya Blount (Tanya was one of the featured vocalist’s in the hit movie “Sister Act 2 – Back in the Habit” starring Whoopi Goldberg … from the album ‘Natural Thing’ release on Polydor Records)

You know what i like  –  Sympho State (Released on the very avant-garde “Ze Records” at the time … this trak was recorded at Blank Tape Studio – written and featured Leroy Burgess & Christine Wiltshire)

Everybody  –  Roy Ayers (From his independent release on his own ‘Uno Melodic Records’, from his ‘Lots of love’ album … One of the most Vibraphonist in Soul – Roy recorded for United Artists, Atlantic although the bulk of his output was with Polydor Records)

U gotta get up  –  Viva featuring Althea McQueen (Originally released on Joe T Vanelli’s Italian label “Dream Beat Records” – co-written by Althea & produced by label owner Joe … McQueen later became the female lead vocalist with ‘Reel 2 Real’ studio assemblage)