Trax includes Keith Sweat, Soccer, Sun, Dj Pope feat. Una

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In the rain – Keith Sweat (Releasing a couple of singles on the independent ‘Stadium Records’ – Keith also worked in the Financial District of New York to help jump-start his career … assigned to ‘Vintertainment’ headed by Vincent Davis initially known for releasing and/or producing Hip-hop trax))

Dancin’ game – Soccer (12 inch released on Roy B Records and produced by Tony Valor known for Tony Valor Sounds … group member and co-writer Angelo Venuto later released an album as part of ‘The Silicians’ on Nervous Records)

Jammin’ en Brazil – Sun (Headed by Byron Byrd and hailed from Dayton, Ohio – the band were not complete when they got a recording contract from Capitol Records … enlisting Roger and Leslie Troutman whose band was called ‘Human Body’ but later became part of “Zapp” were credited as ‘rhythm assistance’)

Watching you – Dj Pope feat. Una (Brian Pope partnered with Oji Morris for their own ‘Poji Records’ label out of Baltimore, U.S.A. … Una Barry has been the lead vocalist on such label as West End, Look at You & of-course Poji Records – chorus seemingly was inspired by the same song title as ‘Slave’)

Trax includes Calvin Richardson feat. Ann Nesby, Johnny Mathis, Leroy Hutson, Willy Washington feat. Jazmina

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Love has finally come at last – Calvin Richardson feat. Ann Nesby (Inspired by Otis Redding, Sam Cooke amongst others – Calvin formed the group “Undacova” before going solo and has written for such luminaries as Charlie Wilson and Angie Stone … Ann was one of the lead vocalists of “Sounds of Blackness” which is based in Minneapolis, U.S.A.)

Begin the beguine – Johnny Mathis (Written by Cole Porter and was recorded by Artie Shaw and his Orchestra also Xavier Cugat and his Wardolf/Astoria Orchestra are two of the earliest versions … Johnny had to make a choice of two professions – athlete or singer, he chose the latter and was assigned to Columbia Records in the late Fifties)

Butterfat – Leroy Hutson (A former Howard University graduate and room mate/co-writer of Donny Hathaway … Leroy became the lead vocalist of “The Impressions” and later became a solo artist with Curtis Mayfield ‘Custom Records’ – from the album “Free Spirit feat. The free Spirit Symphony”

Rescue me (Y don’t U) – Willy Washington feat. Jazmina (Released on New York’s “Dance Tracks” and license to Slip n Slide in the U.K. … Willy was part of a quartet known as ‘Fantastic 4’ whilst Jazmina is also know as Leslie Oliverwho has been on such labels as ‘Kult’ & ‘Shelter’ Records)

Trax includes Esther Phillips, The O’Jay’s, Funky People, Deborah Cox

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Scarred knees – Esther Phillips (Esther was discovered by Johnny Otis and was named after the Gas/Petrol company … she was vocally comfortable in Gospel, Blues, Jazz, Soul and even Disco genres – from her first Kudu album, a subsidiary of CTI Records)

Unity – The O’Jay’s (With studio superstars MFSB as their background musicians, Eddie Levert and his boys had the world singing, dancing also thinking – with their message songs … or as one of their later albums was titled ‘Message in the music’)

Everybody hustle – Funky People (A pre-Brass Construction single that was co-produced by Jeff Lane and Randy Muller – both were arrangers/producers of the first Brass Construction album … released on Roulette Records)

Easy as life – Deborah Cox (Canadian Deborah came to prominence via Clive Davis’s Arista Records – her singles were remixed by Dj/Remixers/Producers such as David Morales, Hex Hector amongst others … after becoming an independent artist musically she did not forget her Dance/House/Garage fans)