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Trax featuring Love Unlimited, Bionic Boogie, Funk Deluxe, Wally Jump Junior

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Walkin in the rain   –  Love Unlimited (Trio which included Glodean James – the future Mrs Barry White – produced by Barry whose voice you can hear answering the telephone … released on “Uni/MCA Records”, from the album “Love Unlimited”)

Don’t lose that number (Mumbo jumbo)  –  Bionic Boogie (Studio album produced by Greg Diamond featuring Gwen Guthrie & other stellar New York session musicians … name was inspired by ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’ television series & then then current Disco releases)

Friends  –  Funk Deluxe (This one-off album was written and produced by Randy Muller for his “Muller Organisation” production company – released on Salsoul Records … Randy is known for his compositions & compositions with B.T. Express, Brass Construction, Skyy, Raphael Cameron and others)

Jump back  –  Wally Jump Junior & the Criminal Element (An ‘answer back’ trak to Dhar Braxton’s ‘nugget’ … Arthur Baker was at the helm – produced & release on his own Criminal Records  featuring Will Downing and Craig Derry – recorded at Shakedown Studios, New York)

Trax feat. Chaka Khan, Bionic Boogie, Kool & the Gang, Dj Sneak

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Don’t talk to strangers  –  Chaka Khan (Former Yvette Stevens of Chicago joined the band ‘Rufus’ before going solo … she became the featured vocalist on a variety of Jazz, Gospel, Soul artists and Soundtrax … from the “Down in the Delta” O.S.T album)

Big West  –  Bionic Boogie (Having made a few pennies from a hit he produced for Andrea True Connection on Buddha Records – producer Gregg Diamond put together an ensemble of New York’s studio musicians and called them ‘Bionic Boogie’)

All night long  –  Kool & the Gang (From the album “Open Sesame”, this was overshadowed  by the title trak on Delite Records … New Jersey boys headed by Ronald ‘Kool’ Bell, they started as a Jazz band before diving into the new genre Funk in the mid – late Sixties)

Cruize Kontrol  –  Dj Sneak (“Inspired” by ‘It’s the same old song’ originally recorded by  The Four Tops … Chicago based Sneak looped the trak around also giving it a harder edge – from the Platform E.P. Volume 2 on Canadian ’83 West Records)

 

 

Trax feat. William DeVaughn, Bionic Boogie, Parliament, Donald Banks

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Sing a love song  –  William DeVaughn (Released on Wes Farrell’ s Chelsea/Roxburgh Records … William wrote a few songs then headed to Philadelphia to record them, where the session men were some of MFSB known for their work with Philadelphia International & the arranger was John Davis later known for his Monster Orchestra )

When the shit hits the fan (Rocket Pocket)  –  Bionic Boogie (Not credited as the lead vocalist on this trak but Luther Vandross ‘s  vocals can clearly be heard on the studio creation devised by writer, arranger, producer – wunderkind Gregg Diamond)

Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)  –  Parliament (Headed by George Clinton – this motley crew of Funksters were assigned to Casablanca’s Records … band members included William ‘Bootsy Collins & Bernie Worrell amongst others)

Status Quo  –  Donald Banks (Recorded at Bob Blank’s Blank Tape Studios, New York & released on Washington’s Kapitol Sity Records … “Hip Hop” mixed with a “GoGo’ beat this trak also had a political message)