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Trax feat. Lew Kirton, Isaac Hayes, Tommy Stewart, JM Silk

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Got to find somebody to love  –  Lew Kirton  (Former vocalist with ‘The Invitations’ went solo where he recorded for such labels as Alston & Marlin Records – distributed by TK, before joining CBS distributed “Believe in a Dream Records)

Fever  –  Isaac Hayes (Written by Eddie Coleey & John Davenport – the pseudonym of Otis Blackwell ((Otis Blackwell was the writer/producer of “Little Richard’s ” trax …  Fever was covered by a plethora of artists of various genres)

Practice what you preach  – Tommy Stewart (Released on Abraxas Records – the original album was largely ignored due to bad distribution … but has since become one of the ‘must have’ albums and has since been re-released by ‘Luv N Haight label)

Music is the key  –  JM Silk (Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley or “Jack Master Silk’ was one of the pioneer of “House Music” … released on the ground-breaking ‘DJ International Records’ … featuring vocals of Keith Nunnally)

 

Trax feat. The Manhattans, Lew Kirton, Unidisputed Truth, Extortion

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If my heart could speak/One life to live  –  The Manhattans (Having worked with producer Bobby Martin for a number of years – they ventured forward with a variety of producers including Philadelphia’s Norman Harris for this trak)

Heaven in the afternoon  –  Lew Kirton (A former member of The Invitations – who were assigned such labels as Red Greg & Silver Blue Records  … released on Alston – one of Henry Stone’s plethora of labels under the T.K. Records umbrella)

Atomic Funk  –  Undisputed Truth (Chicago-an Yvonne Stevens – also know as ‘Taka Boom’ was drafted in when producer Norman Whitfield started his Warner Brothers affiliated ‘Whitfield Records’ … from the album ‘Smokin’)

How do you see me now  –  Extortion feat Dihan Brooks (Written by Dihan & Boyd Jarvis – produced by Jason Load and originally release on A&R Records before being re-released on Easy Street)