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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)

Trax featured The O’Jay’s, Amii Stewart, Dawn Silva, Dj Oji & Una

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Help (Somebody Please)  –  The O’Jay’s (Headed by Eddie Levert & Walter Williams – this group was named after a local Dj .. teaming up with Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff for their “Neptune Records” moving to their new label “Philadelphia International”, from the album ‘So full of love’)

Jealousy  –  Amii Stewart (American born Amii was a singer/actress for touring Broadway shows … whilst in London she teamed up with producer Barry Leng – from the album “Paradise Bird” on Hansa Records)

Red light district  –  Dawn Silva (One of the former “Brides of Funkenstein” – which was formulated and produced by George Clinton – Dawn was also a background vocalists for a variety of Clinton’s productions …from the album ‘All my Funky Friends’)

We lift our hands in the Sanctuary  –  Dj Oji & Una (Producer/Dj Oji Morris teamed up with Una Barry to release this trax on Sancsoul Records based in Washington U.S.A. … Una has also being the featured vocalist for Dj Oji’s musical partner Dj Pope)

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

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Scarred knees  –  Esther Phillips (Discovered by Johnny Otis, who also discovered Etta James & was named after U.S.’s Phillips 66 gas/petrol company … Esther crossed various musical genres including  Blues, Jazz, Soul, Disco and Gospel – from her first album on Kudu/CTI Records “From a whisper to a scream”)

Unity  –  The O’Jay’s (Hailed from Ohio and originally named ‘The Mascots’ before being renamed by a local Dj … recording at Sigma Sound Studios and utilising studio superstars MFSB as the backing band – Eddie Levert and company kept the world dancing and thinking with their message songs … or as one of their later album was titled ‘Message in the music’)

Everybody hustle  – Funky People (A pre-Brass Construction single that was co-produced by Jeff Lane & Randy Muller – both who were the producer and arranger of the first B.C. album … released on Roulette Records)

Easy as life  –  Deborah Cox (Canadian Deborah came prominence via Clive Davis’s Arista Records … reinterpreted from  ‘Aida’ which was written by Elton John and Tim Rice – some of her singles were remixed by David Morales, Hex Hector and other top Dj/Remixers with this particular trak by Offer Nissim)