Killing me softly  –  Al B. Sure (We all know Roberta’s and the other version – however Al’s is for the lovers, the romantics – you know who you are)

Party  –  Van McCoy  (Snobby black woman tells you what to do – and when her words wasn’t working she reverted to her true self)

I am Somebody  –  Glenn Jones (From his first secular lp after being the lead vocalist with a Gospel group …Jones Girls on background vocals)

Fall down  –  Tramaine (Hawkins is her surname as in Edwin Hawkins Singers – which means Quality Vocalist)

The greatest love of all  –  George Benson (From ‘The Greatest’ – a movie about Muhammad Ali … as i was walking along Coventry Street/Leicester Square in London, i saw a crowd in front of The Ritz cinema – Ali was premiering his movie, i got so close i touched his face – it was as soft as a baby’s bum)

Zing went the strings of my heart  –  The Trammps  ( Tom Moulton fused  ‘Trammps disco theme’ with ‘Zing went the …’ for The Philadelphia International Classics’ … The Coasters did a version in the 60’s)

Ain’t that a bitch  –  Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson (Johnny is explaining – he is talented and educated but still picking up pittance and can’t afforded the prices for everyday items – nothing has changed)

I am Somebody  –  Jerry Edwards (An early ‘Blaze production’ .. using the quote from Martin Luther King and several others before and since)

One in a million you   –  Larry Graham (Sly Stone past bass-man shows how soulful he can be with this Sam Dees composition)

Let’s clean up the ghetto  –  Philadelphia Allstars (Most people have forgotten that this was one of the earliest ‘charity records’ but unlike the others the musical content was/is quality – that you would bought it anyway)

The Jungle   –  Black Heat (B.H. were a big underground funk band but that still did not make them get an overseas release)

I can’t wait too long  –  Joe Church (Released on Joey Negro’s Republic imprint for Rough Trade to let the world know that whilst ‘House Music’ was been recorded in Chicago – ‘Garage was doing the same in New York & New Jersey)