Today’s trax

 

 

I wanna get next to you  –  Rose Royce (From the monster soundtrax ‘Car Wash’ … this was the end of the evening smooch which told your anticipated lover just what you wanted to do)

Gimme some loving  –  Kongas (Classed as a medley with Africanism  …  Cerrone and Don Ray recorded this cover of Spencer Davis Group diamond at Trident studios in London …. making it a 15 minute plus opus)

Funked up  –  Gary Bartz feat. Syreeta (This turned up on a compilation cd by producers the Mizell Brothers who after leaving Motown went to others labels mainly Capitol and Blue Note to make them more funky)

This time  –  Private Possession feat. Hunter Hayes (To quote a very close friend of mine ‘if there was any justice in the world – this man would be a big star with a voice like that’)

Today’s trax

I guess i’m just another girl in love  – Love Unlimited (Barry White’s backing singers shows they can really sing and not just a sideshow for his big orchestrations)

Boogie Down  –  Eddie Kendricks (One of the founder members of the Motown group – The Temptations …. this trak had dance floor action from day one)

Sending my  love  – Pleasure (Discovered by Wayne Henderson of The Crusaders … the bulk of their recordings were on Fantasy except this trak which was from their only RCA lp)

Reach for freedom  –  Dennis Ferrer (There’s a message in the music and/or as Dennis might say ‘The World as i see it’)

Today’s trax

 

 

Woman of the ghetto –  Marlena Shaw (From the Live at Montreux  lp … listen to the lyrics she tells of slavery plus other prejudices and travels of the black woman  …  the original of Remember me – Blue Boy)

Living with you  –  Gordon Grody (Was signed to RCA Records by Warren Schatz  … was one of New York’s top session vocalists up there with Luther Vandross, Tawatha Agee, Diva Gray amongst others … research him for more on his amazing career)

Love don’t come easy   –  New Jersey Connection (When released – this trak ended up in many bargain bins which has now help made this blog more interesting)

The way i feel  –  Tears of Velva  (Written and produced by Kerri ‘Kaoz’ Chandler …. this is the trak which send his career into the stratosphere or Trionisphere to name one of his cd’s)