Forever, for always, for love  –  Lalah Hathaway (This trak was written by Luther Vandross and appears on  Lalah’s solo cd but also on a tribute to the man himself ‘Forever, for always, for Luther’ on GRP Records)

Tell the world  –  Carol Williams (After delivering an lp of equally Soul & Disco trax on Salsoul Records – Carol jumped ship and later musically hooked up Tony Valor)

Love & Understanding  –  Kool and the Gang (Assigned to the little underground label Delite – The Gang burst out overground with the help of this masterpiece)

Over like a fat rat  –  Community featuring Fonda Rae (Ms Woods or Fonda – to her friends reprises her classic and at the same time changing genres from Boogie to Garage … mixed by Jazz-n-Groove )

Gangsta’s Paradise   –  L.V. (Stevie Wonder’s composition ‘Pastime Paradise’ became a monster Rap hit for Coolio  … this is the featured vocalist of said hit – released his first solo lp/cd on Tommy Silverman’s Tommy Boy Records)

Doctor Boogie  –  Don Downing (This is one of those down-tempo Disco shuffler that stays in your mind even after the trak ended – that you’ll want to hear it again a Roadshow Records release)

Fearless (in the pocket)  –  Captain Sky (The Captain – this Funk Superhero was trying to preserve it’s quality …. released on A.V.I. (American Variety International) Records)

Breathe  –  Blaze (This production duo – Josh Milan  & Kevin Hedges was has been described as ‘the Gamble & Huff of Garage’ – due to their elegant and sophisticated arrangements both vocal and instrumental)

You know you want to be loved (just like this)  –  Keith Barrow (Was one of the leading lights in Soul & Disco – sadly he departed this Earth early … recently released on cd – this trak is getting regaining interest)

Sugar pie guy  –  The Joneses (Though the 7 inch was released in ’74 – the 12 inch actually was not released until ’79 as a double ‘A’ side with Keep smilin – Garbor Szabo)

Tom the peeper  – Act One (Short, Spunky and Funky … released on Spring Records in the U.S. – and licensed to Mercury in the U.K.)

I’m the baddest bitch (in this room)  –  Norma Jean Bell (Her words not mine … Norma is not only a saxophonist but also a singer/songwriter … released on her own Pandamonium)