Good morning heartache  –  D’Influence (A U.K. self-contained band who had Sarah Anne Webb as lead vocalist – the rest of the band were Kwame Kwaten, Steve Marston and Ed Baden-Powell makes up the quartet … after releasing a one-off single on Acid Jazz, they were assigned to East-West Records)

Don’t make me wait too long  –  Barry White (The words ‘Symphonic Soul’ was used to described Barry’s music as it had a large orchestra with strings, horns … assigned to 20th Century Fox Records  which has since been swallowed up by Polygram and then Universal)

Lady’s wild – Con Fun Shun (The seven piece started off as The Soul Children backing band … signed on the dotted line to Mercury Records – they filled stadiums in the U.S.A. but were completely overlooked in the U.K except by the dedicated)

I’m in love  –  Sha-lor (Released on Gertie in the U.S.A., it was license to Deconstruction in the U.K. via  Jump Street  – their distributor …. the Deconstruction compilation ‘North – The Sound of the Dance Underground’ which showed Manchester as being the House Music capital of the U.K)

Where did our love go  –  The Reddings (The late great Otis Redding left a wonderful body of work … The Reddings are two of his sons Otis and Dexter also relative Mark Lockett … even their management was a Redding)

Night dancin’  –  Taka Boom (Born Yvonne Stevens – whose more famous sister is Yvette  has laid  down lead vocals for Norman Whitfield  and later became the favourite vocalist for Joey Negro also known as Dave Lee for his Garage/House releases in the U.K)

Wicki wacky/House party  –  The Team who were the ashes of Light of the World who  married Fatback Band with Fred Wesley with a soupçon of Kool and the Gang … released by Ian Dewhirst whilst at EMI )

Club Lonely  –  Li’L Louis (Featuring Joy Cardwell on lead – this trak became an instant anthem … there was a bidding war by major labels to get hold of his masters)

Meet me on the moon  –  Phyllis Hyman (Produced by Eugene McDaniels noted for being the composer of ‘Compared to what’ & ‘Reverend Lee’ amongst others … there is a star of Phyllis on South Street, Philadelphia , U.S.A.)

He said, she said  –  Venus Dodson (Venus was one of Patrick Adams’s plethora of female vocalists who was also co-lead on his ‘Phreek’ project – co-writer of ‘Girls – The Moments and The Whatnauts’ …  Venus now resides in St. Croix and still performs and records with her Jazz combo)

Pick up the pieces  –  A.A.B.B. (James Brown has alleged to have said that he wished he had written ‘Pick up the pieces – Average White Band’ (A.W.B.) … released on the short-lived I-Dentity Records the only way one would have realised this was a J.B. production – without listening is his Dynatone Publishing company)

The More (Reach)  –  Eddie Perez featuring Donald O (Eddie is/was a writer-producer who worked for Smack Music, Easy Street, Music USA and a variety of New York/New Jersey productions … Donald O’Connor released 12″ records on Music USA and other independent dance labels)