Today’s trax

 

 

All because of you  –  Leroy Hutson (Leroy came to prominence as the co-writer of ‘The Ghetto’ also as a replacement of Curtis Mayfield in ‘The Impressions’ … Leroy has had a cult following in the U.K. for a number of years)

Corazon  –  LTG Exchange (Released on Latin label Fania which was then being distributed by Frolence Greenberg’s Scepter/Wand Records – produced by Jerry Ross … Latino cover of Carole King original)

Blackjack  –  Locksmith (Locksmith made their only album for Clive Davis’s Arista Records and was produced by drummer Harvey Mason who was also their label mate …. Mason is now known for being a member of Smooth Jazz quartet ‘Fourplay’)

You give good love  –  Bass Hit Crew featuring Diana King ( Bas Hit was the name of a New York recording studio his trak turned up on a Columbia Records  compilation … however the trak listing for the cd varied from the vinyl)

Today’s trax

 

 

If you don’t know me by know  –  Patti Labelle (Patricia Hoyte became Patti Labelle  … after signing to Gamble & Huff’s Philadelphia International – Patti covered ‘live’ one of their most important and well-known composition)

Give a broken heart a break  –  Impact ( With Damon Harris on lead vocalist – Impact debut album made an ‘Impact’ release on Atlantic but was part of a small production/record company called WMOT also known as We Men of Talent)

Strange games and things  –  Love Unlimited Orchestra (Barry White’s backing band had all the top session musicians available on the West Coast of America although they were not credited – from the album My Sweet Summer Suite …  the extended mix has appeared on a few compilations but was not on the original lp)

Yes  –  DJ Disciple featuring Stella Browne (written by Inaya Day, Stella Browne & DJ Disciple … released on Catch 22 Records – owned by Disciple also known as David Banks)

Today’s trax

 

 

If we  ever needed peace  – Isaac Hayes (As ‘Black Moses’ as Isaac was known during the ‘Stax’ days or ‘Chef’ – his voiced character of adult cartoon South Park  – this multi-talented titan’s music never diminished as he pleads for Peace)

Panic  –  French Kiss (F. K. were a studio put together by Simon Soussan who created Shalamar – released on Polydor Records via his Hareem Productions … the original was by Sixties girl group Reparata & The Delrons)

Love will keep us together  –  James Taylor Quartet featuring Alison Limerick (J.T.Q. are/were a U.K. JazzFunk assemblage who recorded on a variety of labels including Acid Jazz … Alison was featured in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express show)

Imbalaye – African Allstars (French House meets Afrobeat  … released on France’s Yellow Prodictions – produced by Bjorn Lundt, lead vocals by Ivan Voice & background vocals by Valerie and Marie Paul)