Scarred knees – Esther Phillips (Discovered by Johnny Otis, who also discovered Etta James & was named after U.S.’s Phillips 66 gas/petrol company … Esther crossed various musical genres including Blues, Jazz, Soul, Disco and Gospel – from her first album on Kudu/CTI Records “From a whisper to a scream”)
Unity – The O’Jay’s (Hailed from Ohio and originally named ‘The Mascots’ before being renamed by a local Dj … recording at Sigma Sound Studios and utilising studio superstars MFSB as the backing band – Eddie Levert and company kept the world dancing and thinking with their message songs … or as one of their later album was titled ‘Message in the music’)
Everybody hustle – Funky People (A pre-Brass Construction single that was co-produced by Jeff Lane & Randy Muller – both who were the producer and arranger of the first B.C. album … released on Roulette Records)
Easy as life – Deborah Cox (Canadian Deborah came prominence via Clive Davis’s Arista Records … reinterpreted from ‘Aida’ which was written by Elton John and Tim Rice – some of her singles were remixed by David Morales, Hex Hector and other top Dj/Remixers with this particular trak by Offer Nissim)