Monthly Archives: November 2016

Trax feat. Donna Summer, Linda Clifford, Parliament, Soul Vision

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Black lady  –  Donna Summer (After marrying, Donna became Mrs. Sommer however, there was a mixed-up with her surname spelling … track from her fourth album “I remember yesterday” & written by Donna, Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte)

You are, you are  – Linda Clifford (The ‘Queen of Curtom Records’ delivers this diamond  – from her second album “If my friends could see me now” … this trak written by Curtis Mayfield & produced by Gil Askey with background vocals courtesy of The Jones Girls)

Up the down stroke  –  Parliament (After contractual problems with his original band “The Parliaments – group leader George Clinton a changed direction and dropped the ‘s’ … signed to Casablanca Records before going unto P-Funk domination across the world)

Don’t stop  –  Soul Vision (Also known as “Kings of Tomorrow are Jose’ Burgos & Sandy Rivera … credited to D’Layna on some releases  – an original Bassclef/Deep Vision Records)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD1Av8a_uS4

 

 

Trax feat. The Three Degrees, Change feat. Jocelyn Shaw/Brown, The Memphis Horns, Leisha Moore

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Maybe  –  The Three Degrees (Discovered by Richard Barrett – The Three Degrees recorded singles for a variety of singles including Swan Records … written by Richard and released on Swan, The Degrees decided to reprise the single for their album with a different arrangement and ‘Rap’ intro for Roulette Records)

Girl it’s a love affair  –  Change (An Italian/American studio creation by Fred Jacques Petrus & Mauro Malavaisi and inspired by Nile Rogers/Bernard Edwards’s “Chic” … rhythm was recorded in Bologna, Italy and vocals in New York courtesy of session vocalist extra-ordanaire Jocelyn Shaw more familarly know as Jocelyn Brown)

What the funk  –  The Memphis Horns (Having being the Horn/Brass section to a various Stax recordings,  including Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin the band decided to branch out on the own … released on RCA Records from the album ‘Get up & Dance’)

Damn what a feeling  –  Leisha Moore (Easy Street was the label, Smack Music was the production, written by Healey Lecator  also known as “Major” Healey)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY1nhgWodqs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg9iZJg2w9E

Trax feat. Miki Howard, Love Symphony Orchestra, Skyy, Modjo

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But i love you  –  Miki Howard (Discovered by Side Effect’s leader Augie Johnson – Miki later became the female voice of Side Effect during their tenure at Elektra Records before going solo … from the album “Femme Fatale” released on Giant Records)

Let me be your fantasy  –  Love Symphony Orchestra (As Disco Music became more succesful – Bob Guccione, owner of the soft-porn magazine “Penthouse” used his millions which resulted in this album … featuring a variety of New York session musicians including vocalists Diva Gray, Gwen Guthrie, Lani Groves & Yvonne Lewis)

Call me  –  Skyy (Not to be confused with the U.K. group of the same name … New York’s eight piece band includes three sisters and Solomon Roberts, co-writer & co-producer  – together with writer/producer/arranger Randy Muller formed “Alligator Bit Him Productions where their first original albums were released on Salsoul Records)

Chillin’  –  Modjo (Two Parisian based  musicians put together an album which includes a various legal samples – the original Chillin’ featured “Le Freak – Chic … remixed by Chicago House God Derrick Carter which puts it unto a higher level)