Monthly Archives: April 2020

Trax feat. Teddy Pendergrass, Barry White, Deco, Quentin Harris with Denise Henderson

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Love is the power – Teddy Pendergrass (Teddy was a drummer for a while – before becoming the known voice with “Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes” … after his near fatal car crash and lots of physio he was eventually assigned to Asylum Records … from the album ‘Joy’)

Standing in the shadows of love – Barry White (After his major success as writer/producer with a trio which included his future wife ‘Glodean’ – Barry released his first long player “I’ve got so much love to give” which featured the Motown classic from the pens’ of ‘Holland, Dozier, Holland’)

Fresh idea – Deco (As part of the band ‘Switch’ who released albums on Motown Records via Jermaine Jackson and his wife production & management company … they later became a duo who released their only album on Quincy Jones’s “Qwest Records”)

Wait – Quentin Harris with Denise Henderson (Although a New York resident, Quentin is a native of Detroit, U.S.A. … releasing a plethora of 12 inch singles on various labels – signed to cult label “Strictly Rhythm Records” – his album featured vocal based trax which he is known for)

Trax featuring Linda Clifford, Giorgio Moroder, Rose Royce, Copyright feat. Shovell

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Don’t let me have another bad dream tonight – Linda Clifford (Working mainly for Curtis Mayfield via his various productions and record labels – Linda dropped her fourth album “Let me be your woman” from which this trak is culled which was co-written by Linda & Nick Coconato)

First hand experience in second hand love – Giorgio Moroder (First known in the U.K. as the writer of the hit single”Son of my father – Chicory Tip” before he produced those iconic Trax by Donna Summer and others … from his Oasis Records ‘From here to Eternity’)

What you waiting for – Rose Royce (After being the main featured artist of a movie about a Carwash – former backing musicians for producer Norman Whitfield signed his label ‘Whitfield Records’… “I feel some Funk coming on” are the opening lyrics)

One drum – Copyright feat Shovell (Percussionist and ‘M People’ member Andrew Lovell also known as “Shovell” has branched out working with the Cream of the U.K. dance fraternity and others including Candi Staton, Kenny Thomas & Byron Stingily … released on ‘Copyright Recordings’)

Trax featured O.T. Sykes, Archie Bell & The Drells, Neville Brothers, Significant Others feat. Enitan

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Loneliness inside of me  –  O.T. Sykes (An original ‘Fun City Records’ release of Memphis, U.S.A. … co-written Wayne Douglas & Jeffrey Singleton – from the album ‘First Love’ which was recently re-released on both vinyl & cd on The Netherlands’ Everland Music)

 Let’s go disco  –  Archie Bell & The Drells (Whilst assigned to Atlantic Records – the originally Texas based band was written & produced by Messrs Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff – they later moved unto their Philadelphia International Records label … from the album “Dance your troubles away”)

Sister Rosa  –  Neville Brothers (Dedicated to Rosa Parks – the Black Woman who stood up against the prejudices of Black People in America … the “Neville Brothers were part of ‘The Meters’, the Funk combo who were produced by Allen Toussaint … with a different line-up and were signed to Capitol Records)

Ain’t no stopping’  –  Significant Others featuring Enitan (Released on “Look at You Records” then based in Denver U.S.A … co-written and produced by Gavin Mills whose pseudonyms includes ‘Copyright’)

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