Monthly Archives: October 2021

Trax featuring Act One, Coffee, Edwin Birdsong , Daphne

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Still water – Act One (Brought to “Spring Records by producer Raeford Gerald – a cover of the Four Tops hit written by Smokey Robinson and Frank Wilson … this group only released one album – later with an added vocalist and a change of name, they moved unto Mainstream Records)

I wanna be with you – Coffee (First released on Midwest International as a single then picked up by Delite Records before been re-released on their debut album … Chicago-an female trio produced by Clarence Johnson who has been known as the writer/producer of “Heaven & Earth” – another Chicago vocal group)

Rapper Dapper Snapper – Edwin Birdsong (Working with Roy Ayers for number of years and releasing a few solo albums – Edwin landed on Salsoul Records with “Funtaztik” … his compositions has since been sampled by ‘Daft Punk’ and others)

When you love somebody – Daphne (Co-written by Daphne Vega and Peter Daou – released on “Maxi Records” … produced by Danny Tenaglia & Peter Daou … Daphne (Vega) is also a Tony nominated Broadway Singer/Actress)

Trax feat The Dells, Destination, Osiris, Dionne

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Waiting for you – The Dells (This Chicago-an five piece vocal group were together for a approximately 60 years – with only one line-up change … written by current/former “MFSB” musicians and recorded at Sigma Sound, Philadelphia and produced by “The Harris Machine” headed by Norman Harris)

My No.1 request – Destination (Producer/Remixer Elton Ahi came to world prominence via the 12 inch of “Uptown Festival” – a medley of Motown past hits … released on Butterfly Records was a studio ensemble for a one-off Disco album)

Fantality – Osiris (Hailing from Washington D.C – head honcho Osiris March has been plying his trade – from as far back as the late Sixties/Early Seventies … later putting a band together which at one time also featured Tyrone ‘The Smurf’ Brunson)

Your lies – Dionne (Originally released on Canadian’s “Bigshot Records” and licensed to the U.K.s ‘City Beat’ – co-written by label owner Andrew Komis … Dionne (Warren) later released a cd on her own ‘Miss D Records’ where she wrote all the lyrics on said album)