Hangin’ on a string   –  Tom Browne featuring Sybil (As so many popular artists were doing a ‘Covers Album’ – to both acclaim and disdain, Tom decided to ‘throw his trumpet’ in the ring … from album R’N’ Browne  on Hip Bop Records)

When you’re No.1  –  Gene Chandler (Chicagoan Gene kept it in the city by being recorded and produced by his old friend Carl Davis for Carl’s own Chi Sound Records)

No stoppin’ that rockin’ – Instant Funk (discovered by Bunny Sigler when they were known as ‘TNJ’ as they were from Trent New Jersey and renamed I.F. as their Funk was instantaneous)

American at War  –  Dj Pope featuring Voices of Freedom (A Dance trak with a message – Brian Pope on production skills for this release for Tony Humphries’s Yellorange Records)

I’ve been loving you too long  –  Lillo Thomas (Assigned to Hush Productions – a company associated with Melba Moore … Lillo steps into Otis Redding’s shoes for this remake – released on Capitol Records)

Laissez faire –  Gichy Dan (After Dr. Buzzard Original Savannah Band exploded on the most fashionable dance floors, August Darnell – younger brother of the leader Stony Browder branched out with this slice of Calypso tinged Disco)

Here comes the streaker  –  High Voltage (Inspired by The Streak – Ray Stevens, that monster hit about ‘streaking’ which was big at the time … released on Drive Records part of TK – before it became the big Disco empire and home of T-Connection)

There 4 me – Mark Grant featuring Russoul (Chicagoan  Dj Mark brought Russell Pike jnr – aka Russ-Soul to the fore on the Blackstone Recordings under-heard anthem)

Wing beneath my wings  –  Gerald Levert featuring Eddie Levert (From the ‘Father & Son … The O’Jays lead vocalist Eddie teams up with his son for a rendition of this standard which was re-introduced to the populous by Bette Midler)

Black is black  –  Cerrone (A hit for Los Bravos Trio in the Sixties – Marc Cerrone re-arranges this Latin-American trak introducing synthesisers, swirling strings and background vocals)

Crossword puzzle  –  Sly Stone (‘The High Priest of Funk’ as leader of his band ‘The Family Stone’ – set a precedence by having an interracial/mixed sexes band … from his solo work ‘High on you’)

Getaway  –  7th District Inc. featuring Michael Procter (Swiss duo Sergio Flores and Lorenzo Al Dino also known as 7th District Inc gives a new lease of life to this early Earth, Wind & Fire hit which was previously covered by The Salsoul Orchestra)