Today’s trax

 

 

What’s come over me – Blue Magic (One word : Magic)

Killing me softly  –  Glen Burton Experience (Written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox (This version was recorded after Roberta Flack’s version … arranged by Charles Fox)

Heat you up (Melt you down)  –  Shirley Lites (Her one and only West End recording … Shirley went on to be one of Billy Paul’s background vocalists whilst on tour … mixed by Nick Martinelli and David Todd)

Sleep Talk  –  A.T.F.C. featuring Lisa Millet (This is a ‘mash-up of two songs : Sleep Talk – Alyson Williams & Bad Girls – Donna Summer)

Today’s trax

 

 

If and when  –  The Three Degrees (After recording ‘Maybe’ for Roulette – the girls later moved to Philadelphia International Records … from their first P.I.R. lp)

Chinese Kung fu  –  Banzai (Chinese film star Bruce Lee’s movies were beginning to be shows across the world which was the obvious inspiration for this trak – released on a ‘mixed’ lp by Tom Moulton on Scepter-Wand Records of New York)

Life is something special  –  Peech Boys (Also credited  to New York Citi Peech Boys … Bernard Fowler on lead vocals on, Larry Levan on the mixing desk and released on his short-lived Garage Records)

Somehow somewhere (there’s a Soul Heaven)  –  Deep Sensation ( It’s back to Sigma Sound where the original song ‘We’re on the right track – Ultra High Frequency was recorded for the sample)

Today’s trax

 

 

Is it time for a kiss  –  Miles Jaye ( Miles was assigned to Teddy Pendergrass production company (teddy bear prods.) who took him to Fourth & Broadway / Island Records)

All night long  –  Lionel Richie (this first turned up on ‘Making Trax – the great instrumentals’ – a Motown compilation of their various hits)

What have you got to lose  –  The Jammers (Producer/writer/arranger Richie Weeks at the helm – this studio band had vocalists Jocelyn Brown and Debbie Blackwell in their midst along with Shep Pettibone on the mixing desk)

House time , any time –  Criminal Element Orchestra (C.R.O. was headed by Arthur Baker, a gaggle of session musicians and all the current recording gadgetry including a sampler)