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Trax featured Edmond Daniels, McFadden & Whitehead, Les McCann, Soul Grabber

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Must be the way you love me – Edmond Daniels (Released on Society Hill Records of Philadelphia & produced by Butch Ingram … written by John – brother of Butch who are part of the Ingram family as in ‘Ingram Kingdom’ & ‘Ingram’ – which also included sister Barbara of “The Sweethearts of Sigma”)

I heard it in a love song – McFadden & Whitehead (Gene & John were part of ‘Talk of the Town’ who released trax on “North Bay Records – rumoured to be the test-bed for ‘Philadelphia International’ … they became in-house writers/producers before becoming International artists in their own right)

Us – Les McCann (Pianist/vocalist recording primarily for Pacific Jazz Records before moving to Atlantic via a short sojourn via smaller labels – known for discovering Roberta Flack and pairing with Eddie Harris … from the album ‘Hustle to survive’)

Soul Grabber Part 3 – Soul Grabber (Written by Paul Jacobs and released by Aquarius Recordings, Canada … published by Stickguy Productions & copyrighted by Stickman Records Inc.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K0FdhiAxvQ

Trax featured Esther Phillips, Ripple, The Strangers, Eleanore Mills

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When a woman loves a man  –  Esther Phillips (Johnny Otis discovered both Esther & Etta James … named after “Phillips 66 Gas (Petrol) Stations”, grown-up ‘Little Esther’ signed with Lenox Records whose contract was taken later over by Atlantic – cover version of Percy Sledge’s evergreen)

The beat goes on  and on  –  Ripple (After Michael Thevis’s “General Recording Corporation” closed its doors – this self- contained band pacted with New York’s Salsoul Records where they were produced by Floyd Smith – Loleatta Holloway’s husband)

Step out of my dreams  –  The Strangers (Session drummer/producer Howard King & session guitarist/producer Edward ‘Tree’ Moore having worked with such heavy weight as Mtume, Stephanie Mills, & Gary Bartz amongst others put together this studio project … a Salsoul Records release)

I’m looking for Mr. Right  –  Eleanore Mills (Originally known for her cult album on “Astroscope Records” – Eleanor recorded various singles including  this on Vinylmania – the record shop around the corner from ‘Paradise Garage’)

Trak featuring The Dells, Brenda Taylor, Bill Wolfer, East West Connection

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Stay in my corner – The Dells (Chicago based The Dells were first assigned to Vee Jay Records in Chicago – this is the third version of this song being released … was supposed to be produced by ‘Gamble & Huff’ circa ’72)

You can have you cake and eat it too – (Brenda Taylor (Credited to B.T. on record … originally released on ‘After Hours Records’ before being picked up by West End for the U.S. nationwide distribution)

Papa was a rolling stone – Bill Wolfer (Synthesiser wunderkind Bill who had worked Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson covers the Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong masterpiece … released on Constellation – a unit of Solar Records)

East west – East West Connection (From their second album on London’s ‘Chillifunk Records’ – written & produced by Dr. Bob Jones and Lofty … their caption was “Soulful Music for Funky People”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToudOe6MBnY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyern4XQg6k