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Trax featured Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Idris Muhammad, Chill, East West Connection feat. Eugene ‘Hideaway’ Bridges

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I should be your lover  –  Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Written by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff of Philadelphia International Records  – from ‘The Blue Album’ on Source/MCA Records  recorded in Philadelphia … produced by Harold Melvin for “Million Dollar Records”)

Foxhuntin’  –  Idris Muhammad (The former ‘Leo Morris’ had been a Jazz drummer working some of the “Jazz Greats” in the late Sixties …  signing with Prestige as a solo artists then unto Kudu/CTI where he dipped his feet in Disco – title track from the album on Fantasy Records)

911  –  Chill (Brothers Robert and Herb Thompson were the nucleus of the band who recorded for “Street Records” … from the long player “Chill Out” which was later released on cd by ‘Funky Town Grooves’)

The more i get it  –  East West Connection feat. Eugene ‘Hideaway’ Bridges (Put together by ‘Dr Bob Jones’ & ‘Lofty’ and released on their own U.K.’s Chillifunk Records … re-interpretation of a Teddy Pendergrass evergreen album trak)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng8mTyg_1Gc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7Vjf1xY95Q

Trax featured Curtis Mayfield, Thelma Houston, Ronny Jordan meets Dj Krush, Dionne

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(Don’t worry) If there’s Hell down below, we’re all gonna go  –  Curtis Mayfield (Chicago native & all round talent of writer/producer etc. was a former member of ‘The Impressions’ and was their  principal writer who was later known for his ‘Black Consciousness’ lyrics … from the album ‘Curtis’ released on “Curtom Records”)

I’m here again  –  Thelma Houston (Signed to ABC/Dunhill before moving unto the Mo West offshoot of Motown Records – after having minor hits, Thelma did her interpretation of a ‘ Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes’ album trak … was the inspiration of “What you need – Powerhouse feat Duane Harden”)

S**t goes down (But i got phunked up)  –  Ronny Jordan meets Dj Krush (British Jazz guitarist Ronny was assigned to Island Records where he released a number of long players … from the album “Bad Brothers”)

Come and get my lovin’  –  Dionne (Dionne Warren co-wrote trak with producer and label owner Andrew Komis released on Canadian ‘Big Shot Records’ – released in the U.K. on “City Beat”)

Trax featured Tavares, Bonnie Pointer, Waldo, Li’l Louis & The World

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Little Girl  –  Tavares (The Tavares’ brothers group were known as ‘Chubby and the Turnpikes’ before reverting to their surname for the group … Assigned to Capitol Records by Larkin Arnold where they spent most of their career – written by Billy Preston & produced by Johnny Bristol)

I can’t help myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)  –  Bonnie Pointer (Real life sister of “The Pointer Sisters” who was assigned to Motown Records as a solo artist after their ‘Blue Thumb’ recordings … interpretation of ‘The Four Tops’ hit – produced by Jeffrey Bowen)

You bring out the freak in me  –  Waldo (Waldo were a five piece self-contained Soul/Boogie band – with vocal assistance from Al “I’m back for more” Johnson … produced by Willie Lester & Rodney Brown for their Mainline Productions)

Blackout  –  Lil Louis & The World (Chicago-an Louis Burns became a dj and writer/producer before releasing a few singles on various House labels … featuring a large snippet of ‘Psalm 23’ as a semi-accapella vocal – from the album “From the mind of Lil Louis”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fikmbZSXin8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTB4iVw2u1g