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Trax featured The Whispers, Gloria Gaynor, Bootsy’s Rubber Band, Quentin Harris feat. Jason Walker

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A Song for Donny  –  The Whispers (As a tribute to Donny Hathaway – the original song was re-named and re-lyric-ed by Carrie Lucas …  called ‘This Christmas’ written by Donny & was featured on the album “Happy holidays to you” – The Whispers on Solar Records)

Casanova Brown  –  Gloria Gaynor (A trak from Gloria’s second long player release on MGM Records and produced by “Disco Corporation of America” & mixed by Tom Moulton … features the lyrics ‘The story of Little Red Riding Hood – the Big Bad Wolf was up to no good’)

Stretchin’ out (like a Rubber Band)  –  Bootsy’s Rubber Band (William ‘Bootsy’ Collins became part of James Brown’s Funk entourage … he later tied up with George Clinton’s ‘Parliament’ and his other Funk acts … written/produced by Clinton & Collins on Warner Brothers Records)

Can’t stop  –  Quentin Harris feat. Jason Walker (Written by ‘L.A & Babyface’ who were part of ‘The Deele on “Solar Records” – originally recorded by After 7 … produced by Quentin Harris and released on Strictly Rhythm Records)

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Trax featured Barry White, Tuxedo Junction, Mark Soskin, Full Moon feat. Carolyn Harding

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Girl it’s true, I’ll always love you  –  Barry White (Barry made musical inroads whilst working at California’s Bronco Records as a writer/producer in the Sixties before becoming an artist in his own right –   from the album “Stone Gon'” released by 20th Century Fox Records)

Foxtrot  –  Tuxedo Junction (Butterfly Records supremo A.J. Cervantes had great ideas for his label but it came crashing down due to the “Disco Demolition” backlash held in Chicago – Tuxedo Juction was a studio group put together by West Coast America mega-producers “Rinder & Lewis” … vocals by Marti McCall, Sue Allen, Marilyn Jackson & Jamie Edlin)

Walk tall  –  Mark Soskin (Pianist/Writer Mark released a rare 12 inch on Jazz label ‘Prestige Records’ …from the album “Rhythm Vision” produced by Orrin Keepnews – founder of both ‘Riverside’ & ‘Milestone Records’ labels)

The more i get  –  Full Moon feat. Carolyn Harding (Vocally inspired by the Teddy Pendergrass trak of the same name  … tagged as ‘Hip-House’ where a Rapper is included in the mix – released on Krazie Noise Records)

Trax featured The Emotions, Don Ray, Young & Company, Nulife feat. Kenny Bobien

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Key to my heart  –  The Emotions (The Emotions consists of three sisters – Sheila, Wanda & Jeanette Hutchinson … co-written by Verdine White and produced by ‘Earth, Wind & Fire”s production company ARC – these Chicago based ladies previously recorded for Stax Records)

Body and Soul  –  Don Ray (From his only album release ‘The Garden of Love’ from Marc Cerrone’s French production company/label Malligator Records set-up … named Raymond Donnez whose arrangement ands musicianship was featured on many French recordings)

(Strut your stuff) Sexy Lady  – Young & Company (Named after the three brothers – William, Michael & Kenneth Young and the rest of the band … released on Brunswick Records in the U.S.A. and licensed to Excaliber in the U.K.)

My joy  –  Nulife feat. Kenny Bobien (Nulife was a pseudonym for dj/writer/producer & record label owner Frankie Feliciano … “Godfather of Gospel-House” – Kenny is the lyricist – released on Frankie’s  Ricantruction Records)