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Trax featured Etta James, Salsoul Orchestra, James Brown, Dj Spen & The MuthaFunkaz

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Silent Night  –  Etta James (Named Jamesetta Hawkins and she was discovered Johnny Otis who changed her professional name – he also  included his touring review … she was later recorded for Modern, Kent & Chess Records)

God rest ye merry gentlemen  –  Salsoul Orchestra (After the success of ‘Christmas Jollies’ – Salsoul decided it would be appropiate to for a second Christmas album … with Patrick Adams at the helm using his various musical associates)

Santa Claus go straight to the Ghetto  –  James Brown (From the album ‘A Soulful Christmas’ – with “Soul Brother No.1” James Brown dressed up on the album cover as Santa … written by Pee Wee Ellis, Hank Ballard & Charles Bobbit)

Our First Christmas  –  Dj Spen and The MuthaFunkaz  (Released on the Japan’s “Grand Gallery presents Christmas Time” compilation cd – Sean Spencer was part of ‘The Basement Boys’ before forming the Baltimore based “The MuthaFunkaz” – a Gospel-House loosely based vocal group)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4O1dGhBdHk

Trax featured Bare Knuckle Soul, First Choice, David Joseph, Robbie Rivera feat. Shawnee Taylor

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Just right  –  Bare Knuckle Soul (Sheffield, U.K. based group released this trak from their own “Knuckle Imprint Records” … their sound harks back to Soul’s heyday of the Seventies when the vocals, arrangement & musicianship were second to none)

Let me down easy  –  First Choice (A cover version which was recorded in Munich, Germany with vocals added at Philadelphia U.S.A. … it was part of a medley which was produced, then edited by Tom Moulton for single release – from the album ‘Hold your horses’ on Salsoul Records)

Live it up (Nite people)  –  David Joseph  (David was an intergral part of the self-contained London Funk band ‘Hi-Tension’ and was also one of their lead vocalists … he later became a solo artist staying with “Island Records” his group’s label)

Robbie Rivera feat. Shawnee Taylor  –  Funk-a-Tron (Drop that funk) (Robbie goes for the harder edged House that he is known for … Shawnee has been the featured vocalist on some of ‘House Music’ labels & producers trax – released on “Subliminal Records”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7MqG1-pkZM

Trax featured Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Ohio Players, Incognito, Byron Stingily

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Dreamin’  –  Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five (Assigned to the iconic Rap label “Sugar Hill Records” where they released the album ‘The Message’ before splitting into two entities … ‘Flash’ was known for his ‘Scratching’ on records that inspired some Djs to become ‘Scratch Djs’)

Everybody up  –  Ohio Players (Named after the U.S. State from where – Funk Meisters ‘Ohio Players’ changed lanes after leaving Mercury Records for Arista where they dropped a slice of Disco)

North London Boy  – Incognito ( An off-shot of London Jazz-Funk combo “Light of the World” and was signed to the same label – “Ensign Records” … their first album “Jazz Funk” however this trak was not included)

So grateful  –  Byron Stingily (After 4 albums with his group “Ten City” – Chicagoan ‘House’ superstar Byron spread his musical wings by going solo … released by New Jersey’s ‘Jet Set Records’ and produced by “Smack Productions”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z50xTdRZoo

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