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Trax featured Herbie Hancock feat. Raul Midon, Chic, Michelle Wallace, Lenny Fontana presents Liquid Women

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I just called to say i love you  –  Herbie Hancock feat. Raul Midon (Cover version of Stevie Wonder’s mega hit which he guests on harmonica … Chicago-an piano/keyboard virtuoso released the album “Possibilities” featured guests vocalists and various interpretations on his own ‘Hancock Music’)

Soup for one  –  Chic (From the soundtrack of the same name comes this near forgotten masterpiece from Messrs. Nile Rogers & Bernard Edwards give us this semi-instrumental … released as the ‘b; side to Carly Simon’s vocal on the ‘a’ side – released on Mirage Records)

It’s right  –  Michelle Wallace (Written  & produced by Arthur Baker, Tony Carbone & Russell Preston  – this trio also known as ‘Northend’ were Boston based Dj/Musicians … released on Emergency Records which Tee Scott mixed)

Come and go with me  –  Lenny Fontana presents Liquid Women (Featured  uncredited vocalist and co-writer Carole Sylvan – released in the U.K. on ‘Slip n Slide Records’ … backbeat was ‘inspired’ by “Wear it out – Stargard”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RamhHXwCNG0

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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)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6LxjEyWgUY

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)