Category Archives: Today’s Trax

Trax featured Syleena Johnson, Chic, Lillo Thomas, B.C.A.

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I am your woman  –  Syleena Johnson (Daughter of Sly ‘Is it because i’m black’ Johnson who duetted with her dad before forging a solo career for herself … after releasing trax on independent labels, she was assigned to Jive Records …written by R.Kelly & released from the album “Chapter 1 : Love, Pain & Forgiveness”)

I got protection  –  Chic (Messrs Nile Rogers & Bernard Edwards kept on going releasing Quality trax despite the “Disco Backlash” … their output continued to be released on ‘Atlantic’ except their first 12″ single which was released on both Buddha & Atlantic Records … from the album Real People’)

You love got a hold on me – Lillo Thomas (former athlete Lillo burst on the music scene on Capitol Records via “Hush Productions” after performing background vocals for female vocalists such as Melba Moore & Evelyn King … produced by Paul Laurence)

The Feeling  –  B.C.A. (Inspired by “Can’t fake the feeling – Gerald Hunt” which was released on Spain’s “Beat Freaks Records” – written, arranged & mixed by Dimas Carbajo & JJ De La Fuente … produced by DJ Dimas & J. Martinez)

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Trax featured Will Downing, Gonzalez, LaToya Jackson, Club 69

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Wishing on a star  –  Will Downing (After being the lead vocalist on Arthur Baker’s House/Garage studio group “Wally Jump Junior & The Criminal Element” … Will signs to Island Records and this trak is from his second album ‘Come together as One’)

Haven’t stop dancing  –  Gonzalez (Written by Gloria Jones and remixed by John Luongo  … a U.K, band who had a revolving musicians – their album was renamed and released after this trak)

Hot potato  –  LaToya Jackson (Michael Jackson’s middle sister drops this slice of Boogie … co-written by Amir Bayyan & released on Private I Records – it features the lyrics “Let the door knob where the dog shoulda bit you”)

Warm Leatherette  –  Club 69 (Written by Mute Records’ supremo Daniel Miller as “The Normal” and re-energised by Grace Jones – the late Swiss Dj/Producer/Remixer Peter Rahoufer re-brands the trak with vocals by Kim Cooper)

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Trax featured Tashan feat. Alyson Williams, Grace Jones, Con Fun Shun, Jasper Street Company

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Got the right attitude  –  Tashan feat Alyson Williams (Uncredited Alyson was also recorded for Def Jam – primarily a Hip Hop label who later had an “Original Black Records” imprint for their Soul output … Tashan also known as Thomas Jerome Pearse was Def Jam’s first Soul artist)

Comme un oiseau qui s’envole  –  Grace Jones (Previously recorded by Maximelien on CBS … Grace released this trak as a ‘b’ side of a single – however it was not featured on the album but has since been included in “Disco”, the triple cd of her Sigma Sound Productions)

Burnin’ love  –  Con Fun Shun (Named after a trak by ‘The Nite Liters’ – Con Fun Shun were originally assigned to Tennessee’s Fretone Records before moving to Mercury they were originally were known as ‘Project Soul’)

A feelin’  –  Jasper Street Company (Basement Boys “Gospel House” off-shot group .. license from their Basement Boys label to U.K.’s Azuli Records with additional mixes including ‘The Helly & Farley Project mix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piIhJ1CpT8Q

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