Category Archives: Today’s Trax

Trax featured Luther Vandross, Wardell Piper, Skyy, Quentin Harris feat. Drew Vision

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When i need you  –  Luther Vandross (Originally the co-lead vocalist with his band “Luther” which also included Christine Wiltshire amongst others … Vandross became one of New York’s top session vocalist also serving as a writer and background vocalist for David Bowie when he first moved to America)

Super sweet  – Wardell Piper ( Former vocalist with “First Choice” whilst they were on Philly Grove Records which were primarily produced by Norman Harris & label owner Stan ‘The Man’ Watson … Wardell released her self-titled an album on Midsong International Records)

Let’s turn it out  –  Skyy (Known as ‘New York Skyy’ in the United Kingdom as there was as also another band called “Sky” featuring ‘Herbie Flowers’ and others … co-written and produced by Randy Muller which also including Solomon Roberts & three ‘Dunning’ sisters)

Sacrifice  –  Quentin Harris feat Drew Vision (Quentin released his second album ‘Sacrifice’ album on New York’s Strictly Rhythm Records- the label with the iconic ‘walled’ logo)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1nWAtglABY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EvZkISScMg

Trax featured Human Body, Gene Page, Brother to Brother, Timmy Regisford

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As we lay  –  Human Body (“Zapp’s” Roger Troutman & “Ohio Players’s” Billy Beck  and others got together form ‘Human Body’ … named after Roger’s pre-Zapp band ‘Roger & The Human Body’ which was released on their own “Troutman Brothers Records”)

Satin soul  –  Gene Page (Arranger Gene was the arranger for such nuggets ‘Harlem Shuffle’ in the Sixties – which was later covered by The Rolling Stones … sampled by ‘House of Pain’ for their “Jump Around” trak – he later became the in-house arranger for Barry White and his various productions)

Chance with you  –  Brother to Brother (‘Brother to Brother’ was assigned to Turbo Records, a unit of Sylvia Robinson’s All Platinum Enterprises … from the album ‘Let your mind be free’ – this trak was later re-edited)

Cinco  –  Timmy Regisford (Timmy Regisford – along with Boyd Jarvis created such Boogie classics “Music got me” &  “Release the tension” before becoming the head dj at Club Shelter in New York … from the Japanese release cd ‘Places & Spaces in Time’)

Trax featured Chapter 8, Foxy, Dawson Smith, Michael Watford

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Ready for your love  –  Chapter 8 (Chapter 8 included Anita Baker as lead female vocalist and Michael J Powell as writer/producer in the line-up … they released one album for Ariola Records America  before splitting up  – later re-grouping with another female vocalist)

Get off your aahh and dance  –  Foxy (Based in Florida U.S.A. and headed by Ish Ledesma … released on Henry Stone’s Dash/TK Records their self-titled album from which this single was culled)

I don’t know if i can make it  –  Dawson Smith (Written by Dawson & arranged/produced by George Kerr … recorded for Roadshow Records and distributed by Florence Greenberg’s Sceptre/Wand organisation)

First mistake  –  Michael Watford (Featuring Ceybil Jeffries as co-lead vocalist … produced by New Jersey’s “Smack Productions & released by Warner’s East-West Records imprint)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFRfj0k0ZXU