Category Archives: Today’s Trax

Trax featured Stephanie Mills, First Choice, Vernon Burch, Mone’

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How come u don’t call me anymore  –  Stephanie Mills (From her “Merciless’ album, released on Casablanca Records comes the “Prince” composition … child star Stephanie was previously a ‘Broadway’ star)

Pressure Point  –  First Choice (Rochelle Fleming and the girls dropped their last album for ‘Salsoul Records’ before she went solo … produced by Norman Harris who has been their producer from since their “Philly Groove” days)

And you call that love  –  Vernon Burch (Funk’s life story written by Vernon and released on United Artists Records who later recorded for Columbia and Chocolate City Records amongst others)

We can make it  –  Mone’ (Ramona De Souza released this masterpiece on New York’s Strictly Rhythm released in the U.K on A & M’s Dance imprint “AM:PM” … written, arranged and produced by Brian Tappert & Roy Grant for their Jazz-n-Groove production company)

Trax feat. Lew Kirton, Isaac Hayes, Tommy Stewart, JM Silk

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Got to find somebody to love  –  Lew Kirton  (Former vocalist with ‘The Invitations’ went solo where he recorded for such labels as Alston & Marlin Records – distributed by TK, before joining CBS distributed “Believe in a Dream Records)

Fever  –  Isaac Hayes (Written by Eddie Coleey & John Davenport – the pseudonym of Otis Blackwell ((Otis Blackwell was the writer/producer of “Little Richard’s ” trax …  Fever was covered by a plethora of artists of various genres)

Practice what you preach  – Tommy Stewart (Released on Abraxas Records – the original album was largely ignored due to bad distribution … but has since become one of the ‘must have’ albums and has since been re-released by ‘Luv N Haight label)

Music is the key  –  JM Silk (Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley or “Jack Master Silk’ was one of the pioneer of “House Music” … released on the ground-breaking ‘DJ International Records’ … featuring vocals of Keith Nunnally)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MZZYdQOxtg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzXCAskJ6gQ

 

Trax featured Margie Joseph, THP Orchestra, Fatback Band, Shawn Christopher

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Stop in the name of love  –  Margie Joseph (Margie took “The Supremes” hit and added a ‘monologue’ to it – in the same way that Isaac Hayes was doing to cover versions about the same time … today it would have been known as ‘Margie’s Rap’)

Two hot for love  –  THP Orchestra (Three Hats Productions – a Canadian studio trio releases their ‘Magnum Opus’ on Disco label specialists “Butterfly Records” … lead vocals courtesy of  Barbara Fry)

Mr. Bass Man  –  Fatback Band  (New York’s “Street-Funk” pioneers drops this little nugget – available from their album “Keep on Steppin'” on Event/Spring Records … this was remixed for their ‘Remixed’ album project)

Sweet Freedom  –  Shawn Christopher (Chicago-an ‘House Diva’ gives her all’ on this ‘re-do’ – produced by Eric Kupper for his own ‘Hysteria Records’ … originally written by U.K’s Rod Temperton for the movie “Running Scared”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz9x7KFSxco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbRfg9HQIP4

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