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Trax feat. Gladys Knight, Space, Newban, Ten City pres. Dj Shon

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I said you lied  –  Gladys Knight (Having parted with “The Pips” some years ago, Gladys went solo … now assigned MCA Records and from the album ‘At Last’ … co-written by the lady herself)

Prison  –  Space feat. Madeline Bell (U.S. citizen made the U.K. her home where she became one of the top session vocalists – backing artists such as Cerrone & Voyage … Space was a French studio group headed by Escama also known as Didier Maruoani)

Father time  –  Newban (Newban were “Atlantic Starr” under a different name and before they were assigned to A&M Records and having hits … releasing two albums on the collectable and intriguing “Guinness Records)

Rejoice  –  Ten City presents Dj Shon (Chicago-an House hitmakers puts their name to a relative unknown as introduction to the world  … produced by Burstinglaw – in other words “Ten City”)

Trax feat. The Persuaders, Dooley Silverspoon, Instant Funk, Park Avenue feat. Tony Jenkins

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We’re just trying to make it  –  The Persuaders (The Persuaders consisted of Douglas Scott, Joey Coleman, Richard Gant, & Thomas Lee Hill … written/produced by Phil Hurtt/Anthony Bell known as “The Young Professionals which also included Bunny Sigler and LeBaron Taylor)

Let me be the No.1 (love in your life)  –  Dooley Silverspoon (Original known as “Little Dooley” before he grew up … written by Sonny Casella who used his christian name – as a S.O.N.N.Y. “Sound Of New New York”as a tag)

Slap slap licketty slap  –  Instant Funk (Discovered by Bunny Sigler from nearby Trenton, New Jersey as The TNJ’s – as a tribute to the home town … they became his back-up band and changed their name to “Instant Funk” was produced by the man himself)

Don’t turn your love  –  Park Avenue feat Tony Jenkins (“Movin’ Records” was one of the early Garage labels out of New Jersey – hence the tag “New Jersey Sound” – which fused Soul-ful vocals with new musical technology without the vocals taken second place)

Trax feat. Roberta Flack, Loleatta Holloway, Wuf Ticket, Kym Mazelle

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Reverend Lee  –  Roberta Flack (“This is the story of a big strong black sexy Southern baptist minister – his name was Reverend Doctor Lee” are the opening lyrics of the song – written by Eugene McDaniels … studio version from the album “Chapter Two’ on Atlantic Records)

The Greatest performance of my life  –  Loleatta Holloway (Loleatta joined the Gospel group “The Caravans” before going solo – she later joined Salsoul Records under the direction of Philadelphian Norman Harris & husband Floyd Smith as co-managers/producers … the most sampled female vocalist in history)

The Key  –  Wuf Ticket (Written and produced by James Mason … remixed by Prelude Records in-house remixer French emigre’ Francois Kervorkian – a Prelude Record release)

I’m a lover  –  Kym Mazelle (Kym was one of the earliest Chicago-an House Divas – released on “Lower Level Records” and produced by Marshal Jefferson … Kym was also a session singer making advertisements for a variety of U.S products)

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