Category Archives: Today’s Trax

Trax feat. Arthur Miles, Stephanie Mills, Slave, Ten City

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The whole town is laughing at me  –  Arthur Miles (Arthur Miles is/was an American vocalist who made his home in Italy … his trak was co-written by Ted Wortham &  Sherman Marshall – Sherman was co-written of “New York City’s I doing fine” whilst Ted was a member of “City Limits”)

Put your boy in it  –  Stephanie Mills (After playing “Dorothy” in the African-American version of ‘The Wizard of Oz’  – Stephanie was assigned to 20th Century Records where she was produced by  “Mtume” duo Reggie Lucas & James Mtume)

Stone Jam  –  Slave (Groups “Black Satin Soul” & “The Young Mystics” became one and ‘Slave’  was born  … headed by Steve C Washington also known as “the Fearless Leader” later was became involved with ‘Aurra’ and  ‘Civil Attack’)

Satisfaction   –  Ten City (Former “Ragtyme” trio changes their name and records for Atlantic Records … bringing producer Marshall Jefferson from Chicago and they also brought in Earl Young who was a member of both MFSB & Salsoul Orchestra)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c4EFNf40LQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=839c8qPRdDc

Trax feat. Martha Wash, Astrud Gilberto, Rose Royce, Joey Negro

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Now that you’re gone  –  Martha Wash (After the fiasco with the ‘Black Box’ saga – RCA Records gave Martha a solo album as part of compensation … this former “vocalist of Two Tons O Fun, Weather Girls, Seduction & C & C Music Factory shows she can rein in that power-house voice for this Soul opus)

The girl from Ipanema  –  Astrid Gilberto  (Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia – this is a re-recording of the masterpiece by Stan Getz of the same name … Vince Montana is producer and it was released on Image Records)

Bad Mother Funker  –  Rose Royce (Named was inspired by that famous car company with a similar name … trak named was inspired by a similar slang phrase which was produced by the “legendary” Norman Whitfield)

To please you  –  Joey Negro feat. Roy Galloway (After being the Artist & Repertoire man for Rough Trade Records’s Dance off-shot ‘Republic’ – Joey Negro released his first album ”Universe of Love” on Virgin … features an essence of D-Train’s ‘You’re the one for me’ also Instant Funk’s ‘Body Shine’)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt3W7uS-KuM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDXH9ysWuY0

Trak feat. Cissy Houston, Mary Mundy, Crown Heights Affair, Those Guys

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After all  –  Cissy Houston (Having provided background vocals for such stalwarts as Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin … she later went solo she was assigned to ‘Private Stock Records’ & was she was produced  – trak from her album”Think it over”)

Love is gone  –  Mary Mundy (Mary had previously partnered with ‘The Soul Syndicate’ … she later surfaced on the re-activated “Laurie Records” – this was a b side which has since been re-edited by Al Kent)

Dance lady dance  –  Crown Heights Affair (Assigned to RCA for one album only before hot-footing to independent ‘De-lite Records’ for the rest of their career … although they didn’t seem to be very successful it’s because they splintered into such outfits as ‘The Strikers’, Empress, Unlimited Touch & others)

Love, Love, Love  –  Those Guys (The Basement Boys under a different guise – featuring a legal and co-credited sample of ”Computer Incantations of World Peace” – Jean-Luc Ponty … The Basement Boys so believed in this trak that they re-released when they changed distribution)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkwvcX_-7Tk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuLwoA1m9Lc