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Trax featuring The Trammps, Bruni Pagan, Guru feat. Chaka Khan,

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Down three dark streets – The Trammps (Formed by drummer Earl Young after having an idea of upgrading a former hit for Judy Garland … released in the U.S. on Norman Harris’s “Golden Fleece” boutique label – a subsidary of Philadelphia International Records)

Fantasy – Bruni Pagan (Released on Elektra Records – this trak was from her album “Just Bruni” … co-written by Bruni who was a featured & background vocalist with such artists as Rick James, Herbie Mann & Dave Valentin)

Watch what you say – GURU feat. Chaka Khan (Formerly of Rap duo ‘Gangstarr’ … Real name Keith Elam later fusing Jazz & Hip Hop for Spike Lee’s “Mo Better Blues” movie & a series of albums ‘Jazzmatazz’ with known stellar Jazz musicians)

Happy People – Kathy Brown (Written and produced by Kevin Hedges & Josh Milan also known as “Blaze” – has been described as ‘The Gamble & Huff of House Music’ due to the high quality of their work … released on Easy Street)

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Trax featured Tommy McGee, The Persuaders, War, Ultra Nate

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Now that i have  –  Tommy McGee (Having been around since the Mid-Sixties as a performer & writer – Tommy also became a label owner … there was actually more than one version of this trak … this version originally released on TMG Records)

Two women  –  The Persuaders (Released on Nate McCalla’s “Calla Records” and recorded in Philadelphia – from the album “It’s all about love” … they were previously with Atlantic distributed ‘Win or Lose Records’)

L.A. Sunshine  –  War (Signing to ‘Far Out Productions, War quickly became known for their brand of ‘Latin/Funk/Rock’ style … albums were released on such labels as Island, United Artists and later MCA & Rhino Records)

Love’s the only drug  –  Ultra Nate (As an un-credited vocalist of ‘Love don’t live here anymore’ released on ‘Jump Street Records’ in the U.S. & Champion in the U.K. – Basement Boys … later releasing her debut album ..  “Blue Notes in the Basement” on Eternal/Warner Brothers Records)

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Trax featured Isaac Hayes, Don Armando Second Avenue Rhumba Band, Wilbert Longmire, Reese Project

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By the time i get to Pheonix – Isaac Hayes (Having been the in-house writer/producer at Stax Records – Ike became a recording artist by enlongating the ‘Jimmy Webb masterpiece also adding a Rap over the instrumentation … classed as ‘The Beginning of Rap Music’)

Going to a showdown – Don Armando Second Avenue Rhumba Band (Don was previously the percussionist with Dr. Buzzard Original Savannah Band which Andy ‘Coati Mundi’ Hernandez who produced this trak – featuring “Fonda Rae” Woods on lead vocals … inspired by ‘Gun fight at the O.K. Coral’ movie)

Black is the color – Wilbert Longmire (Plying his trade since the mid-Sixties – Wilbert joining ‘Hank Marr Quartette’ before eventually going solo – he later joined ‘Tappan Zee Records’ headed by Bob James …from the album “Sunny side up”)

The Colour of love – Reese Project (Studio album put together by Detroit ‘Techno-Head’ Kevin Saunderson, known for his duo ‘Inner City’ … inspired by his middle name Maurice & featuring Rachel Kapp on lead vocals – released on Birmingham, U.K.’s Network Records and Giant in the U.S.)