Still water  –  Act One (Brought to ‘Spring Records’ by writer/producer  Raeford Gerald   … cover version of The Four Tops hit – written by Smokey Robinson & Frank Wilson)

I wanna be with you  –  Coffee (‘Hot Black & Sweet’ was the description of their sound – released on ‘Midwest International Records’ before been re-released on Coffee’s first album on Delite Records … produced by Chicago’s Clarence Johnson)

Rapper Dapper Snapper  –  Edwin Birdsong (Known for being one of Roy Ayers’s co-writer – Edwin crafted out his unique brand of Funk that was predominantly dismissed by the masses but has since been lapped up by the Hip hop fraternity & the underground Funk posse – his compositions has since been sampled by ‘Daft Punk’ and others)

When you love somebody  –  Daphne (Released on ‘Maxi Records’ – co-written by Daphne and co-produced by Danny Tenaglia & Peter Daou … a down-beat elegant Garage classic)

The finer things in life  –  Chuck Stanley (Released on Def Jam Records as part of their “Original Black Records” subsidary – from the album of the same name … Soul Music on a Hip hop label)

Come on dance dance  –  Saturday Night Band (A Prelude Record release … written & produced by Moses Dillard with his musical partner Jesse Boyce – lead single from a 3 trak album)

Cosmic Funk  –  Mad Dog Fire Department (Written and arranged by Tommy Stewart and released on 12″ on Henry Stone’s TK Records … this trak was become a cult following – along with Tommy’s releases including his compositions and productions)

Sucker for candy  –  Rozlyn Sorrel (Written and produced by Paul Simpson and released on Atlantic Records … this track was overlooked when originally released and hopefully this blog will change this – /a new classic’

Heaven must be like this –  Ohio Players (The Players signed to Mercury Records after leaving Westbound … known for their Funk trax – the Players dropped this Soul masterpiece to show their versatility & talent)

Where will it end  –  Love Committee (Formerly know as ‘The Ethics’ then releasing as few singles before coming on board Norman Harris’s Gold Mind Records, a unit of Salsoul … written Ron Tyson, Alan Felder & Norman Harris – mixed by Walter Gibbons)

Watusi dance  –  Funk Factory (F.Factory released a one off Jazz Fusion on Atco, a subsidary of Atlantic Records … featuring a stellar cast of Jazz session players including Steve Gadd, Michal Urbaniak, Gerald Brown – and has recently being re-released on Japanese cd as part of ‘Atlantic 1000 R&B Best Collection)

Thinking about your love  –  Lenny Fontana presents The Exclusive Club feat. Freddie Turner (Former Paradise Garage club participant was inspired enough to become a world renowned dj & producer … released on France’s Distant Records)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPqqJM_kZY4