Black eyed blues  –  Esther Phillips (A song about wife-beating – and in some cases husband also …’nobody wants to get in the morning, look in the mirror and be ugly with a black eye’ are some of the lyrics – written by Joe Cocker)

To Sir with love  –  Vicki Sue Robinson (Vicki takes Lulu’s place whilst covering this Don Black composition a Profile record release and produced by Warren Schatz … from film of the same name starring Sidney Poitier)

Tight Money  –  Leon Huff (Trak from co-owner of Philadelphia International Records & Mighty Three Music publishing – Leon’s only album release “Here to create music” and he certainly did as he has 500 compositions to his name)

Bac n da day  –  Frankie Knuckles feat. Jamie Principle (Frankie died in March 2014 … from his third solo when he re-teamed up with Jamie for this lesser known trak)

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEJ9nnbujDs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IRAK1PlLDc

Good Morning Sunshine  –  Brick (Fusing Jazz and Disco this Atlanta band was assigned to Bang Records which was then Columbia (Sony) Records

Disco Madness – Sparkle (A release on Jam Sessions Records … produced by Harold Sargent – and associate of Patrick Adams – this trak was available on ‘Deep Disco Culture’ on Suss’d, a label headed by Ian Dewhirst)

Little runaway – Rick James & The Stone City Band (At one time a small musician named ‘Prince’ supported Rick – the “King of Punk-Funk” on this U.S. tour … Rick had previously played with  Neil Young before signing with Motown Records)

Love’s so special  –  Ceybil (The spelling of Sybil Jefferies was changed so not to be mistaken with other Sybil’s e.g.  Sybil the Next Plateau recording artist or Sybil Thomas known foe her monster Boogie classic on West End)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=midItSNqhp4

Music  – Leela James (Leela pays tribute to the music she grew up with & name checks Aretha, Chaka, Marvin, Donnie … “can we put the thongs away … it’s all about the video … someone hollerin’ about a bitch or hoe” are some of her lyrics)

Help is on the way  –  The Whatnauts (The Whatnauts were known for the recordings on Sylvia Robinson’s All Platinum group of labels … mixed by New York superstar Dj Tee Scott on Harlem International Records)

Determination  –  Suede (Former ‘Sun’ vocalist/drummer Kym Yancey dropped this classic on Niege Records – a Canadian label … not to be confused with U.K indie band of the same name)

Star Suite  – Mondo Grosso feat. Monday Michiru (Mondo is one man – Japanese Shinichi Osawa with added musicians when necessary and usually American female vocalists … remixed by Blaze and released on King Street Sounds out of New York)