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Today’s trax Truth Hurts, Touch, Barry White, Blackout Allstars

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For your precious love – Truth Hurts (Originally co-written by Jerry Butler and was a mega-hit for his group “The Impressions”… Truth Hurts was an artist on ‘Aftermath Entertainment’ with Shari Watson on lead vocals – this trak was featured on the “Ali” movie sound track)

Love hangover – Touch (Diana Ross’s monster Disco anthem spawned a number of cover versions … released by Brunswick Records & produced by Tony Valor of “It’s too late – Fantasy” – with help from Tom Moulton at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia)

Thank you – Barry White (Written by Sly Stone – this trak has been covered by the Good, the Bad & the Rest however when Barry … who did not do many covers, decided to give it the ‘Barry treatment’ without losing any of it’s originality)

I like it like that – Blackout Allstars (Put together for a latin movie of the same name … featuring a variety of stars including Grover Washington Jnr, Ray Barretto, Sheila E, Tito Puente and David Valentin amongst others – remixed by Bobby D’Ambrosio)

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

Today’s trax featuring Vickie Winans, Van McCoy, Sunbear, Wall of Sound

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We shall behold him – Vickie Winans (Written by Gospel royalty Dottie Rambo … Coming from a Gospel background Vickie recorded for “Light Records” and this trak was produced by her husband Mario Winans – who was part of ‘The Winans’ and also recorded for “Light”)

Love is the answer – Van McCoy (Originally released as a 7 inch single in 74 and later remixed and re-released as a promotional 12 inch backed/with The Softones … Van was a writer/producer/arranger who earlier wrote hits for such luminaries as The Marvelettes, Barbara Lewis and ‘Faith, Hope & Charity’ amongst others)

Don’t overlook this feeling – Sunbear (Their only self-titled album was released on “Soul Train Records” which was a label headed by both Soul Train supremo Don Cornelius & promoter Dick Griffey – quite often described as a lesser known ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ … it was later re-released on cd by Canada’s “Unidisc Records”)

Critical – Wall of Sound feat. Gerald Latham (Wall of Sound are/were John Caifone & Lem Springfield who are more well known as “Mood 11 Swing” which was released on New York’s ‘Eightball Records’ … Gerald Latham was also their vocalist as ‘Club Kidds’)

Today’s Trax Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Dan Hartman, General Caine, Harlem Zip Code

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Let it be you – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (After years of yearning for a national hit – they were assigned to the newly formed Gamble & Huff’s “Philadelphia International Records” … this trak is from their breakout debut album which was recorded at Joe Tarsia’s Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia)

This is it – Dan Hartman (Having been a member of various band since his early teens – Dan joined ‘Edgar Winter Group’ – after going solo his second long player featuring the medley which was dissected for 12 inch release)

Yellow pages – General Caine (“Booty People” were Far Out Productions/ABC Records recording artists who morphed into ‘General Caine’ – headed by Mitch McDowell they later was assigned to Clarence Avant’s “Tabu Records and the release two albums … with a slight name change they recorded for two further labels)

I feel music – Harlem Zip Code (‘Inspired’ by “Could heaven be like this” – lead trak on their ‘Vibrations’ E.P. on U.K.’s Paper Recordings … arranged/written and produced by Tony Free & Merlin Garnett)