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Trax feat. Meli’sa Morgan, Bionic Boogie, Beggar & Co, Jasper Street Company

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I remember  –  Meli’sa Morgan (Meli’sa had previously released an uncredited single under the name ‘Shades of Love’ moniker before joining studio band “High Fashion” then going solo … released on Orpheus Music headed by Charles & Beau Huggins)

Boogie Boo  –  Bionic Boogie (After his major Disco success with Andrea True Connection – writer/producer Gregg Diamond got together with the cream of New York’s session musicians and called them Bionic Boogie … signed & release by Polydor Records)

Rising sun  –  Beggar & Co (As an off-shot of London’s ‘Light of the World’- the premier Jazz-Funk band in the U.K … Beggar and Company was assigned to RCA and became a hit band as the horn section section on Spandau Ballet’s Chant No. 1)

Smile  –  Jasper Street Company (“Every time i see your smiling face, it reminds me of the good Lord’s grace” are the opening verse – a Basement Boys release … a genre known as Gospel House has gain prominence in clubs across the world )

Trax feat. Mary J Blige, Bionic Boogie, T-Connection, Michelle Ayers

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Father in you  –  Mary j Blige (As one of the few women on Uptown Records – Mary becaame known as ‘Queen of Hip hop Soul’ … co-written by Mary J , from the album “The Breaktrough” – released on Geffen Records)

Boogie Boo  –  Bionic Boogie ( Studio based group put together by Gregg Diamond – recorded at Media Sound Studios, New York and featured all the top session players including vocalists Gwen Guthrie & Ullanda McCullough)

Goombay  time   –  T-Connection (These self-taught multi-instrumentalists from The Bahamas  signing to Dash – a unit of Henry Stone’s TK Records empire before moving unto Capitol Records  … named after one of their local parks)

That’s Life  –  Michelle Ayers (released on Italian’s Suntune Records … written by Michelle and Eddie Perez – know as part of the Smack Productions team who gave us the recording artist “Adeva” also known as Patricia Daniels)

Trax feat. Love Ulimited, Bionic Boogie, Funk Deluxe, Wally Jump Junior & Criminal Element

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Walkin’ in the rain with the one i love  –  Love Unlimited (Trio which included his future wife Glodean James the future Mrs Barry White … produced by Barry White – released by Uni/MCA Records)

Don’t lose that number (Mumbo Jumbo)  – Bionic Boogie (First studio of two albums produced by Greg Diamond feat. Gwen Guthrie and other stellar New York session vocalists … name inspired by “The Six Million Dollar Man tv series & the then current title of various Disco trax))

Friends  –  Funk Deluxe (Written and produced by Randy Muller for ‘The Muller Organisation’ known for his work with B.T. Express, Brass Construction, Cameron amongst others)

Jummp back  – Wally Jump Junior and The Criminal Element (An ‘answer back’ trak in response to Dhar Braxton’s nugget … an Arthur Baker prod. on his own Criminal Records – feat. Will Downing and Craig Derry – recorded at Shakedown Studios, New York)