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Trax featured Tavares, Bonnie Pointer, Waldo, Li’l Louis & The World

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Little Girl  –  Tavares (The Tavares’ brothers group were known as ‘Chubby and the Turnpikes’ before reverting to their surname for the group … Assigned to Capitol Records by Larkin Arnold where they spent most of their career – written by Billy Preston & produced by Johnny Bristol)

I can’t help myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)  –  Bonnie Pointer (Real life sister of “The Pointer Sisters” who was assigned to Motown Records as a solo artist after their ‘Blue Thumb’ recordings … interpretation of ‘The Four Tops’ hit – produced by Jeffrey Bowen)

You bring out the freak in me  –  Waldo (Waldo were a five piece self-contained Soul/Boogie band – with vocal assistance from Al “I’m back for more” Johnson … produced by Willie Lester & Rodney Brown for their Mainline Productions)

Blackout  –  Lil Louis & The World (Chicago-an Louis Burns became a dj and writer/producer before releasing a few singles on various House labels … featuring a large snippet of ‘Psalm 23’ as a semi-accapella vocal – from the album “From the mind of Lil Louis”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fikmbZSXin8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTB4iVw2u1g

Trax feat. Angela Winbush, Bonnie Pointer, 9th Creation, Ann Nesby

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I’ve learn to respect the power of love  –  Angela Wimbush (Angela was partnered with Rene Moore as the duo ‘Rene & Angela before going solo … written by the lady herself – this trak has been recorded by other Soul artists)

Heaven must haven sent you  — Bonnie Pointer (Bonnie was one of The Pointer Sisters before who recorded for “Blue Thumb Records” … she later hot-footed to Motown where she ‘Disco-fied’ one of their previous hits by “The Elgins”)

Super heroes  –  9th Creation (The Funk band released three albums including one on New York’s “Prelude” label who released mainly 12inches …  they namecheck themselves – this was the title trak of their third album on ‘Hilltak Records’)

Can i get a witness  –  Ann Nesby (Former principal vocalist of “The Sound of Blackness” steps out on her own  – released on  Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis’s ‘Perspective Records’ … mix courtesy of Mousse T)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyRJHzluX7s

Trax feat. Angela Winbush, Bonnie Pointer, 9th Creation, Ann Nesby

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I’ve learn to respect the power of love  –  Angela Wimbush (Written by Angela and first recorded by Alton McClain & Destiny and later recorded by  Stephanie Mills & herself)

Heaven must haven sent  –  Bonnie Pointer  (After Bonnie left her sisters she hot-footed to Motown and then covered one of their older songs by The Elgins)

Super Heroes  –  9th Creation  (This band released three lps and worth buying – if you are lucky enough to see them)

Can i get a witness  –  Ann Nesby  (Ann departs The Sound of Blackness after been one of their principal vocalists … Moouse T on the mix)