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Trax feat. Gerald Levert & Eddie Levert, Cerrone, Sly Stone, 7th District Inc. feat. Michael Procter

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Wind beneath my wings – Gerald Levert featuring Eddie Levert (from the album “Father and Son” … The O’Jay’s lead vocalist Eddie teams up with his son for a rendition of this standard which was re-introduced to the populous by Bette’ Midler)

Black is black – Cerrone (A hit for “Los Bravos Trio” in the Sixties French National Marc Cerrone re-arranges this Latin American trek and introduces synthesisers, swirling Strings and background vocals)

Crossword puzzle – Sly Stone (“The High Priest of Funk” as the leader of his group ‘The Family Stone’ he set a precedence by having a interracial and mixed sex band … from the album ‘High on you’ released on Epic Records)

Getaway – 7th District Inc feat. Michael Procter (former “Fifth Dimension” vocalist teams up with Swiss duo Sergio Flores & Lorenzo Al Dino as known as ‘7th District Inc.’ to give a new lease of life to the Underground Funk nugget)

Trax feat. Randy Crawford, K C & the Sunshine Band, Tony Remy, Cerrone

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Give me the night – Randy Crawford (Although she started her recording career in the early ’70’s Randy never really got ears interested until “Raw Silk” – her long player on Warner Brothers Records and later giving her sizeable hits with her future trax … reinventing the masterpiece written by U.K.’s songsmith Rod Temperton)

Keep it coming – K C & the Sunshine Band (Back room boys at both Florida’s Criteria Studios and Henry Stone’s coterie of labels – Wayne ‘KC Casey and Richard Finch developed their musical skills, with the assistance of Criteria’ session musicians ‘The Sunshine Band’ was born … George McCrae international hit was one of their early compositions)

Glide – Tony Remy (Having becoming one of London’s top session guitarist working with such luminaries as Simply Red, Courtney Pine Annie Lennox plus others … GRP Records came calling around the same time as they signed Flautist Phillip Bent – Tony reinterpret musical diamond originally recorded for Fantasy Records)

Not too shabby – Cerrone (French Disco Superstar Marc Cerrone first came to prominence via “Kongas” – a Disco/Rock assemblage, later decamping to London to record and release an album under his surname only which became a must-have to every worthwhile Dj because of it’s international dance floor action … from the album ‘Cerrone by Jamie Lewis’)

Trax feat. Ten City, Cerrone, The Perfect Circle, Testament

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School me  – Ten City (From their third album for Atlantic Records – comes this corker of a down-tempo masterpiece … known for their House stompers – lead vocal vocalist Byron Stingily show how Soulful the group was)

Take me  –  Cerrone (French drummer/writer/producer Cerrone’s second album was just as potent as the first – however the title trak which was 16 minutes plus – the b-side was less interest but not because of lack of quality)

The hands of time  –  Perfect Circle (Released on the little independent “Inner City Records” label headed by George Semper  (producer/writer/arranger … this album was re-discovered and re-released on Japanese cd)

We need love  –  Testament (headed by Ron Carroll and released on Soulgroove Records … Ron has had a variety of pseudonyms which has which has mostly had is Gospel inspired without losing their House flair)