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Trax featured Hunt’s Determination Band, Rhythm Makers, Roy Davis Jnr

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Tonight – Hunt’s Determination Band (Seven piece Funk/Soul band based around Motor City ‘Detroit’ U.S.A … assigned to the city’s own Earwax Records whose slogan was ‘The New Sound of Detroit”)

My Desire – Don Ray (Also known as Raymond Donnez … his only album ‘Garden of love’ was produced Marc Cerrone – Ray was the arranger for a plethora of productions including Cerrone & Alec R Constandinos amongst others)

Monterey – Rhythm Makers (Assigned to Vigor Records an off-shot of Delite Records which was named after owner Fred Vigorito … ‘Soul on your side’ was the only album before moving to Arista as ‘GQ’)

Sonny – Roy Davis Jnr (Chicago based Dj/producer trak was released on Canada’s ‘Bombay Records’ … inspired by the Bobby Herb masterpiece of the same name – although different spelling)

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

Trax featured The Emotions, Don Ray, Young & Company, Nulife feat. Kenny Bobien

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Key to my heart  –  The Emotions (The Emotions consists of three sisters – Sheila, Wanda & Jeanette Hutchinson … co-written by Verdine White and produced by ‘Earth, Wind & Fire”s production company ARC – these Chicago based ladies previously recorded for Stax Records)

Body and Soul  –  Don Ray (From his only album release ‘The Garden of Love’ from Marc Cerrone’s French production company/label Malligator Records set-up … named Raymond Donnez whose arrangement ands musicianship was featured on many French recordings)

(Strut your stuff) Sexy Lady  – Young & Company (Named after the three brothers – William, Michael & Kenneth Young and the rest of the band … released on Brunswick Records in the U.S.A. and licensed to Excaliber in the U.K.)

My joy  –  Nulife feat. Kenny Bobien (Nulife was a pseudonym for dj/writer/producer & record label owner Frankie Feliciano … “Godfather of Gospel-House” – Kenny is the lyricist – released on Frankie’s  Ricantruction Records)