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Trax featured Bare Knuckle Soul, First Choice, David Joseph, Robbie Rivera feat. Shawnee Taylor

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Just right  –  Bare Knuckle Soul (Sheffield, U.K. based group released this trak from their own “Knuckle Imprint Records” … their sound harks back to Soul’s heyday of the Seventies when the vocals, arrangement & musicianship were second to none)

Let me down easy  –  First Choice (A cover version which was recorded in Munich, Germany with vocals added at Philadelphia U.S.A. … it was part of a medley which was produced, then edited by Tom Moulton for single release – from the album ‘Hold your horses’ on Salsoul Records)

Live it up (Nite people)  –  David Joseph  (David was an intergral part of the self-contained London Funk band ‘Hi-Tension’ and was also one of their lead vocalists … he later became a solo artist staying with “Island Records” his group’s label)

Robbie Rivera feat. Shawnee Taylor  –  Funk-a-Tron (Drop that funk) (Robbie goes for the harder edged House that he is known for … Shawnee has been the featured vocalist on some of ‘House Music’ labels & producers trax – released on “Subliminal Records”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7MqG1-pkZM

Trax featured Stephanie Mills, First Choice, Vernon Burch, Mone’

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How come u don’t call me anymore  –  Stephanie Mills (From her “Merciless’ album, released on Casablanca Records comes the “Prince” composition … child star Stephanie was previously a ‘Broadway’ star)

Pressure Point  –  First Choice (Rochelle Fleming and the girls dropped their last album for ‘Salsoul Records’ before she went solo … produced by Norman Harris who has been their producer from since their “Philly Groove” days)

And you call that love  –  Vernon Burch (Funk’s life story written by Vernon and released on United Artists Records who later recorded for Columbia and Chocolate City Records amongst others)

We can make it  –  Mone’ (Ramona De Souza released this masterpiece on New York’s Strictly Rhythm released in the U.K on A & M’s Dance imprint “AM:PM” … written, arranged and produced by Brian Tappert & Roy Grant for their Jazz-n-Groove production company)

Trax feat. First Choice, Debbie Trusty, Norman Connors, Alton Miller

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I love you more than before  –  First Choice (Former “Overbrook Singer” Rochelle Fleming formed “The Debonettes” before teaming up with guitarist Norman Harris & label owner Stan Watson who helped changed their name to ‘First Choice’ also write/ produce and release their trax)

Searching for some loving  –  Debbie Trusty (Former A&R man for Scepter/Wand Records Mel Cherren started “West End Records” … co-produced by Frank Fioravanti and remixed by David Todd and Nick Martinelli known for their sterling work on “Do it to the music”)

Captain Connors  –  Norman Connors (Jazz drummer Norman worked with Phaorah Sanders and others before signing to ‘Buddah’  subsidary “Cobblestone Records” … from the ‘Arista Records’ album “This is your life”)

Sweet in the morning  –  Alton Miller (Chicago born but grew up in Detroit, Alton was inspired by 70’s Soul and later the burgeon House scene in Chicago … from his album “Rhythm Exposed” on ‘Distance Records’)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu8TQ3gdNzQ