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Trax feat The Futures, Gloria Gaynor, The Play Boys, Shot featuring Kim Marsh

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I had a dream – The Futures (Five piece Philadelphian vocal group including brothers James and John King … signing to local labels such as Kenny Gamble’s independent “Gamble Records” – later moving to Buddah where they release their first long player ‘Castles in the Sky’ from which this trak is culled)

Going out of my head – Gloria Gaynor (Assigned to ‘Disco Corporation of America’ production company – after an earlier false start, where she has successes on M.G.M Records … now on Polydor she covers the ‘Little Anthony & The Imperials hit written Teddy Randazzo composition – from the album ‘Love Tracks’)

Bumpin-bustop – The Play Boys (Written and produced by Dave Pryor, arranged by the band … released on Gold Future Records of St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.)

Main thing – Shot feat Kim Marsh (Written and produced by Roger ‘Wolfie’ Williams and released on New York’s Easy Street … licenced to “The Affair Records” in the U.K.)

Trax featured The Whispers, Gloria Gaynor, Bootsy’s Rubber Band, Quentin Harris feat. Jason Walker

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A Song for Donny  –  The Whispers (As a tribute to Donny Hathaway – the original song was re-named and re-lyric-ed by Carrie Lucas …  called ‘This Christmas’ written by Donny & was featured on the album “Happy holidays to you” – The Whispers on Solar Records)

Casanova Brown  –  Gloria Gaynor (A trak from Gloria’s second long player release on MGM Records and produced by “Disco Corporation of America” & mixed by Tom Moulton … features the lyrics ‘The story of Little Red Riding Hood – the Big Bad Wolf was up to no good’)

Stretchin’ out (like a Rubber Band)  –  Bootsy’s Rubber Band (William ‘Bootsy’ Collins became part of James Brown’s Funk entourage … he later tied up with George Clinton’s ‘Parliament’ and his other Funk acts … written/produced by Clinton & Collins on Warner Brothers Records)

Can’t stop  –  Quentin Harris feat. Jason Walker (Written by ‘L.A & Babyface’ who were part of ‘The Deele on “Solar Records” – originally recorded by After 7 … produced by Quentin Harris and released on Strictly Rhythm Records)

Trax feat. John White, Gloria Gaynor, Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Band, Adeva

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Don’t let it be too late  –  John White (Whilst looking for this album – i went into a record shop and asked : ‘Have you got John White, Scott White or Karen White’ the assistant replied ‘No but i have Barry White’ … released on Geffen Records, this trak was part of Orpheus Productions – the company who gave us Freddie Jackson, Meli’sa Morgan et al )

Honey Bee  –  Gloria Gaynor (Assigned to a production company called “Disco Corporation of America”,  this was the second version of the trak – original released on Columbia Records now Sony … from the album ‘Never can say goodbye’ which was mixed by Tom Moulton – inventor of the 12 inch single)

Do your thing  –  Charles Wright & Watts 103rd Street Band (Signed to “Warner 7 Arts Records at the early part of his career where he started releasing albums before it became the norm … Funk was the order of the day)

I thank you  –  Adeva (The first female House/Garage superstar Patrica Daniels introduced to the world ‘The New Jersey Sound’ – from her self-titled album … Louie Vega has given the Garage/House populous an opportunity to hear her vocalson his XXVIII album)