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Trax feat. Martha Wash, Astrid Gilberto, Rose Royce, Joey Negro

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Now that you’re gone – Martha Wash (After being the former background vocalist of Sylvester, studio group ‘Paradise Express’, then lead and/or featured vocalist of Two Tons o’ Fun, The Weather Girls, Seduction plus C&C Music Factory … shows she can still rein in that powerhouse vocals for this Soul opus)

The Girl from Ipanema – Astrid Gilberto (Re-recorded at Sigma Sound, Philadelphia and produced by both Vincent Montana & Gilberto … this Stan Getz Jazz masterpiece was given a Disco makeover – released on Image Records)

(Bad Mother funker – Rose Royce (Name was inspired the famous car company – with a similar name … trak name was inspired by a similar slang phrase and was written & produced by the Norman Whitfield for his own boutique label)

To please you – Joey Negro (After being head of Artist & Repertoire for Rough Trade Records’ Dance offshoot ‘Republic’ – joey Negro released his first album ‘Universe of love’ … featuring essences of ‘You’re the one for me – D-Train’ plus ‘Bodyshine – Instant Funk’)

Trax featured Leela James, Freddie James, James Brown, Martha Wash

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My joy  –  Leela James (Named “The Soul Songstress” on a promotional single – Leela’s first album harked back to ‘The Soul Years’ of the Seventies … when the voice & song was paramount – from the album ‘A change is gonna come’ on Warner Brothers Records)

Get up and boogie  –  Freddie James (14 year old son of Geraldine Hunt was produced by Canadian Tony Green for The Tony Green Organisation … from a 4 trak album titled ‘Get up and boogie’)

Make it Funky  –  James Brown (Known as “Minister of New Heavy, Heavy Funk”, “God Father of Soul” are amongst his many titles …. Parts 1 – 4 was not available on initial vinyl in it’s entirety it was re-released on cd)

Come  –  Martha Wash (Background vocalists for “Disco Icon – Sylvester”, co-lead vocalist of duo ‘Two Tons o’ Fun’ later re-named “The Weather  Girls” by writer/producer Paul Jabara … remixed by Grammy Award winner Hex Hector)

Trax feat. Martha Wash, Astrud Gilberto, Rose Royce, Joey Negro

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Now that you’re gone  –  Martha Wash (After the fiasco with the ‘Black Box’ saga – RCA Records gave Martha a solo album as part of compensation … this former “vocalist of Two Tons O Fun, Weather Girls, Seduction & C & C Music Factory shows she can rein in that power-house voice for this Soul opus)

The girl from Ipanema  –  Astrid Gilberto  (Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia – this is a re-recording of the masterpiece by Stan Getz of the same name … Vince Montana is producer and it was released on Image Records)

Bad Mother Funker  –  Rose Royce (Named was inspired by that famous car company with a similar name … trak named was inspired by a similar slang phrase which was produced by the “legendary” Norman Whitfield)

To please you  –  Joey Negro feat. Roy Galloway (After being the Artist & Repertoire man for Rough Trade Records’s Dance off-shot ‘Republic’ – Joey Negro released his first album ”Universe of Love” on Virgin … features an essence of D-Train’s ‘You’re the one for me’ also Instant Funk’s ‘Body Shine’)