Trax feat. Miki Howard, D C LaRue, The Equals, Ten City

Love under new management  – Miki Howard (Miki was the leading lady for Side Effect – “The Elektra Years” … ‘nothing like leading a blind horse to a pasture, it can smell the grass but just don’t know the way to it’ are a snippet of the lyrics)

Cathedrals  –  D C LaRue (David Charles’s French surname caused pronunciation problems in the U.S. hence ‘LaRue’ … early 12 inch and album title release on Pyramid Records that was swiftly deleted due to distribution issues)

Funky like a train  –  The Equals (Eddie Grant’s U.K. band ‘The Equals’ had early hits in the late Sixties … released backed in ’76 on 7 inch before being re-released on extended 12 inch some ten years later)

Superficial People  –  Ten City (This Chicago-an trio first came to prominence as ‘Ragtyme’ before a name change & an Atlantic Records recording contract … single remixes including Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley & Simon Law also know as ‘The Funky Ginger’)

Trax feat. Miki Howard, Love Symphony Orchestra, Skyy, Modjo

But i love you  –  Miki Howard (Discovered by Side Effect’s leader Augie Johnson – Miki later became the female voice of Side Effect during their tenure at Elektra Records before going solo … from the album “Femme Fatale” released on Giant Records)

Let me be your fantasy  –  Love Symphony Orchestra (As Disco Music became more succesful – Bob Guccione, owner of the soft-porn magazine “Penthouse” used his millions which resulted in this album … featuring a variety of New York session musicians including vocalists Diva Gray, Gwen Guthrie, Lani Groves & Yvonne Lewis)

Call me  –  Skyy (Not to be confused with the U.K. group of the same name … New York’s eight piece band includes three sisters and Solomon Roberts, co-writer & co-producer  – together with writer/producer/arranger Randy Muller formed “Alligator Bit Him Productions where their first original albums were released on Salsoul Records)

Chillin’  –  Modjo (Two Parisian based  musicians put together an album which includes a various legal samples – the original Chillin’ featured “Le Freak – Chic … remixed by Chicago House God Derrick Carter which puts it unto a higher level)

Trax feat. Miki Howard, Love Symphony Orchestra, Skyy, Modjo

But i love you  –  Miki Howard (Ex-Side Effect lead vocalist – the Elektra years, she also co-wrote this)

Let me be your fantasy  –  Love Symphony Orchestra (Bob Guccione owner of Penthouse magazine decides to put his millions into Disco music)

Call me  –  Skyy (Not to mistaken with U.K.band … on Salsoul, prod. by Randy Muller for Alligator Bit Him Productions)

Chillin’  –  Modjo (French duo used samples to make trax – then Derrick Carter puts his remixing skills to good use)

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