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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 featuring Linda Clifford, Giorgio Moroder, Rose Royce, Copyright feat. Shovell

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Don’t let me have another bad dream tonight – Linda Clifford (Working mainly for Curtis Mayfield via his various productions and record labels – Linda dropped her fourth album “Let me be your woman” from which this trak is culled which was co-written by Linda & Nick Coconato)

First hand experience in second hand love – Giorgio Moroder (First known in the U.K. as the writer of the hit single”Son of my father – Chicory Tip” before he produced those iconic Trax by Donna Summer and others … from his Oasis Records ‘From here to Eternity’)

What you waiting for – Rose Royce (After being the main featured artist of a movie about a Carwash – former backing musicians for producer Norman Whitfield signed his label ‘Whitfield Records’… “I feel some Funk coming on” are the opening lyrics)

One drum – Copyright feat Shovell (Percussionist and ‘M People’ member Andrew Lovell also known as “Shovell” has branched out working with the Cream of the U.K. dance fraternity and others including Candi Staton, Kenny Thomas & Byron Stingily … released on ‘Copyright Recordings’)

Trax feat. Rose Royce, Ritchie Family, Rahni Harris, Alex J

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I wonder where you are tonight  –  Rose Royce (Motown veteran Norman Whitfield hired a group of  musicians for a soundtrak for a film about a working carwash – he also added a female vocalist to the band … he later assigned them to his Whitfield Records label)

Frenesi  –  Ritchie Family (After having minute success with a Disco instrumental – French producer Jacques Morali with business partner Henri Belolo struck on an idea of making a Disco album consisting of  South American trax on one side and Jacques’s own compositions on the other)

Six Million Steps  –  Rahni Harris & FLO (Released on “Inspirational Sounds” in the U.S. and on ‘Mercury Records’ in the U.K. … Rahni Harris is also known as Rahni Song who wore several musical hats whilst at Hush Productions – home of Meli’sa Morgan, Freddie Jackson, Melba Moore and others)

The Power of Love  – Alex J (Featured on the 3 trak “Do you believe in Soul” E.P. on New York’s Waako Records … inspired by “The New Jersey Sound” – a Chicago House beat with a Soul/Gospel vocal)