Trax feat. Shirley Brown, The Lovers, Salsoul Orchestra, Celeda

Blessed is a woman (with a man like mine)  –  Shirley Brown (After the closing of her previous label, Stax Records – Shirley moved unto Arista where she released a self-titled album from which this trak is culled … written by Betty Crutcher, her Stax label-mate)

Discomania  –  The Lovers (One-off single produced by Village People’s/Ritchie Family’s svengali Jacques Morali – a medley of current hits on the a-side & a potent instrumental on the b-side)

Journey to Phoebus   –  Salsoul Orchestra (Vince Montana Jnr. put together the Orchestra which consisted primarily the core of MFSB – the session musicians based at Sigma Sound, Philadelphia … from the “Magic Bird of Fire album)

Burning up  –  Celeda (Also known as Victoria Sharpe , written by E-Smoove aka Eric Miller… released on the now defunct “Twisted America Records” – from the album “This is it ” where there were multiple releases and mixes)

Today’s Trax featuring Dee Dee Sharp Gamble, Tuxedo Junction, Salsoul Orchestra, Adeva

I’m not in love  –  Dee Dee Sharp Gamble  (Former Cameo-Parkway artist known for the hit and dance craze “Mashed Potato” records a Soulful version of the U.K.’s group ’10CC’ evergreen  –  released on her husband’s Philly International  Records)

Chattanooga Choo Choo  –  Tuxedo Junction (Made famous by Glen Miller Orchestra … released on A.J Cervantes’s Butterfly Records & produced by Rinder & Lewis of ‘El Coco’ fame)

Getaway  –  Salsoul Orchestra (Headed by vibraharpist, writer, arranger, producer Vince Montana Jnr & featured former MFSB musicians … from the album “Magic Journey” recorded at Sigma Sound, Philadelphia – originally recorded by Earth , Wind & Fire)

Respect  –  Adeva  (Written by Otis Redding and became a hit for both Otis & Aretha Franklin individually … produced by Smack Productions & remixed by Paul Simpson – released in the U.K on Cooltempo Records)

Trax feat. Shirley Brown, The Lovers, Salsoul Orchestra, Celeda

 

Blesseded is the woman  –  Shirley Brown  (Sadly Stax closed it’s doors so Shirley released this one-off lp for Arista)

Disco Mania  –  The Lovers (One-off single prod. by Jacques Morali – a medley of current hits … the b-side was quite enjoyably also)

Journey to Phoebus  – Salsoul Orchestra (a very overlooked trak  from ‘Magic Bird of Fire’ lp prod. by Vince Montana Jnr.)

Burnin Up  –  Celeda (Victoria Sharpe started fires on dance floors everywhere this was played)

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