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Trax featured Stephanie Mills, First Choice, Vernon Burch, Mone’

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How come u don’t call me anymore  –  Stephanie Mills (From her “Merciless’ album, released on Casablanca Records comes the “Prince” composition … child star Stephanie was previously a ‘Broadway’ star)

Pressure Point  –  First Choice (Rochelle Fleming and the girls dropped their last album for ‘Salsoul Records’ before she went solo … produced by Norman Harris who has been their producer from since their “Philly Groove” days)

And you call that love  –  Vernon Burch (Funk’s life story written by Vernon and released on United Artists Records who later recorded for Columbia and Chocolate City Records amongst others)

We can make it  –  Mone’ (Ramona De Souza released this masterpiece on New York’s Strictly Rhythm released in the U.K on A & M’s Dance imprint “AM:PM” … written, arranged and produced by Brian Tappert & Roy Grant for their Jazz-n-Groove production company)

Trax feat. Jean Carn, Stephanie Mills, Rhonda Clark, Nathan Haines

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No one does it better  –  Jean Carn (Former Jean Perkins got her surname from her husband “Black Jazz Records” artist Doug Carn … after being featured as lead and background vocalist for her husband and groups such as “Earth, Wind & Fire” amongst others , she became a solo artist – from the album ‘Love Lessons’)

D-A-N-C-I-N  –  Stephanie Mills (With a new record label contract courtesy of “20th Century Fox Records – Stephanie got to work with producers James Mtume & Reggie Lucas where the hits flowed … from the album “Sweet Sensation”)

State of Attraction  –  Rhonda Clark (Released on Clarence Avant’s “Tabu Records” … Clarence used producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis  as they had been very successful with some of his other artists which includes “SOS Band”, Alexander O’Neal & ‘Cherrelle’)

Right by your side  –  Nathan Haines (New Zealand born Nathan is a saxophonist & vocalist … he was featured on a few “Drum & Bass” trax then later tied up with one of London’s most important underground labels – “Chillifunk Records”)

Trax feat. Arthur Miles, Stephanie Mills, Slave, Ten City

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The whole town is laughing at me  –  Arthur Miles (Arthur Miles is/was an American vocalist who made his home in Italy … his trak was co-written by Ted Wortham &  Sherman Marshall – Sherman was co-written of “New York City’s I doing fine” whilst Ted was a member of “City Limits”)

Put your boy in it  –  Stephanie Mills (After playing “Dorothy” in the African-American version of ‘The Wizard of Oz’  – Stephanie was assigned to 20th Century Records where she was produced by  “Mtume” duo Reggie Lucas & James Mtume)

Stone Jam  –  Slave (Groups “Black Satin Soul” & “The Young Mystics” became one and ‘Slave’  was born  … headed by Steve C Washington also known as “the Fearless Leader” later was became involved with ‘Aurra’ and  ‘Civil Attack’)

Satisfaction   –  Ten City (Former “Ragtyme” trio changes their name and records for Atlantic Records … bringing producer Marshall Jefferson from Chicago and they also brought in Earl Young who was a member of both MFSB & Salsoul Orchestra)