Today’s trax includes Gwen Guthrie, Ben E King, J.B.’s Wedge, Studio Apartment feat. Terrance Downs

Oh Donny no – Gwen Guthrie (Introduced to background singing by Whitney’s mother Cissy Houston, one of her earliest sessions was with Aretha Franklin … she later wrote and/or produced trax for such luminaries as Sister Sledge, Ben E King, Angela Bofill, Roberta Flack, Linda Lewis and others before going solo)

Touched by your love – Ben E King (Having being the lead vocalist of “The Drifters” – Ben decided to to take solo route career-wise – mainly assigned to Atlantic Records throughout his journey … Co-written & co-produced by Bert De Coteaux, a trak from his ‘Music Trance’ album”)

Bessie – J.B’s Wedge (Originally released on TK Records ‘Brownstone’ imprint – a label headed by both Henry Stone and James Brown … available on 7 inch only, however a slightly different version turned up on James Brown’s ‘Mutha’s Nature’ long player)

We are lonely – Studio Apartment feat. Terrance Downs (Released in Japan on New World Records – Studio Apartment are/were duo Masanori Morita & Noboru Abe … Terrance is known as the main male vocalist affiliated with Chris Brann’s Ananda Project – both were released in the U.S.A. ON ‘King Street Sounds’)

Trax featured Kolorz, Universal Robot Band, Fatback Band, Studio Apartment feat. Terrance Downs

A little love  –  Kolorz (Quartet released a 5 trak E.P (extended play) on Scotti Brothers Records which got some U.S. airplay … arranged and produced by Michael Denton)

Space Disco  –  Universal Robot Band (released on Greg Carmichael’s ‘Red Greg Records’ imprint – this trak has Patrick Adams’s wacky but deeply original synthesizer programming written all over it … featuring Donna McGhee on background vocals)

Nija Walk (Street Walk)  –  Fatback Band (Assigned to New York’s Perception/Today Records – The Fatbacks’ brand of ‘Street-Funk’ was built around the neucleus of Bill Curtis, Johnny Flippen, Gerry Thomas & Johnny King)

We are lonely  –  Studio Apartment feat. Terrance Downes (Known for being the featured vocalist for Chris Brann’s Ananda Project … duo Masanori Manori & Noboru Abe are ‘Studio Apartment’ – from the album “People to People)