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Trax featured Eric Benet featuring Tamia, Tavares, Ohio Players, Blaze

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Spend my life with you – Eric Benet feat. Tamia (Known as part of a duo “Benet” who was assigned to EMI Music before going solo … Warner Brothers was his musical port of call along the way becoming an actor who was became a Grammy nominated musician)

The mighty power of love – Tavares (Family of brothers who changed the name from “Chubby & The Turnpikes” because it did not translate well in Europe – Tavares was mainly recorded for Capitol Records although they did sign with RCA their departure … co-written & produced by Freddie Perren, from the album ‘Sky High’)

Funk-o-nots – Ohio Players (Taking their name from the State that they came from – this self-contained band was assigned to such labels as Capitol & Westbound Records before becoming more successful at Mercury … Some members later formed a band named ‘Shadow’ who went with Elektra Records – who were building the “Black Music” roster)

Revolution poem – Blaze (New Jersey duo : Josh Milan & Kevin Hedges – writers, producers remixers tentacles spread to a plethora of independent labels in and around New York & New Jersey … from the album : Natural Blaze – Blaze Production presents James Toney Jnr. Project)

Trax featured Tavares, Bonnie Pointer, Waldo, Li’l Louis & The World

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Little Girl  –  Tavares (The Tavares’ brothers group were known as ‘Chubby and the Turnpikes’ before reverting to their surname for the group … Assigned to Capitol Records by Larkin Arnold where they spent most of their career – written by Billy Preston & produced by Johnny Bristol)

I can’t help myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)  –  Bonnie Pointer (Real life sister of “The Pointer Sisters” who was assigned to Motown Records as a solo artist after their ‘Blue Thumb’ recordings … interpretation of ‘The Four Tops’ hit – produced by Jeffrey Bowen)

You bring out the freak in me  –  Waldo (Waldo were a five piece self-contained Soul/Boogie band – with vocal assistance from Al “I’m back for more” Johnson … produced by Willie Lester & Rodney Brown for their Mainline Productions)

Blackout  –  Lil Louis & The World (Chicago-an Louis Burns became a dj and writer/producer before releasing a few singles on various House labels … featuring a large snippet of ‘Psalm 23’ as a semi-accapella vocal – from the album “From the mind of Lil Louis”)