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Trax featured Sister Sledge, Melba Moore, The Memphis Horns, Kechia Jenkins

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How to love – Sister Sledge (Philadelphian quartet and real life sisters were assigned to Cotillion Records when they were teamed up the “hot” duo of ‘Chic’ – Bernard Edwards & Nile Rogers … from the album ‘Love somebody today’)

Promised land – Melba Moore (Having become a successful Broadway actress/singer, Melba signed with Mercury then Buddha Records … written by McFadden, Whitehead & Victor Carstarphen then remixed and extended by Richie Rivera for her “Dancin’ with Melba” album)

What the funk – The Memphis Horns (Been part of “Stax Records” house band recording with/for such luminaries as Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and a plethora of others … T. M. H. decided sign with Cotillion then other labels including RCA Records … released as a single)

I need somebody – Kechia Jenkins (Co-written with Guy Vaughn & Shedrick Guy – released on New York’s “Profile Records” … released in the U.K. on ‘City Beat as two separate 12 inches which includes the aptly named ‘Kechiapella’ mix)

Trax feat. The Three Degrees, Change feat. Jocelyn Shaw/Brown, The Memphis Horns, Leisha Moore

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Maybe  –  The Three Degrees (Discovered by Richard Barrett – The Three Degrees recorded singles for a variety of singles including Swan Records … written by Richard and released on Swan, The Degrees decided to reprise the single for their album with a different arrangement and ‘Rap’ intro for Roulette Records)

Girl it’s a love affair  –  Change (An Italian/American studio creation by Fred Jacques Petrus & Mauro Malavaisi and inspired by Nile Rogers/Bernard Edwards’s “Chic” … rhythm was recorded in Bologna, Italy and vocals in New York courtesy of session vocalist extra-ordanaire Jocelyn Shaw more familarly know as Jocelyn Brown)

What the funk  –  The Memphis Horns (Having being the Horn/Brass section to a various Stax recordings,  including Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin the band decided to branch out on the own … released on RCA Records from the album ‘Get up & Dance’)

Damn what a feeling  –  Leisha Moore (Easy Street was the label, Smack Music was the production, written by Healey Lecator  also known as “Major” Healey)