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Average White Band, Herb Alpert and Soul II Soul as played by Paul

goldhampshire — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:03:20 +0000

Average White Band ~ Queen Of My Soul ~ Atlantic ~ 1976
From the Soul Searching album, written by Hamish Stuart, produced by Arif marden 40 Hot 100, 21 US R&B, and 23 UK

Herb Alpert ~ Rise ~ A&M ~ 1979
Sold over one million copies, was number 1 on the Hot 100 and US Adult Contemporary charts, 4 US R&B and 13 over here

Soul II Soul ~ Just Right ~ Ten Records ~ 1992
Title track of the third S II S album, it charted at 38 in the UK

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Wham, Rob N Raz ft. Leila K and King Bee mixed by Steve

goldhampshire — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:44:52 +0000

Wham ~ Wham Rap ~ Inner Vision ~ 1982
OK if you’re an old-time DJ like me, you will remember when this first hit and how with this and debut single ‘Young Guns’ Wham was a relatively hip band. Listen to the lyrics and they’re certainly rebellious and so totally un-Wham like. Little did we realise at the time what a mega-star George Michael would turn out to be, or how popular Wham would become. #8 UK Feb 1983

Rob N Raz ft. Leila K ~ Got To Get ~ Telegram Records Stockholm/Arista ~ 1989
They, Rasmus Lindwall & Robert Watz, were an English production team, she, Leila El Kalifi, was a Swedish singer/rap artist of Moroccan decent, discovered by them at a music show. This goodtime record, so typical of much that was released at the time made # 8 in the UK.

King Bee ~ Back By Dope Demand ~ Torso Dance ~ Netherlands ~ 1990
His biggest hit, it’s another of those slightly tongue-in-cheek, goodtime tracks that had dancefloors humming back then. The fellas behind King Bee was Dutch Hip-Hop DJ ‘Allstar Fresh’ and BC Boy. #61 UK

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Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes, Parliament, and Raydio picked by Paul

goldhampshire — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:28:16 +0000

Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes ~ Get Dancin’ ~ Chelsea ~ 1974
Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes ~ I Wanna Dance Wit’ Choo ~ Chelsea ~ 1975
Joey Montanez aka Sir Monti Rock III and his Sex-O-Lets who included Jocelyn Brown with producer Bob Crew. Get Dancin 8 UK, I Wanna Dance was 6 here. I believe Monti is now among many things a wedding celebrant in Vegas! CLICK HERE to find out more!

Parliament ~ Tear The Roof Off The Sucker ~ Casablanca ~ 1976
the second single to be released from Parliament’s 1976 album mothership Connection, and was the highest-charting single from the album, reaching number five on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. It also became Parliament’s first certified million-selling single, going Gold in 1976.

Raydio ~ Jack And Jill ~ Arista ~ 1978
Formed by Ray Parker Jr in 1977, this was their debut single and peaked at 8 on the Hot 100 and 11 over here.

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Steve starts 116 with Meli’sa Morgan, The Strangers, and James Taylor Quartet

goldhampshire — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:01:41 +0000

Meli’sa Morgan ~ Fool’s Paradise ~ Capitol ~ 1986
Otherwise known as Lady M, she was in the vocal group ‘Shades Of Love from ’79 to ’83 before branching out on her own. This track was taken from and was the opening track of her debut solo album, ‘Do Me Baby’. What an invitation! #41 UK, her biggest hit over here, #24 R&B US..

The Strangers ~ Step Out Of My Dream ~ Salsoul ~ 1983
Edward Moore, Howard King and Hubert Eaves III made up the band ‘The Strangers’. They released just the one album on Salsoul and two singles, of which this was one. How Hubert Eaves III came to be in this band is a bit of a mystery to me, as he was already in the highly successful D Train.

James Taylor Quartet ~ Love Will Keep Us Together ~ Acid Jazz ~ 1995
Yes, I know this is a leap from the previous two tracks, but it does have a very soulful edge to it and I’ve been wanting to play it for a fair while. The track features Alison Limerick on vocals and was the first track on the band’s ninth album ‘In The Hands Of The Inevitable’.

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Gold Show 116 ~ The Oddcast

goldhampshire — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:52:52 +0000

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Meli’sa Morgan ~ Fool’s Paradise ~ Capitol ~ 1986
The Strangers ~ Step Out Of My Dream ~ Salsoul ~ 1983
James Taylor Quartet ~ Love Will Keep Us Together ~ Acid Jazz ~ 1995
Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lets ~ Get Dancin’ ~ Chelsea ~ 1974
Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lets ~ I Wanna Dance Wit’ Choo ~ Chelsea ~ 1975
Parliament ~ Tear The Roof Off The Sucker ~ Casablanca ~ 1976
Raydio ~ Jack And Jill ~ Arista ~ 1978
Wham ~ Wham Rap ~ Inner Vision ~ 1982
Rob N Raz ft. Leila K ~ Got To Get ~ Telegram Records Stockholm/Arista ~ 1989
King Bee ~ Back By Dope Demand ~ Torso Dance, Netherlands ~ 1990
Average White Band ~ Queen Of My Soul ~ Atlantic ~ 1976
Herb Alpert ~ Rise ~ A&M ~ 1979
Soul II Soul ~ Just Right ~ Ten Records ~ 1992
Manu DiBango ~ Big Blow ~ Fiesta Records, France/Decca UK ~ 1976
Africanism ~ Block Party (Q re-edit/remix) ~ Yellow Productions ~ 2000
Danny Howells & Dick Trevor ft. Erire ~ Dusk Til Dawn ~ CR2 Records ~ 2004
Bobby Womack ~ I Can Understand It ~ United Artists ~ 1972
Teddy Pendergrass ~ You Cant Hide From Yourself ~ Philadelphia International ~ 1977
Melba Moore ~ Mind Up Tonight ~ Capitol ~ 1982
Evelyn Champagne King ~ Love Come Down ~ RCA ~ 1982
Risque Rythum Team – 122 House Chycago Connection Records 1986.
“Little” Louie & Marc Anthony – Ride On The Rhythm Atlantic 1991.
Rhythm On The Loose – Break Of Dawn The One After D Records 1991.
Goody Goody ~ It Looks Like Love ~ Atlantic ~ 1978
Chic ~ Dance, Dance, Dance ~ Atlantic ~ 1977
Cerrone Bob Sinclar ~ Supernature ~ Sound Of Barclay / Malligator ~ 2001

Here comes Show 116 ~ JFSR ~ 4pm to 6pm

goldhampshire — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:52:32 +0000

Here we go again, another week, another show

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4pm to 6pm UK time.

We’ll be in the JFSR chat room and probably on the FaceBook page.

These are the artists ~ but what will the tracks be?
Meli’sa Morgan, The Strangers, James Taylor Quartet, Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lets, Parliament, Raydio, Wham, Rob N Raz ft. Leila K, King Bee, Average White Band, Herb Alpert, Soul II Soul, Manu DiBango, Africanism, Danny Howells & Dick Trevor ft. Erire, Bobby Womack, Teddy Pendergrass, Melba Moore, Evelyn Champagne King, Risque Rythum Team, “Little” Louie & Marc Anthony, Rhythm On The Loose, Goody Goody, Chic and Cerrone with Bob Sinclar.

Steve closes 115 with Yvonne Gage, Living In A Box and Professor Funk & the House Brothers

goldhampshire — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:43:47 +0000

Yvonne Gage – Doin’ It In A Haunted House Chycago International Music (C.I.M.) US 1984. Famously sampling/re-working parts from Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’, it could also be found on her LP ‘Virginity’ and did reasonably well for her on the dancefloors, even though ‘Thriller’ had been and gone and was possibly over-played by time of release. # 45 UK

Living In A Box – Blow The House Down Chrysalis 1989.
The English trio had Dan Hartman co-produce this track for them, taken from their second album ‘Gatecrashing’, the title track to which we played a few weeks back. # 10 UK MIX

Professor Funk & the House Brothers – Work Your Body Rap Underground US 1986.
Joe Smooth and Rocky Jones (owner of DJ International Records), were co-producers on this, a sort of rap version of the House giant ‘Jack Your Body’ by Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley… or is it?. I’m guessing it was made around the same time as the Hurley classic and at one time even vied for supremacy.

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Anthony White, O’Jays and Detroit Spinners picked by Paul

goldhampshire — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:34:30 +0000

Anthony White ~ Stop & Think It Over ~ Philadelphia International Records ~ 1976
from his Could It Be Magic album the title track of which was a cover of the Manilow song.

O’Jays ~ Livin’ For The Weekend ~ Philadelphia International Records ~ 1975
from the Family Reunion album written by Cary Gilbert with Gamble & Huff (the same team that wrote Me and Mrs Jones) it made 20 on the Hot 100 and number 1 on the US R&B – but I don’t think it got a single release here in the UK

Detroit Spinners ~ Mighty Love ~ Atlantic ~ 1973 (live)
written by Joseph Jefferson, Bruce Hawes and Charles Simmons

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Mary Jane Girls, Yvonne Elliman and Konk selected by Steve

goldhampshire — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:25:33 +0000

Mary Jane Girls – Candy Man Gordy US 1983.
From their debut album ‘Mary Jane Girls’, comes this, the third single to be released, a track written, arranged and produced by Rick James who had brought them together in 1979 to act as his tour backing singers. In 1982/3 he managed to secure a recording contract for them with Motown and they found instant success. # 60 UK (first hit), # 23 R&B US

Yvonne Elliman – Love Pains RSO 1979.
Probably best known for ‘If I Can’t Have You’ from the ‘Saturday Night Fever’ soundtrack, this Disco single showed her in a harder light and gained some success for her in the US clubs. She was born in Hawaii, found initial success as Mary Magdalene in ‘Jesus Chris Superstar’ in London and was a backing singer for Eric Clapton too.

Konk – Your Life Sleeping Bag 1984.
So far as I can see, this was their third single to be released. Some of the US releases had very interesting label artwork that was very much designed to look like the tag of a graffiti artist. I loved the single and used to play it all the time, usually to slightly better than average response.

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Gladys Knight & The Pips, Dayton and Willie Hutch

goldhampshire — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:10:49 +0000

Gladys Knight & The Pips ~ Baby Don’t Change Your Mind ~ Buddah ~ 1977
Classic, probably my favourite Gladys Knight single, written by Van McCoy 52 Hot 100, 10 US R&B, UK number 4

Dayton ~ The Sound Of Music ~ Capitol ~ 1982
Unsurprisingly, the band was from Dayton, Ohio. This, their biggest chart success was from their 3rd album and their first for Capitol records entitled ‘Feel the Music’ that saw the introduction of Rahni Harris into the group as vocalist/keyboards player and also saw him writing and producing much of the album. Amazingly, this track was 10 weeks in the extended UK charts making the staggering heights of… number 75. Even more amazingly, Steve was in the running to do the remix on it, but for whatever reason, it never materialised.

Willie Hutch ~ In And Out ~ Motown ~ 1982
Willie McKinley Hutchinson aka Wiilie Hutch ~ In And Out ~ a 55 US R&B, 29 US Dance and a UK number 51 at the end of 1982 on Motown. Among his many credits, he also co-wrote I’ll Be There.

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