Favorite Sylvester Song??

[The Lord of Flatbush]

On 2002-05-13 16:47, Boodikka wrote:
" I Need You" and "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real". "I Need You" was remade in a rap version by Joeski Love ("I Know She Likes Joe").

On that note, Sell My Soul and I Need You were two, great songs on that same LP.

[guille]

It is hard to believe that nobody mentioned "I (Who Have Nothing)" one of the most elaborated Disco masterpieces. If you haven't got the chance to hear it, do so. It is the essence of Sylvester's persona.
Have a Disco Life.

[jack]

actaully, someone all ready did mention "I who have nothing " on the first page { one of my faves also } but another one of my faves that up to now was ovrlooked is "Takin Love into My own Hands "

[totoman]

I've always loved "I Need You" the most and it is great to see that so many other people hold it in such high regard too.

I actually burnt a greatest hits CD for myself last week and included "One Night Only" which (IMO) he improved upon the original Dreamgirls recordings.

toto

[SandraDee]

I rather like Sex (the track that is; well that as well!) from the M1015 LP.(I think that was the title from 1984). This was a better one from his Megatone days.

[discodjinn]

Favorite dance tracks:
"In My Fantasy" studio cut from the live album;
"I Need Somebody To Love Tonight" from Stars;
"Give It Up" from Too Hot to Sleep.

I also really, really like some of Sylvester's soul songs:
"My Life Is Loving You" and "Change Up" from Sell My Soul;
"Thinking Right," "Too Hot To Sleep," and "Here Is My Love" from Too Hot To Sleep.

Now that I think about it, I also enjoyed the Tip Wirrick compositions "Be With You" and "Don't Stop" from the mid-eighties.

[disco1999]

Be with you (12 inch version)
Disco heat

[Discomanic]

It's nice to see Sylvester has not been forgotten. Does anyone have any news on the Documentary that was in the works. I was corresponding with one of guys that was working on it but he has since moved from NYC after the September 11 attack and no longer working on the project. The producer didn't have an email address. Also, Megatone promised a Boxed Set with concert footage, no longer hear about that.

[The Lord of Flatbush]

On 2002-05-16 14:22, guille wrote:
It is hard to believe that nobody mentioned "I (Who Have Nothing)" one of the most elaborated Disco masterpieces. If you haven't got the chance to hear it, do so. It is the essence of Sylvester's persona.
Have a Disco Life.

I couldn't agree with you more. This is one 12" that was one of my favorites, to which I need to pull out of my files and play.

[Ah! whatta RUSH]

My favorites are

Stars
Be With You

[Jeffree]

THE BEST SYLVESTER SONG-I WHO HAVE NOTHING HE'S VOICE WELLS....AND THE BEAT IS HOT!!!!!

[SouthernSon01]

Mighty Real (wow the structure of the song)
totally agree with sirius - Lovin' is really my game
and love Sylvesters cover of Band of Gold......

also remember a friend who had a live album, songs were magic but it was in the breaks when Sylvester was talking to the audience that I truly fell in love, so camp, so beautiful, so mischievious :D
Does anyone know the title of the album?????? I would really love to track it down

[buckaroo]

:-D
I'm gonna go against the grain and pick his slowies, Here is My Love, and Give It Up.

[jj6ms]

'Over and Over'. Easily.

One of the greatest disco records of them all.

JJ

[garrybcoston]

Originally Posted by Robbie

With the mention of Sylvester over at the "Disappointing Disco" thread, I thought I'd ask you guys what your favorite song by Sylvester is.

My faves are:

1. DANCE (DISCO HEAT)--This is my all-time fave Sylvester song. I even use the hook from that song as my signature. The version from Step II was the best one. Martha and Izora's vocal accomodations made the song so great, with their varied chants after the hooks towards the end. I can never get tired of this song. I feel that it is always overshadowed by "Mighty Real".

2. I NEED YOU--I heard this song for the first time during one of Jellybean's mixes on WKTU many years ago. I loved it the first time I heard it. Again, the ending where his background singers let their vocal talents shift into high gear. Jellybean mixed the ending of this song with Technotronic's "Pump Up The Jam" at the intro, where "Felly" (before we knew who "Ya Kid 'K'" was) sings "Pump up the jam, pump it up... ("I Need You" didn't completely fade out until "Jam" got around to "...and you'll find out if you do that").

3. STARS--The lengthy instrumental break in between the song gives me images of wandering off into some no man's land with fierce, gusting winds all around me.

4. (YOU MAKE ME FEEL) MIGHTY REAL--Despite it becoming a disco cliche in the tradition of "I Will Survive" and "Good Times", the version from the album Step II is the best.

5. DO YOU WANNA FUNK--Sylvester didn't pan out from disco music the way almost everyone else did by 1980. This was from the early 80's.

While all of these songs are great Sylvester songs, none of them are my most favorite. Stars, and Body strong (which is not listed) are two of my favorites, but my most favorite is an unknown song called "In my fantasy," which I believe is on the live album that came out in 1978, in which the album cover shows people waiting to get into a disco but are having a great time on the walkway leading to the door.