John Davis & The Monster Orch.- Monster?

[SandraDee]

And one he produced on Midland (not using MFSB/The Monster Orchestra as the backing group)



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This track was featured on the last 'Disco Spectrum' CD; I really like it.:icon_razz:

[Disco Funk]

This track was featured on the last 'Disco Spectrum' CD; I really like it.:icon_razz:

It's definitely a nice track. I ended up buying the LP hoping it would all sound John Davis-eque, but that wasn't the case. I'll probably give it a spin at some later date once I've gotten over the disappointment and see if it stands up on its own. :)

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[FunkyChris]

I think he also produced "I'll Be The Music" for Bonnie Boyer. Her LP "Give In To Love" is so great - Giuliano Salerni and John Davis :icon_razz:

[SandraDee]

I think he also produced "I'll Be The Music" for Bonnie Boyer. Her LP "Give In To Love" is so great - Giuliano Salerni and John Davis :icon_razz:

That track is featured on John's own 'Aint That Enough For You' LP from the previous year. I agree that the Bonnie Boyer LP is fab:icon_razz: - whatever happened to Ms. Boyer?:icon_confused: My favourite track is 'Never Never' - it sounds a bit like the 1st Ultimate LP, not surprising as Giuliano Salerni was behind that too.

[Disco Funk]

Thank you guys for pointing out the Bonnie Boyer LP! Even though the credits are for Giuliano Salerni, the music sounds eerily like the John Davis stuff from 79, like Ain't That Enough For You and Holler.





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[discodisco]

I love The Arthur Prysock Track....When Love Is New awesomeProduced by John Davis...And Arthur was the voice for Lowenbrau Jingles...by the way...

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This one's finally made it onto Youtube. One of the few tracks John Davis arranged for Gamble & Huff. He only worked on projects on the TSOP label as far as I know, which included Energy Of Love by The Intruders where this song comes from, and a couple of tracks on the Soul Survivors '76 LP.

To me, this track is like Be Thankful For What You Got Pt 2, even though it was written by John Davis. This LP also had a cover version of Be Thankful, but the arrangement was of a faster, dancefloor tempo.



Davis also produced the vocal group Impact's second LP, Pac's Back. Their first was produced by Bobby Eli, I believe. Here is one of the great tracks from that second record.



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[FunkyChris]

I'm just listening to La Pregunta's "Shangri La", which was produced by John Davis. Actually the chorus women sound like the ones in Giuliano Salerni productions, especially Tangerue and Strange Affair.
Could there be a link?

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I'm just listening to La Pregunta's "Shangri La", which was produced by John Davis. Actually the chorus women sound like the ones in Giuliano Salerni productions, especially Tangerue and Strange Affair.
Could there be a link?

It's possible they were the same singers. Apparently Tangerue and Strange Affair were recorded in philadelphia, or have a philly connection.

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[Disco Funk]

Here's an obscure dance track that JD arranged for Frank Virtue's label, called 'Take Me Back' by Crossfire. The flip side is an instrumental mix, under the title 'Movies Are Groovey' by The Virtues. Go figure. It took me a while to warm up to this track, but it grows on you. From 1974, if I'm not mistaken.



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[Jay Negron]

Here's a John Davis produced Disco SMOKER from 1975!!
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THE MONDAY AFTER: "MERRY GO ROUND" Buddah 12" 1975.

No YouTube so here's a sample:

https://rcpt.yousendit.com/787148374/f699905adc07302f7df1e5556f12ea06

The lead singer sounds a bit like Phillipe 'Soul' Wynn from The Spinners.
Could that be Vince Montana with the vibes on the break???

[Disco Funk]

Monday After is a great group. I always wondered if they were blue-eyed soul, the lead vocals remind me of Sons of Robin Stone. Another great track that oddly was only released as a 45 on Buddah is 'Everybody's Doin It'. It's a 5 minute dance track that should have gotten a 12 inch release. I think the 'Merry Go Round' 12inch is considered to be one of the first (at least for Buddah).

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[Jay Negron]

I think the 'Merry Go Round' 12inch is considered to be one of the first (at least for Buddah).

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Yea this Papa John Creach's "Joyce", Monday After, & Andrea True's "More More More" was their first 12" Promos!!!

I can't find my "Joyce" (I'm pissed!)

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'Joyce' is a nice track. Too bad it's expensive to get on 12 inch!

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[remicks]

I also used to chase anything by John Davis, he also produced the hit "Between hello and goodbuy" for Arthur Prysock

and in ' 79 "open up for love/ Morning Music" by Siren.

now on youtube:




"ooh ooh morning music : every time you are here ".........???..............(?????)


mix mix mix ....
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[Disco Funk]

Here's the wonderful Monday After's 'Merry Go Round'



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[boogienights]

My connection is too slow for me to check all 12 pages to see if someone asked this but what ever happened to John Davis? I love his music...and how come a greatest hits cd was never warranted? Bizzarro...

[Mixmachine]

Jay and Disco-Funk, that Monday After 'merry go 'round' is really nice, it really sounds like the Spinners, I don't think I ever heard it before...

I just double checked in an old 1975 12" list posted around here long ago, and Monday After is listed, i'm sure it is very expensive to get too.

Papa Creach "Joyce" I have on 7" only, I was just reminded that a friend has the 12" knocking around in a book case, need to pay him a visit.

[SandraDee]

Jay and Disco-Funk, that Monday After 'merry go 'round' is really nice, it really sounds like the Spinners, I don't think I ever heard it before...

Same here!

[Disco Funk]

Mr Davis used the MFSB musicians, so I think that helped give it that philly feel that the Spinners have. The long mix is also the 7 inch on the flip side to the radio edit. Another great Monday After track to check out is Everybody's Doin It. I actually like it more than Merry Go Round!

I don't know what happened to John Davis. He did stuff until around '81. Maybe discogs has more information of his output. As far as I know, he's still alive and well on facebook. :)

I believe I posted this track in another thread a while ago, but I'll do it again. It's a John Davis arranged track for Frank Virtue. The horns sound like 'He Was A Man' which Davis arranged for Leon Lee and Tapestry.



And then there's this great track he recorded with his Monster Ochestra, but they're AKAing as Craig Snyder & Lix



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[SandraDee]

That Craig Snyder track sounds like the Monster Orchestra backing Lee Ritenour!


Gosh, Mr Davis was tres prolific n'est pas? He makes Patrick Adams look like an amateur!

[Disco Funk]

I think both PA and JD were pretty prolific. They got their starts in the early 70s, although I think Patrick was earlier with his '71 Black Ivory productions. John worked his way through the philly underbelly with the somewhat shady Frank Fioravanti Omega productions to become the top artist at Sam records.

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[Cory Ander]

I suspect John Davis had a lot to do with the classy sound of Carol Douglas' "Midnight Love Affair" though he's listed on the label as a studio musician and not the producer. And Davis also did outstanding work arranging horns and strings on Ashford and Simpson's sexy "Is It Still Good To Ya?" album. I'd like to know what he and several other disco producers are doing now (Mauro Malavasi, Bob Esty, Denis LePage, Ish, Meco). I always wonder if they're releasing records in some other country that we're not hearing about here....3/28/2010

[Disco Funk]

I suspect John Davis had a lot to do with the classy sound of Carol Douglas' "Midnight Love Affair" though he's listed on the label as a studio musician and not the producer. And Davis also did outstanding work arranging horns and strings on Ashford and Simpson's sexy "Is It Still Good To Ya?" album. I'd like to know what he and several other disco producers are doing now (Mauro Malavasi, Bob Esty, Denis LePage, Ish, Meco). I always wonder if they're releasing records in some other country that we're not hearing about here....3/28/2010

According to the discogs entry, which I think is lifted off the LP, John Davis was the arranger and played keyboards for the Midnight Love Affair LP. His guitar sidekick Craig Snyder was also a musician on that LP. I never found that his Carol Douglas work sounded typical of his sound, though. It seemed to lack the John Davis sound prevalent on most of his records.

Here's some stuff he did with Arthur Prysock, which I thought was a great pairing!









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[Disco Funk]

Here's the great track that John Davis arranged on Benny Troy's Tearin Me To Pieces LP, the one that contained I Wanna Give You Tomorrow



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