Obscure & Classic '80s R&B/Club CD-Rs

[sfbeary]

hey disco people,

since my disco CD-Rs prompted some "yay"s and "huh?"s, i thought i'd share my funkier side with some '80s groove tracklistings. like my disco collections, these avoid the tracks that regularly show up on CD compilations, and are drawn mostly from 12"s with a few lp-only tracks thrown in for good measure. enjoy!

'80
Edwin Starr - Get Up Whirlpool
Al Johnson - I've Got My Second Wind
Trussel - I Love It
Locksmith - Far Beyond
One Way - Do Your Thang
Ester Williams - Last Night Changed It All (I Really Had A Ball)
Nightlife Unlimited - Do Me Tonight
First Love - Don't Say Goodnight
Vinzerrelli - Skate Dancer
First Edition - Betcha Can't Love Just One (Can't Keep Running Away)
Herb Alpert - Red Hot (Specially Remixed Version)
Slick - Forget You (It's Too Late)
Cecil Parker - Really Really Love You

'81
Colors - Get On Down to the Music
Lowrell Simon - Love Massage
Geraldine Hunt - Undercover Lover
Sylvers - Come Back Lover, Come Back
Sadane - Sit Up
Gwen McCrae - Poyson
Spunk - Tighten It Up
Slave - Party Lites
Tata Vega - Love Your Neighbor
Mary Wells - Gigolo
the Duncans - Too Damn Hot
Satin Dream - Stay Away From My Lover
Archie Bell - Any Time Is Right
L.A.X. - Possessed (Instrumental mix)

'82
Funk Machine - Dance on the Groove (and do the funk)
First Love - It's A Mystery to Me
Mikki - Itching For Love
Cookie - Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover
Freddie James - Don't Turn Your Back on Love (Mixed by Tee Scott)
Marc Sadane - Exciting
Pure Energy - Too Hot
Plush - Free and Easy (Remixed by Tee Scott)
Joanne Ellis - Bye Baby
Firefly - You Can Lead Me
Fred Parris and the Satins - Let Me Be the Last One

'83
Citispeak - Rock to Rock
Sandy Mercer - Give Me Your Love
Gwen Guthrie - Family Affair (Larry Levan Remix)
Gloria Weems - Wanna Dance With You
High Fashion (with Alyson Williams) - You Satisfy My Needs
Attitude - Love Me Tonight
Leon Haywood - I'm Out to Catch
Central Line - Time For Some Fun
Oliver Cheatham - Get Down Saturday Night
Orlando Johnson And Trance - Turn the Music On (John "Jellybean" Benitez Remix)
Maurice Massiah - 50/50 Love
Leroy Burgess - Heartbreaker ("A Shep Pettibone Mix")
Inner Life - No Way ("An M&M Mix")

'84
Native - Love Ain't No Holiday
I Level - In the River
The O'Jays - Summer Fling
Champaign - Off and On Love (Disco Mix)
Gayle Adams - I'm Warning You
Bobby King - Lovequake
Curtis Hairston - We All Are One
Shakatak - Down On the Street (M&M Mix)
Jan Leslie Holmes - I'm Your Superman
Donna McGhee - You Should Have Told Me
Matsubara - S.O.S.
Dinosaur L - Corn Belt (Larry Levan Mix)
Level 42 - The Chant Has Begun (Powermix)

'85
Peter Jacques Band - Going Dancing Down the Street
The Cool Notes - Spend the Night (Remix)
Legacy - Don't Waste the Night
Dino Terrell - You Can Do It (It's So Easy)
The Affair featuring Alyson (Williams?) - Please Don't Break My Heart
Chaz Jankel featuring Brenda Jones - You're My Occupation
Mona Lisa Young - Rock Me Down
Janice Christie - One Love
Leon Love - Once Is Not Enough
Mark IV - Rainy Days
Ralph MacDonald - You Need More Calypso
Adiche - Chuka-Ja (Get Ready) Dub version
The Cool Notes - Halu (Spring)


'86-'87 (+ one '88)
Millie Scott - Ev'ry Little Bit (Dub)
Chandra Simmons - Never Gonna Let You Go (Mantronix production)
O'Chi Brown - Fantasy
The Jamaica Boys - Spend Some Time With Me (12" Vocal Remix)
The Cut - Kindness For Weakness
Colors - Pay Me Back My Love
Man Friday - Winners (Larry Levan prouction)
Magic Lady - Betcha Can't Lose (With My Love)
B B & Q Band - Main Attraction (The Finest Remix by Ben Liebrand)
Shot - Main Thing
Satin, Silk & Lace - Your Love
The Jamaica Girls - On the Move

boogie on,
barry

[QUINNY]

SF: You've done it again! The only classic I can see is Oliver Cheatham (a massive disco hit in the UK). Lot's of artists I know of, but just don't know most of the tracks.
Was Red Hot by Herb Alpert really 1980? I always had it about 2 years later in my own mind.

[SandraDee]

Interesting list sf. Nice to see O'Chi Brown & Millie Scott mentioned as I was mad about these 2 divas around '86/'87 but this is the first time I've seen them mentioned on this site.

[DanceMan]

On 2002-10-05 04:33, Steely Dan wrote:
Interesting list sf. Nice to see O'Chi Brown & Millie Scott mentioned as I was mad about these 2 divas around '86/'87 but this is the first time I've seen them mentioned on this site.

I really liked Ochi Brown's "Whenever You Need Somebody" that was later performed by Rick Astley....also, does anyone remember the big club hit (or semi-big) by Millie Scott...it isn't the one mentioned and I still get kind of fuzzy about song names about this time in the 80s - I remember it was very early evening funk and Warren Gluck (Monster) played the hell out of it as I recall....

[originalbigm]

Yo Danceman,
Checked my record collection for Millie Scott and have two releases by her.
Love Me Right 1987 on 4th & B'dway level
It' My life 1988 on Island.

[sfbeary]

hey danceman,

are you thinking of "Prisoner of Love" by Mildred Scott? i'm pretty sure millie and mildred are the same person (i think someone must've suggested ms. scott might sound a little hipper if she modified the mildred!) "prisoner of love" was such a favorite of mine. although "ev'ry little bit" was played on the radio much more in nyc, "prisoner of love" was much bigger in the clubs. she had some other singles, but her voice was much stronger than the other tunes in my opinion. o'chi brown's "fantasy" was a nice short track on the same lp as her original version of the rick astley hit and "100% Pure Pain," which i thought was another pretty one in the same vein as Princess. i might've danced at the monster around this time come to think of it!

take care,
barry

[SandraDee]

My favourite track by Millie Scott was 'Automatic' from the same LP as Prisoner of Love. I was very disappointed though when I bought the LP as it was an edited version & not the atmospheric & hypnotic long version that I'd heard in the discos. Why in the mid-80's did this sart to happen? Prior to that time the LP always had the long version of a single on it in my experience.


Danceman, I too absolutely loved Whenever you Need Somebody by O'Chi Brown & thought it much superior to Rick Astley's version. Stock Aitken Waterman were on a roll at this time producing technically dynamic music that was also commercial & danceable with great romantic lyrics/ strong hooks that made them popular in gay clubs before the onslaught of house in '88/'89.

[DanceMan]

Thanks Original, Barry and Steely for your input...

The track I remember was definitely PRISONER OF LOVE.....I really had hoped bigger things would happen for Millie (Mildred) from that song, but I guess the small record company was swallowed up by the Giants at the time.....

Also, "100% Pure Pain" is excellent as well as "Whenever...."....too bad that sound couldn't have stuck around a bit longer - but I understand two of the guys split with the third....unless that is just a RUMOUR (sorry, I couldn't resist including my fave from that group)!