help to i.d a song please..archie bell??

[DISCODISK]

tonight as part of my job i had to do a check on a nightclub concerning playlists/artist royalties it was a 70s disco night i recognised every record except for one the d.j was to speak
to me about it but i lost him. at the start it mentioned new york towards the end it repeats where were you,now i realise this forms the basis for "where were you" the black science orchestra on junior boys own label from the mid 90s,either ive never heard this record or ive totally forgotten it,it sounds to me like archie bell any ideas????

[paul]

Your song sounds like "The Night The Lights Went Out" by The Trammps.

[DISCODISK]

thanks paul that must be the one thinking about it