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Zulema

Z-licious (LP)

London Records (UK) / 1978 / SHU 8532
LP-album 33 ⅓ rpm vinyl record

Produced and arranged by Zulema Cusseaux
Tracks A4 and B3 produced and arranged by Van McCoy

Side A
1. Prologue (2:30) [Zulema Cusseaux]
2. Higher plane (4:45) [Zulema Cusseaux]
3. Change (4:12) [Zulema Cusseaux]
4. I'm not dreaming (4:17) [Van McCoy]
5. See (4:00) [Van McCoy / Richard Harris]

Side B
1. Hanging on to a memory (3:55) [Zulema Cusseaux / Joe Gray]
2. You've got something for me (4:15) [Zulema Cusseaux]
3. Praying for a miracle (4:21) [Van McCoy]
4. What do I do now (4:18) [Zulema Cusseaux]
5. Gotta find a way (2:58) [Zulema Cusseaux]
6. Epilogue (1:37) [Zulema Cusseaux]

Zulema Cusseaux had previously been a member of the Lovelles in the late 60s, and went solo in the early 70s. She had already released a number of LPs before recording this one in 1978.

On this record, as on previous occasions, she collaborated with the late Van McCoy, and in fact "I'm Not Dreaming" is a duet between the pair.

Apart from Van's contributions, Zulema was singer, songwriter and producer for most of the tracks, which makes her quite unique as a black female in that era.

The LP itself opens with a slow, brooding Prologue, and returns to the same theme at the end with an Epilogue. Otherwise, it is a classy mix of soul, pop and more uptempo numbers such as "Change" (available on 12 inch single in a 9:30 version), "See", and "Higher plane."

Submitted by Darren S (109)