Cindy and Roy

i enjoy the record!!!!

Cindy and Roy band member Rich Cissel (drummer) offered this information in the DiscoMusic.com:
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--- I was the live drummer for Cindy and Roy in 1979 - 1980. My name is Rich Cissel and I have some great live recordings of us playing live in Annapolis MD. The album " Can you Feel it " was recorded in Philly by session players. The song " While we still have time " went to number 29 or 39 on the Billboards black hits listing. The album was in the 50s when it entered the charts.

It was rumored that bad timing for our signing to Casablanca ( new wave was just starting ) and having a picture of Cindy and Roy on the album cover was not a smart move. They were a beautiful couple with blonde hair and blue eyes with very soulful voices.

We recorded some demos for our follow up album called " Back to Nature " but it never got released due to the passing of Neil Bogart and the changes made within the label.

We were managed by Primetime productions in Silver Spring, MD. they also managed Van McCoy and Peaches and Herb. Cindy and Roy were the greatest people that I ever worked with PERIOD! Never an argument or a disagreement. They went on " The Merv Griffen Show " to promote their release of " Can you feel it " Does anybody have acces to it? I hope that I answered your questions. I have more info. if need be.

Peace, Rich Cissel

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--- Now if you look on the back of the cover. You will see how beautiful Cindy really is! She is probably 6'1" in heels and very statuesque when on stage. The name Cindy and Roy may have been an issue as well for not producing much record sales. Remember Donnie and Marie? Too cutsie I guess. The band used to be called Cindy and the Censations and then later The New Censations. We were called " Cindy and Roy and The New Censations Band "

Originally we had 4 front vocalists 2 black males and Cindy and Roy. Clay Hunt ( he had a solo album produced by Freddie Perrin from the Peaches and Herb fame ) Tony Tillman ( he had his own Vegas act for many years and played Sammy Davis Jr. in " The Rat Pack " in vegas ) Roy Wallman ( he was originally the bass player ) Cindy Wallman ( Uhlhorn ) on vocals. There are two great press articles regarding them from Billboard, March 8th, 1975 entitled Talent in Action, and The Washington Post Aug.15th 1973 entitled Musical Substance. We were from the D.C. Baltimore area. Whew! I guess I said it all!

Peace and Love , Rich

CASABLANCA usually scored when they went out on a limb, not this time. One of the poorest records they ever released. Got absolutely NO air play from anyone I knew! Gets a lonely 1 on my scale from 1-10.