One of George Clinton best discoveries. Rick James produced some of her recordings. She was from Detroit. This was her biggest hit for Motown in 1986:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74naC8Yzp7o
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One of George Clinton best discoveries. Rick James produced some of her recordings. She was from Detroit. This was her biggest hit for Motown in 1986:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74naC8Yzp7o
A fav of mine. Should have been a massive hit.
Mine too. It really should have. I was living in Philly when this came out. One days she appeared on the local dance program "Dancin' On the Air" and she was the greatest singer/performer I had seen in a while. I wish I still had the VHS tape from that show.Quote:
Originally Posted by copley
She is now a Mary Jane girl!
Wow! I didn't know that. I know she recorded with Tupac in the early 90s. Thanks Luke!Quote:
Originally Posted by luke
Great song.
It got a lot of radio airplay. I thought it charted higher.Quote:
Originally Posted by copley
Mariah Carey incorporated a bit of this into one of her remixes a while back.
A little trivia about Val Young. She grew up in the Brewster Projects in Detroit.
She did have another hit with "Seduction"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0bucWeGRXc
There is not a lot of performance video of Val on Youtube and I can kick myself for not keeping the VHS tape I recorded of her on television in Philadelphia. This is something I found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW1pkxkNs3U
She sang background for Bobby Womack for a time in the early 2000s. He gave her a solo spot during "You're Welcome, Stop on By" for his BET on Jazz special; their back-and-forth banter was hilarious.