Originally Posted by
Philles/Motown Gary
John, I must say "dabbling" is an awfully nice way to describe stealing and taking credit for it! But, if Van didn't care, then neither shall I. No matter how you cut it, James' rendition was indeed a tribute to Van -- and a high quality one, at that.
"Cross-pollinated our subject matter"!!! HaHa! I guess we did, didn't we! We've come back full-circle now to Meco and Carol Douglas' "Doctor's Orders" -- this time given a top-notch Van McCoy treatment! You have no idea how much I love this version, and a lot of that is because of the back-up vocals. I haven't deciphered for sure yet whether it's Faith, Hope & Charity and/or Van himself. You know, John, Van was so talented, he could disguise his voice as a female. When he multi-tracked it, he became his own back-up girl-group. It's never been written, but I've discovered it on my own throughout his various productions over the years. And he's damned good at it, too!