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    Montell Jordan had a low-key good career. His ego wrecked his personal life and that railroaded his professional life. That's too bad.

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    This was such a smooth cut. Almost jazz in its rendering.


    It kind of reminds me of...

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    I Can't Help It by Michael Jackson, which ranks among my favorite songs by him. I wish he would have focused on more diverse music because he typecast himself with the pop output. His range in the end was seriously limited and it didn't need to be. I'm convinced he grew to appreciate his celebrity more than his music.

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    How in the world is this song not considered one of his better records? I've heard everything else on the radio 100 times but haven't heard this since 1989. That's too bad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerry Oz View Post
    And this one:
    When I hear those two songs, I immediately think 1981, Junior year in college and still not really a care in the World! What happened to them?

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    Of course, Siedah Garrett never had the career that her voice should have commanded. Here she is in Dennis Edwards' biggest hit [[without the Temptations).

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    I always like this one by Michael and Patti Austin.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerry Oz View Post
    Of course, Siedah Garrett never had the career that her voice should have commanded. Here she is in Dennis Edwards' biggest hit [[without the Temptations).
    Jerry, this is the 3rd time this one has been posted here. LOL! IT is an all time JAM!

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    Another duet with another underappreciated voice [[Syreeta Wright). I used to chill with this song back in the day but only heard it on my mix tapes. Don't know if it played anywhere else.

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    And here is the song that should have launched her to something grand:

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    Always loved this one too!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerry Oz View Post
    And here is the song that should have launched her to something grand:
    It should have. It was out for a very long time. I remember when they debuted it on the Mike Douglas Show very early in 1979. It did not become a top hit until 1980.

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    Here is the strange thing about "With You I'm Born Again". It was on the soundtrack to the movie "Fast Break" which was released on February 23, 1979. The song was not released [[even though they had performed it on television when the film was released) until December 1979 making it a chart record in 1980 a full year and more after the film's release.

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    I love song facts. There have been many accidental hits. There are also a bunch of songs that we remember played in clubs and at parties that were not actually hits because they were never released as singles. Sounds like With You I'm Born Again was nearly one of those until somebody finally wised up.

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    This may have popped up earlier. Apologies if it has. But I used to love this record.

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    Southern girls-maze

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    Quote Originally Posted by arr&bee View Post
    Southern girls-maze
    Love Maze. Frankie Beverly is the man. And that song was great on the Live In New Orleans concert.

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    Love this song.

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    And this:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerry Oz View Post
    I love song facts. There have been many accidental hits. There are also a bunch of songs that we remember played in clubs and at parties that were not actually hits because they were never released as singles. Sounds like With You I'm Born Again was nearly one of those until somebody finally wised up.
    Exactly. Some of those songs we heard in club were never even commercially released and just made for club play. They had what they called "DJ Pools" that they used to circulate those types of records.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerry Oz View Post
    This may have popped up earlier. Apologies if it has. But I used to love this record.
    Nope, first appearance here! LOL! This is one of my favorites from the Fall of '78. Partied hard to it.

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    1990 and........!


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    Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
    When I hear those two songs, I immediately think 1981, Junior year in college and still not really a care in the World! What happened to them?
    I'm not sure. I bought his solo album, which was good but didn't have any singles. His voice was silky but I think he needed the right producer to turn him loose, which I suppose he never found.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
    1990 and........!
    That was the jam for sure! Don't forget Just Two Of Us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerry Oz View Post
    There were a lot of great outfits in the '90s that got off to hot starts before disapearing. I always wondered why Soul 4 Real never followed up their album with more hits. They seemed to be a talented family.
    They were on The Breakfast Club [[YouTube) recently. Seems as if they're going the hip-hop route. The cut was not memorable. Trap Soul, no doubt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nativeNY63 View Post
    They were on The Breakfast Club [[YouTube) recently. Seems as if they're going the hip-hop route. The cut was not memorable. Trap Soul, no doubt.
    It was way too obvious that they were mimicking New Edition. "Candy Rain", "Candy Girl" come on dudes! LOL!

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    This one got my attention from the first time I heard it back in the early 90s


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    Do your thing-isaac hayes

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    Isley Brothers' T-Neck years were iconic. More great songs than I can name from just my memory.

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    Ronald Isley might be on the same mountain of unmistakable voices that Sam Cooke, Nat "King" Cole and Louis Armstrong are on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nativeNY63 View Post
    They were on The Breakfast Club [[YouTube) recently. Seems as if they're going the hip-hop route. The cut was not memorable. Trap Soul, no doubt.
    They were two-hit wonders. What about Musical Youth, which was a one-hit wonder? There's no way their sad story should have ended the way it did. Can you imagine being so young and talented only to have everything unravel after an international hit with your first single?

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    The "Duke of Earl" was getting is Disco on in 1978....."Get Down" Gene Chandler!


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    Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
    The "Duke of Earl" was getting is Disco on in 1978....."Get Down" Gene Chandler!

    I'm partial to Rainbow '65, live version?

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    Quote Originally Posted by nativeNY63 View Post
    I'm partial to Rainbow '65, live version?
    I uploaded it here just last week.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
    I uploaded it here just last week.
    Thanks, Marv! I'll search upthread.
    I have it on continuous loop on my MP3 player.

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    Stand in for love-the o'jays...chained-marvin gaye...i could've loved you-the moments...i'm the one who loves you-the impressions...are you happy-jerry butler...ain't that a groove-james brown...there'll come a time-betty everett...it's too late-wilson pickett...warm and tender love-percy sledge...gone-the drifters...i like your lovin-the chi-lites.

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    My days and nights in Boston! This was Anita Baker's last great song in my opinion:


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    A perennial favorite here:


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    This one was out around the same tie late Winter, early Spring of 1975:


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    Ready or not-the delphonics

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    Quote Originally Posted by arr&bee View Post
    Ready or not-the delphonics
    Always a favorite and definitely a classic!

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    Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
    My days and nights in Boston! This was Anita Baker's last great song in my opinion:

    I agree. Love it and don't recall feeling that way about anything from her that came later.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
    A perennial favorite here:

    Some songs just make me feel good when I hear them. This is one. Grazin' In The Grass is another. Love love love me some '70s soul music.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerry Oz View Post
    Some songs just make me feel good when I hear them. This is one. Grazin' In The Grass is another. Love love love me some '70s soul music.
    The sad part is that it will never be that good again. Check out a video I am posting to the thread about the Universal Music Fire. Incredible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerry Oz View Post
    I agree. Love it and don't recall feeling that way about anything from her that came later.
    The song was so classy, melodic, bluesy with a hint of Jazz! Anita was at her Peak here. It is a crime that they did not immediately follow up this album with similar high quality music.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
    The song was so classy, melodic, bluesy with a hint of Jazz! Anita was at her Peak here. It is a crime that they did not immediately follow up this album with similar high quality music.
    In my opinion, she had the misfortune of releasing a perfect 10 as her first album. Very seldom do you get a record where every song is absolutely perfect but that one might have been it. Sets such a high bar that she couldn't possibly match, even if she had two or three excellent songs on her next record. We've seen it happen before. In my opinion, Michael Jackson never rose to the level of Thriller or Off The Wall again and it's why I wasn't a big fan of his in the '90s like I was in the '80s.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerry Oz View Post
    In my opinion, she had the misfortune of releasing a perfect 10 as her first album. Very seldom do you get a record where every song is absolutely perfect but that one might have been it. Sets such a high bar that she couldn't possibly match, even if she had two or three excellent songs on her next record. We've seen it happen before. In my opinion, Michael Jackson never rose to the level of Thriller or Off The Wall again and it's why I wasn't a big fan of his in the '90s like I was in the '80s.
    Well you know, I have a connection to a lot of people. Not by choice, just by life. I use to pay $5 to see Anita Baker sing with her original band Chapter 8 in 1980. Her first solo album was actually " The Songstress" in 1983. Even though she is from my hometown and went to my high school for a short time, I had forgotten her. Another guy from Toledo who had moved to Denver after I did was raving about this new girl singer from Toledo. It was Anita Baker. The last time I saw her, we flew from NYC to Detroit Christmas 2006, first class..........hehehehehe! Anita is the type of artists that you can always count on liking at least one song on her albums. Luckily, I liked 90 % of her music. It's not well known that she is still performing after announcing her retirement 2 years ago. She'll be playing Montreux July 8th.

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    Rev. Al from 1987!


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    The King of the Blues................Mr. B.B. King! I finally got to see him in 2013. Here is his song from 1974:


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    Memories from Christmas 1975:


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