Daddyacey and Johnjeb ..

"Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys" by THE EQUALS was a big hit in the U.K. in Late 1970/early 1971 on the President label. It entered the U.K. chart on Dec 19th 1970 and peaked at #9.

THE EQUALS were a multi-racial group fronted by EDDIE GRANT and I think all their recordings were done in London. They burst into public conciousness in 1968 when their "Baby Come Back" got to #1 across Europe .. I think I'm right in saying it was #1 in France first then got repromoted in Britain where it also got to #1.

Tamla617 .. that version of "Soul Makossa" by Afrique came out on Mainsteam in the U.S. and I believe it got released on Pye in the U.K. later.

And everyone .. "Doctors Orders" was originally a U.K. Top 10 entry in the spring of 1974 for SUNNY, some 6 months before it got picked up by CAROL DOUGLAS who did her "Gloria-Gaynoresque" version of it. SUNNY [[LESLIE) was one of the top London female session singers and was involved in a lot of studio projects notably BROTHERHOOD OF MAN ..

This is her version ..

SUNNY .. "Doctor's Orders".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smX3rWqsLpg

Roger