The A Side: Nail It To The Wall (12″ Version) 6:10 The B Side: Nail It To The Wall (12″ Instrumental) 4:46 Nail It To The Wall (Edit of 12″ Vocal) 3:54 The Brief: Stacy Lattisaw recorded her first album for Cotillion Records at the age of 12 in 1979, under the direction of record [...]
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Tags: 12 Inch, 1986, Jellybean Benitez, Michael Hutchinson, Motown Records, R&B 
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The A Side: Next Time (12″ Remix) 5:48 Next Time (7″ Remix) 4:10 Next Time (Instrumental) 3:32 The B Side: Next Time (Bass Player Mix) 6:56 Next Time (DJ Delight) 3:09 Next Time (Stakeout) 3:25 The Brief: Bassist Mark Brown, renamed Brownmark by Prince, joined The Revolution in 1982 after the departure of Andre Cymone. [...]
Posted in Brownmark, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Gold-N-Boy Mix, Motown Records, MPLS, Promo, R&B 17 Comments »
The A Side: Under The Influence 5:08 Manhunt 4:08 Romantic Voyage 4:50 Confidential 4:20 The B Side: Animals 4:46 Skin On Skin 4:11 Gun Shy 3:44 Ouch 4:17 In The Jungle 5:24 The Brief: For her second solo outing, Vanity enlisted Skip Drinkwater to handle production. Drinkwater was best known for working with jazz artistis, [...]
The A Side: Flippin’ Out 5:00 Pretty Mess 3:44 Samuelle 4:14 Strap On “Robbie Baby” 4:12 The B Side: Wild Animal 4:39 Mechanical Emotion Crazy Maybe 5:00 The Brief: Vanity’s debut solo album after leaving Vanity 6 is ‘Wild Animal’. The album was produced by Bill Wolfer and Vanity. Credits on the album list Vanity [...]
The A Side: Juicy (12″ Version) 5:12 Juicy (Percapella) 3:43 The B Side: Juicy (Love Juicy) 5:02 Juicy (Bonus Beats) 4:35 The Brief: The second single from Wrecks-N-Effect’s 1989 Motown LP was “Juicy”. The song heavily samples Mtume’s #1 R&B hit from 1983, “Juicy Fruit”. It was their second straight Top 10 on the Hot [...]
Posted in FWV, Wrecks-N-Effect Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Gene Griffin, Motown Records, R&B, Sound Of New York Records, Teddy Riley 4 Comments »
The A Side: New Jack Swing (12″ Version) 5:37 New Jack Swing (7″ Version) 3:50 New Jack Swing (Percapella) 3:28 The B Side: New Jack Swing (Club Version) 6:15 New Jack Swing (Bonus Beats) 4:40 The Brief: Wrecks-N-Effect were so New Jack Swing that they wrote a song about it. Like to hear it? Here [...]
Posted in FWV, Wrecks-N-Effect Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Motown Records, R&B, Sound Of New York Records, Teddy Riley 2 Comments »
The A Side: The Temptations – Treat Her Like A Lady (Club Mix 6:10) / (Dub Reprise 3:45) The B Side: Dazz Band – Let It All Blow (Club Mix) 6:10 Dazz Band – Let It All Blow (Instrumental – Blowy’s Reprise) 4:48 Dazz Band – Let It All Blow (Radio Edit of Club Mix) [...]
Posted in Dazz Band, FWV, The Temptations Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, Morales and Munzibai, Motown Records, Promo, R&B 17 Comments »
The A Side: Swoop (I’m Yours) 8:30 The B Side: Joystick (Vocal) 6:13 The Brief: Doesn’t matter which side you drop the needle on this record, you’re going to hear some infectious, early 80’s R&B that will get your feet tappin’, your hips shakin’ and your ass wigglin’. Both tracks on this 12” were charting [...]
The A Side: Go Home (12″ Version) 9:22 The B Side: Go Home (Instrumental) 8:36 The Brief: In 1985, Stevie Wonder released his 20th album entitled ‘In Square Circle’. The LP topped the Hot Black Albums chart for 12 weeks and contained three songs that reached #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts including the [...]
The A Side: I Want U (Inner City Blue) (M&M Anthem Mix) 7:26 I Want U (Inner City Blue) (Whistles In Heaven Mix) 5:46 The B Side: I Want U (Inner City Blue) (Bonus Vocal Mix) 6:41 I Want U (Inner City Blue) (Notice The House Mix) 5:42 The Brief: Rosie Gaines was introduced in [...]
Posted in FWV, Rosie Gaines Tags: 12 Inch, 1995, Eddie "Satin" Maduro, George Mena, Hippic Torrales, Mark Mendoza, Motown Records, MPLS, Naydee Polanco, Promo, R&B, Steve Mussenden 1 Comment »
The A Side: Animals (12″ Version) 5:26 The B Side: Animals (Dub) 4:46 Animals (Single Version) 3:58 The Brief: Vanity’s second LP, ‘Skin on Skin’, produced three singles including today’s 12″ post, “Animals”. The song failed to chart on any of Billboard’s major charts. The LP itself reached a peak of #66 on the Billboard [...]
Posted in FWV, Vanity Tags: 12 Inch, 1986, Motown Records, MPLS, Phil Thornally, Promo, R&B 7 Comments »
The A Side: Under The Influence (Mid-Day Mix Vocal) 6:25 Under The Influence (Early Morning Mix Dub) 5:41 The B Side: Under The Influence (Late Night Mix Vocal) 5:45 Wild Animal 4:39 The Brief: The second long playing solo release by Vanity was 1986’s ‘Skin On Skin’. The first single from the album was “Under [...]
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The A Side: Mechanical Emotion (Long Version) 6:00 The B Side: Mechanical Emotion (Instrumental) 6:20 The Brief: For Vanity’s second single, she reached back into the Prince camp and pulled out Morris Day to provide vocals on “Mechanical Emotion”. The song had mild success at R&B radio and got a little notice on the pop [...]
The A Side: Pretty Mess (Vocal) 6:03 The B Side: Pretty Mess (Instrumental) 4:34 The Brief: Denise Katrina Matthews became better known as Vanity after hooking up with Prince and being installed as the lead character in his girl group Vanity 6. Vanity was around long enough for one album to be recorded and moved [...]
The A Side: Let Me Tickle Your Fancy (Vocal) 5:05 The B Side: Let Me Tickle Your Fancy (Instrumental) 5:05 The Brief: Jermaine Jackson was the last member of the Jackson family to record for Motown and the final LP he released for the legendary label was ‘Let Me Tickle Your Fancy’ in 1982. The [...]
The A Side: Rub You The Right Way (J.G. Classic) 5:40 The B Side: Rub You The Right Way (Extended Hype) 5:40 Rub You The Right Way (Instrumental) 5:40 The Brief: Johnny Gill was asked by Michael Bivins to join New Edition in 1987 when it was thought that Ralph Tresvant was leaving to pursue [...]
Posted in FWV, Johnny Gill Tags: 12 Inch, 1990, Flyte Tyme Productions, Motown Records, R&B, UK Pressing 11 Comments »
The A Side: Rhythm Of The Night (Long Version) 6:45 The B Side: Queen Of My Heart 3:30 The Brief: Diane Warren wrote “Rhythm Of The Night” and the family group Debarge enjoyed the biggest hit of their career with it. It was the title song of their fourth Motown album that was released in [...]
The A Side: Bedrock (Club Mix) 6:04 The B Side: Bedrock (Dub A Dub A Doo Mix) 6:37 Bedrock (Radio Edit) 4:08 The Brief: Georgio wound up seeing the ‘Sexappeal’ LP reach a peak of #117 on the Billboard 200 albums chart where it charted for 52 weeks. The single “Bedrock” still performed strong on [...]
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The A Side: Lover’s Lane (Club Mix) 6:50 Lover’s Lane (Dub Mix) 5:20 The B Side: Lover’s Lane (Georgio’s Love Dance Mix) 7:16 Lover’s Lane (After Hours Mix) 5:20 I Won’t Change 4:04 The Brief: The third single from Georgio’s ‘Sexappeal’ LP is “Lover’s Lane”. The Billboard Charts: Chart Debuted Debut Pos. Peak Pos. Wks [...]
The A Side: Tina Cherry (Club Mix) 8:24 Tina Cherry (Dub Mix) 4:59 The B Side: Tina Cherry (Radio Mix) 5:06 Tina Cherry (Bonus Beats) 3:52 Menage A Trois 3:38 The Brief: For some reason, the Top 40 didn’t much like Georgio and his music. As a matter of fact, “Sexappeal” was the highest charting [...]
The A Side: Crack Killed Applejack (LP Version) 5:52 The B Side: Applejack’s Theme 4:52 Crack Killed Applejack (Club Mix) 5:22 The Brief: In 1986, General Kane underwent a slight name change turning Caine into Kane. The band had just inked a recording contract with Motown Records and released their first album for the [...]
Posted in FWV, General Kane Tags: 12 Inch, 1986, Motown Records, Norman Whitfield Jr, Rap 2 Comments »
Side A: Girl Pulled The Dog (Extended Version) 6:28 Girl Pulled The Dog (Dub Version) 6:06 Side B: Girl Pulled The Dog 3:50 Cuttin’ Up 4:46 The Brief: General Kane was an R&B group fronted by the late Mitch McDowell. “Girl Pulled The Dog” was a 1987 single released from their second LP entitled ‘Wide [...]
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