The Brief: According to Jazzie B “We were never really a group. It was a bit of a production set up. It was reminiscent of Clivillés and Cole. We were sort of a derivative off that.” Almost exactly a year ago, I posted the 12″ of “Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)”, a [...]
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Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Greg Royal, Nellee Hooper, R&B, Virgin Records 
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The Brief: Guest Blogger: Britney Wendy & Lisa had a long history working with Prince, serving as contributors and members of his backing band, The Revolution. After the disbandment of The Revolution, Wendy and Lisa struck out on their own, recording three albums between 1987 and 1990. “Strung Out” is the first single from their [...]
Posted in FWV, Wendy and Lisa Tags: 12 Inch, 1990, Carmen Rizzo, MPLS, Pop, Promo, R&B, Virgin Records 8 Comments »
The A Side: Pump It Hottie (LP Version) 4:23 Pump It Hottie (Teddy’s A Cappella) 5:12 The B Side: Pump It Hottie (12″ Mix) 5:52 Pump It Hottie (Street Mix) 3:16 Kilomanjaro Style (LP Version) 3:38 The Brief: Despite being seemingly ignored by pop and R&B radio, Redhead Kingpin & The F.B.I. did get noticed [...]
Posted in FWV, Redhead Kingpin and The FBI Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Joe The Butcher, R&B, Teddy Riley, Virgin Records 2 Comments »
The A Side: Do The Right Thing (U.S. Street Mix) 3:39 Do The Right Thing (12″ Mix) 6:20 The B Side: Do The Right Thing (U.S. Radio Mix) 4:05 Do The Right Thing (A Capella) 2:30 Do The Right Thing (Butcher Mix) 2:25 The Brief: New Jack Swing anyone? This track was a new jack [...]
Posted in FWV, Redhead Kingpin and The FBI Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Joe The Butcher, Promo, R&B, Teddy Riley, Virgin Records 7 Comments »
The A Side: Can’t Stop (Extended Fun Mix) 6:15 Can’t Stop (Instrumental) 4:38 Can’t Stop (Clap-A-Pella) 4:08 Can’t Stop (LP Version) The B Side: Can’t Stop (One World) 6:25 Can’t Stop (One World Instrumental) 6:25 Ready Or Not (LP Version) 4:34 The Brief: “Can’t Stop” was the fourth single released from After 7’s first album. [...]
The A Side: Don’t Cha’ Think (Extended Mix) 5:40 Don’t Cha’ Think (Dub) 4:00 The B Side: Don’t Cha’ Think (Club Mix) 7:46 Don’t Cha’ Think (LP Version) 3:58 The Brief: After 7 is a trio made up of brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and Keith Mitchell. Melvin and Kevon are the brothers of Kenneth [...]
The A Side: Back To Life (Featuring Caron Wheeler) (12″ Mix) 7:37 Back To Life (Featuring Caron Wheeler) (A Cappella Intro Version) 3:29 Back To Life (Featuring Caron Wheeler) (LP Version) 3:50 The B Side: Back To Life (Featuring Caron Wheeler) (Jam & The Groove) 5:08 Back To Life (Featuring Caron Wheeler) (Bonus Beats) 4:38 [...]
Posted in FWV, Soul II Soul Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Jazzie B, Nellee Hooper, R&B, Virgin Records 7 Comments »
The A Side: Shattered Dreams (12″ Version) 5:13 The A Side: Shattered Dreams (12″ Version) 5:13 The Brief: That damned Johnny! Hatin’ on jazz like that. Who does he think he is? Johnny Hates Jazz were Clark Datchler, Mike Nocito and Calvin Hayes. And, reportedly the band’s name referenced Nocito’s brother-in-law Johnny, who really hated jazz. [...]
The A Side: Andy (Vocal/Jesse Johnson Remix 12″ Version) Andy (Vocal/Jesse Johnson Remix 7″ Version) The B Side: Andy (Vocal/Jesse Johnson Remix 12″ Version) Andy (Vocal/Jesse Johnson Remix 7″ Version) The Brief: Les Rita Mitsouko is a duo from France consisting of guitarist Fred Chichin and singer Catherine Ringer. Their 1986 LP ‘The No Comprendo’ [...]
Posted in FWV, Les Rita Mitsouko Tags: 12 Inch, 1987, Jesse Johnson, Keith Cohen, MPLS, Pop, R&B, Virgin Records 5 Comments »
The A Side: Satidfaction (The U.S. Remix) The B Side: Satisfaction (Muppy’s House Version) The Brief: Today we have another “Satisfaction” 12” from Wendy & Lisa’s ‘Fruit at the Bottom’. This UK release contains the “US Remix” and “Muppy’s House Version” of the track that the girls co-wrote with Jesse Johnson and remixed with Carmen [...]
Posted in FWV, Wendy and Lisa Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Carmen Rizzo, MPLS, Pop, UK Pressing, Virgin Records, Wendy & Lisa 2 Comments »
The A Side: Satisfaction (12″ Dance Mix) 7:14 Satisfaction (12″ Dance Dub) 1:46 The B Side: Satisfaction (Full Dub Mix) 6:44 The Brief: “Satisfaction” is another single released from Wendy & Lisa’s ‘Fruit At The Bottom’ LP. The song was written by Wendy & Lisa with Jesse Johnson. Jesse also laid down guitar tracks for [...]
Posted in FWV, Wendy and Lisa Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, MPLS, Pop, Susan Rogers, UK Pressing, Virgin Records, Wendy & Lisa 3 Comments »
The A Side: Waterfall (Psychedelic Teepee Twelve) The B Side: Waterfall ’89 (Alice & Sundial Seven) Always In My Dreams The Brief: OK, it wasn’t until I started researching chart information on Wendy & Lisa that I came to the realization that this song is the only track the girls have placed on Billboard’s Hot [...]
Posted in FWV, Wendy and Lisa Tags: 12 Inch, 1989, Carmen Rizzo, MPLS, Pop, UK Pressing, Virgin Records, Wendy & Lisa 14 Comments »
The A Side: (It’s Just) The Way That You Love Me (12″ Remix) 6:50 The B Side: (It’s Just) The Way That You Love Me (Dub) 5:03 (It’s Just) The Way That You Love Me (Houseafire Mix) 6:35 The Brief: Before her gig as the resident airhead on American Idol, Paula Abdul was known as an accomplished [...]
Posted in FWV, Paula Abdul Tags: 12 Inch, 1988, Keith Cohen, R&B, Steve Beltran, Virgin Records 12 Comments »
The A Side: Kiss (Vocal) 3:06 The B Side: Kiss Collision (Vocal) 4:10 Crash Conscious (Vocal) 2:54 The Brief: For this write-up I went to thesaurus.com and looked up all the synonyms I could find for godawful to describe this release by Age of Chance. Here’s a sample: awful, bad, barbaric, beastly, desperate, diabolical, fiendish, [...]
The A Side: Rush Rush (7″ Edit) 4:19 The B Side: Rush Rush (Dub Mix) 5:56 The Brief: “Rush Rush” was the first single from Paula Abdul’s ‘Spellbound’ LP and the fifth of six consecutive singles of Paula’s to hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. The single was the Hot Shot Debut at #36 the [...]