The system were great! Liked their "Rhythm and romance" album best!

"Face the music"
"I wanna be your lover"
"Wicked"

plus.....

"Coming to america" from the movie starring eddie murphy!

Madame x!!!! cheries in the snow was the shit!! Its one of those songs that I havent heard in years, but it still plays in my head frequently. Its out of print now, but I would love to find a copy somewhere

boriquateddy said:

I miss Gwen Guthrie. She really was an original, and that was an excellent song!

RipHer2Shreds said:

padlock ooooo padlock.....a classic indeed

WHAT ABOUT READY FOR THE WORLD AND FIVE STARR?

Thanks a lot guys, now I have to go to Barnes And Noble and preview all of this stuff. Gonna take me forever. lol.

At the time, I hated soul music, so I missed a lot. I was one of those heavy metal guys. lol.

debbiedean2 said:

I a lot of RFTW cuts and a few of Five Starr's on mp3.

I remember most of your list.

I love Bill Summers and Summers Heat...Call It What You Want, Jam The Box, We Call It The Box, At The Concert, and Seventeen.

I remember Dynasty for Groove Control and I've Just Begun To Love You.

Don't forget The Stone City Band.....Ladies Choice.

Don't forget about:

Mass Production
Change
The Barkays
Lakeside
Kleeer
Instant Funk
Bobby Nunn
Trouble Funk
Xavier

2freaky4church1 said:

oh lawd ... let momma teach ya a thing or two

Back in those days, I was so much into the funk, I didn't care too much for the rock. Now that hip hop has made funk pretty much extinct, I have been getting into the 1980s rock/new wave.

No mention of One Way featuring Al Hudson - 'Cutie Pie'

DavidEye said:

I'm speechless. I can't believe someone else remembers those guys.

vainandy said:

These are all good groups. What kinda irritates me is that most people don't know who they are, but they've sure heard their songs sampled to death! Sad that most people in their 20s or younger would only know Lakeside through Coolio songs; Kleeer because of DJ Quik; Mass Production because of 2 Live Crew, etc...

psykosoul said:

They were proteges of Rick James,dressed like they were in the 60s,with the process hairdos and stuff...lol...when you think about it,Rick really should have started his own record label in the 80s.He had a knack for picking really good acts with talent....


The Mary Jane Girls
Val Young
Process and The Doo Rags
Stone City Band


I think he had plans for a label called Mary Jane Records,to be distributed by Motown/Gordy,but it never materialized.

intha916 said:

Yeah,I've heard some crazy stories about Club Nouveau and their egomaniac leader Jay King.He's the one who actually prevented them from having a long,successful career.He got jealous of members Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster,who angrily left the band and later became successful producers in their own right (sound familiar? LOL).Then,in 1987,the band was offered an opportunity of a lifetime.Madonna was a huge fan,and she asked them to be the opening act on her massive "Who's That Girl" World Tour,which was scheduled to play huge stadiums around the world.This tour would have exposed Club Nouveau to their biggest audience yet,but only a week before the tour was to begin,Jay cancelled.He boldly said "Madonna doesn't need us,and we don't need her".Of course,this was career suicide for them.A few more albums followed,and were quickly collecting dust in the markdown bins.Meanwhile,Thomas and Denzil were producing successful albums by EnVogue,leaving Jay and his massive ego in the dust.To most of the pop world,Club Nouveau is remembered as a one-hit wonder.

TheRealFiness said:

Y'all aren't getting these two bands mixed up,are you?


HOT CHOCOLATE ---the guys who sing "Emma"(1975),"You Sexy Thing"(1975),and "Every 1's A Winner"(1979).They were more of a pop band.

CHOCOLATE MILK ---the guys who gave us "Action Speaks Louder Than Words" (1975),"Girl Callin" (1978),"Blue Jeans" (1980) and "Take It Off" (1984).They were more of a funk band.


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[This message was edited Thu Jul 15 6:32:17 2004 by DavidEye]

intha916 said:

Speaking of Rumors, does anybody remember Roaches by Bobby Jimmy & the Critters?

DavidEye said:

yanno, i always got them mixed up lol....my fault

RipHer2Shreds said:

Yep. I'm trying to remember the words now.

TheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs said:

LOL.. yup. i remember "Big butt" also by Bobby jimmy

DavidEye said:

You have a lot of the facts down there. One of the worst things that went down with "King Jay records" was what he did with Thresa. Don't know if you remember them but they had a modest hit with a song called "The Last Time". Well, Thresa King, the lead singer of the duo and my oldest daughters god mother, got dropped by Jay because she wouldn't give up the booty. Her album stalled at around 300K copies because dude was pocketing her promo money Atlantic records was providing for the next single, "Whatcha Gonna Do." Jay also had a bad crack habit that further led to the unsettled state of his company. Some how he was able to convince Michael Cooper (from Confunkshun) to hook up with him and they released Mike's solo album. It wasn't long before Jay fucked up that relationship too and Sac's chances of becoming a force in the R&B world died with it.

DavidEye said:

Do you remember the sax player he had named "Jimmy Z"? That wasn't a bad album at all.

thesexofit said:

Damn I thought I was the only one who loved that album! Guardian Angel and Midnight Special were my cuts!

Love this thread!

Anyone remember the old school jam by Amusement Park, "Groove Your Blues Away"?

RudeBoy said:

Tawatha sang lead on Mtume's Juicy Fruit. I know she had a few hits of her own, but wouldn't know without looking through one of my books. Instant Funk had a few good songs, and I love I Got My Mind Made Up.

paligap said:

I was just checking to make sure somebody listed them! I'll Be Good and I Love You More are two of my favorites from that era!

intha916 said:

Jay is quite a character,isn't he? His ego was out of control.I recall a Black Beat article from 1987 where he was bragging that Club Nouveau "stole the show" from Ready For The World and Bobby Brown,when all three acts toured together.It must have been quite a blow to his ego when all of Club Nouveau's subsequent records flopped.But you know what? In 1993,I met the female lead singer Valerie Watson (I think that's her name) at a nightclub,and she's the sweetest,nicest lady you could ever meet.She gave me her autograph,and mentioned that she was preparing a solo album.I guess it never materialized? But anyway,Club Nouveau is working on a new CD (they're now signed to Thump Records,if I'm not mistaken).
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how can ya'll not mention the Gap Band??

TheRealFiness said:

Hot Chocolate was a very mediocre band,with some truly awful songs."You sexy Thing" is cool,and "Everyone's A Winner" isn't bad,but for the most part,they suck...lol...Chocolate Milk,on the other had,were great.I know you remember "Girl Callin".