Do you guys remember this song? I remember hearing it in NYC nightclubs. DJ's used to love mixing this song.

Well driving home recently hot105 played it during their 5:00 mix, and I was like OMG, haven't heard this song in years!!!! They even played the extended version and had me jamming in the car.

does anyone know the group behind this song?

which version--the original by brother to brother, joe bataan's version or gil scott-heron's remake?





one mo' version edit
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gosh I wish I knew. the beginning sounded like the original, "dont you know it's a crime.." then it went it broke into the instrumental.

so the group is called Brother to Brother?
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wonder505 said:

i'd have to have heard what you did in order to know precisely which version it is...but yeah, the original was done by brother to brother...dunno the year it came out, 'ness would know.

where is he, he needs to get his high-yella self on this thread anydamnway...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Brother to Brother's version was in 1974 released on Turbo Records a division of All platinum/Stang which was ran and stillran by Sylvia Robinson, yes Sylvia who did Pillow Talk, My thing Etc,Etc

and Gil's version was in 1974 as well and on the album "Winter in America"
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IAintTheOne said:

there you is... and thanks. how many sub-labels did platinum have, just stang and turbo?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Stang
Turbo
All Platinum
Sugar Hill
Sweet Mountain

all out of 96 west street Englewood NJ


and for the record Gil's was 1st
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IAintTheOne said:

thanks guys. I first heard this song in the mid-80's because dj's used to mix it with early house music in the clubs.

IAintTheOne said:

brotha finesse

and

Gil Scott-Heron

YOU'RE THINKING OF SOMETHING ELSE...

Gil Scott-Heron wrote The Bottle, he didn't do a remake. Brother to Brother did a song called In The Bottle.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

IAintTheOne said:

I'm actually seeing Joe Bataan in concert next month

SoulAlive said:

"The Prayer" is the sheeeeeit it was Joe who created the name "Salsoul" blending Salsa with soul, and it was friends of his Joe and Stan Cayre who created the label and gave that credit to Joe