What about
I'Ve Been Watching You
Hot Spot
Move Me
Strike a Match
I Won't Let You Be Lonely

Cinnie said:

Oh my good that is SO EIGHTIES! i can just see the little cartoon spark at the end of the t

funkpill said:

The dude in the bottom center on the Headlines album cover.

They use to play in Indy alot. My grandmother use to talk about them coming by. This was before the made it nationality.

SoulAlive said:

I was thinking about that also. I have the Anniversary Collection and it contains that horrible remix. Maybe that remix was a club hit? I don't know. I was only about 10 or 11 when the album came out. I also purchased a re-issue 45 about 20 years ago and it had that horrible remix also.

LittleAmy said:

According to Wikipedia, these were the only singles released from this album:
1983 "Freak-A-Zoid" 66 2 44 No Parking on the Dance Floor
1983 "Wet My Whistle" 61 8 15 No Parking on the Dance Floor
1983 "No Parking (On The Dance Floor)" 81 43 -

For some reason, I don't think this is accurate. I say this because I remember Night Rider being issued with a 12" version. I also remember Slow Jam being a single (after it had been played to death), but didn't chart high. Can anyone else back me up on this?

daPrettyman said:

I used to have the Anniversary Collection but then I got rid of it when a better compilation was released ('The Ultimate Collection').Unfortunately,both of these compilations contain that lame remix of "Freak-A-Zoid"! I don't know why it keeps appearing on these compilations.The original version is superior.

daPrettyman said:

I could be wrong,but I think there really were only three singles from this album ("Freak-A-Zoid","Wet My Whistle" and "No Parking On The Dancefloor").I recall seeing videos for only these three songs.R&B radio played the other songs too,which is why many people assume songs like "Electricity" and "Slow Jam" were singles.It's almost ridiculous how many potential hits there were on this album.

daPrettyman said:

I didn't like the "Headlines" title track single and I think "Midas Touch" sounds a little too much like "Wet My Whistle",but I do like "Engine No.9" from that album.

Headlines and Get Dressed were two of my faves. We'd always be playin' Get Dressed when we were getting ready to go out on a Saturday night.

paisleypark4 said:

Cinnie said:

That looks like a decent compilation but I have to ask....does it include the original version of "Freak-A-Zoid" or the lame remix version that appears on other compilations?

If they removed one of the lesser hits (maybe "Engine No.9") and replaced it with "Scientific Love" (my favorite song from 'Planetary Invasion'),this would be a perfect compilation.

SoulAlive said:

These compilations are better than that one:


1. No Parking (On The Dance Floor) Listen Listen
2. Operator Listen Listen
3. I’ve Been Watching You Listen Listen
4. Snake In The Grass Listen Listen
5. Do It (One More Time) Listen Listen
6. Freak-A-Zoid Listen Listen
7. Headlines Listen Listen
8. Make It Last Listen Listen
9. Luv-U-Up Listen Listen
10. Don’t Rock The Boat Listen Listen
11. Midas Touch Listen Listen
12. Scientific Love Listen Listen
13. Hot Spot Listen Listen
14. Wet My Whistle Listen Listen
15. Engine No. 9 Listen Listen
16. Body Snatchers Listen Listen
17. Love Song Listen Listen



1. Make It Last Listen Listen
2. I've Been Watching You Listen Listen
3. Hot Spot Listen Listen
4. Freak-A-Zoid Listen Listen
5. Wet My Whistle Listen Listen
6. No Parking On The Dance Floor Listen Listen
7. Slow Jam Listen Listen
8. Operator Listen Listen
9. Curious Listen Listen
10. Headlines Listen Listen
11. Midas Touch Listen Listen
12. Don't Rock The Boat Listen Listen
13. Snake In The Grass Listen Listen
14. The Love Of My Life Listen Listen
15. Freak-A-Zoid (Millennium Mix) Listen Listen
16. Slow Jam (Live) Listen Listen

yeah,I have that Ultimate Collection and I love it I also have the Shalamar and Lakeside CDs in this series.

I used to have the 'Anniversary Collection' but I sold it when the superior 'Ultimate Collection' was released.

daPrettyman said:

That is correct, according to Billboard magazine -- "Freak-a-Zoid," "Wet My Whistle" and "No Parking on the Dancefloor" were the only singles from the album. "Electricity," "Night Rider," "Feels So Good" and "Slow Jam" were such radio mainstays across the nation that some people mistakenly assume those songs were singles. In a way, the popularity of the songs made it hard to pick follow-up singles to "Freak-a-Zoid," so picking singles became more of a case of picking songs that weren't played as much.
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SoulAlive said:

The major difference between the two is the Live version of "Slow Jam". It's not great, but it is pretty good.

SoulAlive said:

original. i only know of one version of "freak-a-zoid", even on other compilations. should note that greatest hits was released on Solar in 1987.

Cinnie said:

This is the remix version:


This is the album version:

daPrettyman said:

I got it!! I remember when I first realized "Slow Jam" was written by Kenneth Edmonds. That must be why I liked it so much. Love da Face...

I like Midnight Star,
Tuff, Hold Out, I've been Watching You, I Wont Let You Be Lonely ~ Standing Together LP.

Victory, Hot Spot (Bootsy: Yaaba Daaba Dooza Baaba!) ~ Victory LP
The Entire ~ No Parking On The Dance Floor LP
I dig all except the last two tracks ~ Planetary Invasion LP

the rest:

Snake In The Grass
Engine No. 9
Headlines
Don't Rock The Boat
Midas Touch

dub
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daPrettyman said:

Oh yeah, I heard both them versions.... hmmm not like the remix is so drastically different to warrant calling it "lame" compared to the original. SoulAlive

I'd have to check back though.. I'm not sure which version appears on the Greatest Hits now.

Cinnie said:

Believe it or not...there is another remix version of the song that is worse.

daPrettyman said:

I believe it! I like that remix version you posted!

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Hell yeah.....

Electricity
Operator
Freak-A-Zoid
Snake In The Grass
No Parking On The Dance Floor (12 Inch)
Body Snatchers (12 Inch)
Planetary Invasion
Hot Spot
Night Rider
Engine No. 9
Pamper Me
Feels So Good
Curious
Wet My Whistle
Slow Jam
Let's Celebrate
Love Song

daPrettyman said:

No, the major difference is that Ultimate Collection doesn't have "Curious."

Cinnie said:

Unlike Atlantic Star, Midnight Starr was funky 24/7 (Atlantic treated funk like a part time job and was mostly safe).

AlexdeParis said:

Seems like they have a million collections out there. I only had a budget collection until I realized it did not have "Wet My Whistle". So are you saying you would recommend "The Anniversary Collection"?

This is one of those groups I don't stock in my collection, but will get cranked up when played on the radio !!!

AlexdeParis said:

I didn't notice that. I didn't purchase the Ultimate (because I really didn't need it). I have most of the songs on the greatest hits compilations on the original albums. The only reason I purchase GH packages is to get a single version or some other alternate remix.

Speaking of...are there any remixes of Curious? I have only heard the album version on the radio. All of the versions I have are about the same time and sound about the same. The only one I have that is slightly different is the version on "Smooth Grooves: After DArk". That compilation turned up the volume when they were mastering the cd and the song doesn't fade as early. That's the only different version I can find.