SunnySkies said:

I recently received from my bro a spending-check for a musicshop and this Gladys album will be my top-purchase !

Great other adds i see posted here.
There are some cool scans of other Rosie-albums in the Org-gallery.

daPrettyman said:

great ladies !

Man, they had Jean's "Bet Your Lucky Star" uploaded at Youtube sometime ago.
One of my faves recorded by her.

A lady with one album in the early 90's.
No soundclips so far of that album on Youtube.
But i found this recent one of her.
Cool track also :



Not shure if she has a new record-deal but here's her myspace with more cool cuts :
www.myspace.com/nickirichards


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Her albumtitle-track appears also on Webster Lewis' album :

http://www.youtube.com/wa...TX2zO34YeI

Great highlight from her album of 1982.
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I have the Merry Clayton album, and Alicia Myers` debut. "Reservation for one" is my fav out of the album.

Donna Allen was another above average singer, but she deserved better material...



I like this song from 1999 though

Great party-track from Donna.
Yeah, some diva's went in the house-route during the 90's.
I think there were some good producers from the dance-scene who knew how to fit their vocals in these mixes.
Patti Austin and Stephanie Mills did some solid mixes with Masters At Work :



And MAW had their own latin diva, La India :



I've seen her once perform with her own band. She looks devine onstage.
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La India sounded really good...

I`m thinking of buying a salsoul compilation because of a song by Brenda Gooch; "You & i together"



Track list

1. Loleatta Holloway - That's What You Said
2. Carol Williams - More
3. Inner Life ft Jocelyn Brown - (Knockout) Let's Go Another Round
4. First Choice - Can't Take It With You
5. Claudja Barry - When Life Was Just A Game
6. Metropolis ft The Sweethearts - Every Time I See Him
7. Inner Life - If You're Gonna Love Me
8. First Choice - Chances Go Around
9. Loleatta Hollwoway - We're Getting Stronger (The Longer We Stay Together)
10. Carol Williams - My Time Of Need
11. Charo & The Salsoul Orchestra - Dance A Little Bit Closer
12. Brenda Gooch - You & I Together
13. First Choice - Let Me Down Easy

Another early 90s songstress i enjoy, is Tina Moore. Especially her take on "At last"

SunnySkies said:

Great tracklist and designed artwork !
i'm gonna check that one out too.

Seeing Carol Williams mentioned, i dig this funkjam of her as well :



Thanks also for the Tina Moore-clip. "At Last" is a piece of work to cover. I dig the string-arrangements and all ... great voice.
I saw pics of her published in music-magazines during the era that she had (i believe) a more major record-deal.
Also think she went totally in the house-route.

I enjoyed the Carol Williams track
I have to get a decent salsoul remix album, the original "love is you" is too booooring

I have some of Dee Dee Bridgewater`s albums, including "Just family". The title track is one of her best songs. But "When love comes knocking" is gorgeous...

I have most of Dee Dee's early work, but these 2 stand out for me :


From 1980 (a Thom Bell-production) and from 1979 (a George Duke-production).
On "Bad for Me" she does a re-do of a great Wiz-track. Worth to check out.

I forgot to add Deniece Williams to the list. Any of her early albums will do the trick.

this thread is blowing my mind

Cinnie said:

I know! Shango is brilliant

Cinnie said:

I agree...I wannalisten to all those..I bet these are some good ones

I think D`Atra Hicks has been mentioned here before...



I was also lucky enough to find the 1988 cast album of "Mama, i want to sing", where Hicks appeared

And let`s not forget the blue-eyed soul.... Helen Terry was known as Culture club`s back-up singer, but released a solo album in the late 80s.


Here i post her best song, "laughter on my mind", which was a b-side

SunnySkies said:

This song is beautiful,
she has a lovely voice.

SunnySkies said:

Marcia Hines

Huge in Australia and New Zealand in the late 70s, her biggest hit was Somethings Missing in My life.

She was born in Boston in 1950, and came to Oz in 1972 to star in the Australian version of Hair, she then had a pop career and several smash hits. She still performs now and was one of the Judges on Australian Idol.

Her daughter Deni (born 1970) is also in the music business and sang with an outfil calle dthe Rockmelons in the early 1990s, they had a big hit with L. O. V.E.

Huggiebear said:

I listened to some songs now, i like "You". I`ve heard Peggy Lee`s version of the song too, equally good

Since somebody mentioned Ullanda earlier.

Here're afew kept-secrets of soul music...









Gloria Scott




One of my FAVE..






The dames of Stargard...


Tata Vega; the voice behind the Color Purple movie songs..

Is both of Millie Scott`s albums worth tracking down?

SunnySkies said:

Her debut is def worthy IMO esp because of this...



She sounds like a tie between Angela Winbush & Joyce Kennedy in this tune