Smooth Sailing Sunny October Edition
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In 1979 The Jones Girls' hit ‘You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else’ showed that Philly soul legends Gamble and Huff still had the magic touch. The classic went top ten on the Billboard R&B and Disco charts. However, lead singer Shirley Jones and sisters Brenda and Valorie were not new to the game. The Jones Girls travelled the world as fellow Detroiter Diana Ross’ backup singers. She told Gamble and Huff The Jones Girls were too good to be standing in the shadow of someone else. The Philly years brought the sisters a string of hits, like ‘Who Can I Run To’, ‘(I Found) That Man Of Mine’, ‘Dance Turned Into A Romance’ and their Grammy-nominated classic ‘Nights Over Egypt’. After a brief unsuccessful stay at RCA Records and an album of previous unreleased songs from Philadelphia International, The Jones Girls split. A few years later Shirley returned to Philadelphia International Records as a solo artist. Her 1986 classic ‘Do You Get Enough Love’ stayed number one on the Billboard R&B chart for several weeks. Sadly Brenda Jones died in a car accident earlier this year.
Tracklist:
Shirley Jones – Do You Get Enough Love (1986)
Mayer Hawthorne – Strange Arrangement (2009)
Nu-Cleus – Needing A Woman (1981)
Al Sunny – Time To Decide (2017)
The Bells – Moody Manitoba Morning (1972)
Marc Jordan – Margarita (1983)
Positive Force Featuring Denise Vallin – You Gotta Know (1981)
Summer – Firefly (1976)
Ayers Rock – So Deep In Love (1980)
Mackey Feary Band – You’re Young (1978)
Dee Dee Bridgewater – One In A Million (Guy) (1980)
Ken Williams – Sweet Music Soft Lights And You (1976)
Kenny Nolan – You’re So Beautiful Tonight (1979)
Greg Yoder – Dreamer Of Life (1976)
Thelma Jones – How Long (1978)
Kommode – Fight Or Flight Or Dance All Night (2017)
Morrissey – Spent The Day In Bed (2017)
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