Best Of 70s Soul: Music Trance

Labelle

The finest of Labelle's original albums, Nightbirds was recorded in New Orleans with funkmeister Allen Toussaint behind the production desk and members of the Meters (later known as the Neville Brothers) playing the instruments. Lady Marmalade (Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir) was their well-deserved number one from the album.

Deniece Williams spent the first half of the 1970s establishing herself as a background vocalist for an impressive line of artists, including Stevie Wonder, Minnie Riperton, Roberta Flack, and Esther Phillips. Though she'd continue to do session work throughout her career, she also became accomplished as a solo artist. Unfortunately, a lot of people think she came out of nowhere for 1984's Let's Hear It for the Boy on the Footloose soundtrack, a number one pop hit, but she was making excellent albums as early as 1976. The songs that would eventually make up her debut, This Is Niecy, were sent to Earth, Wind & Fire. Williams didn't intend to make her own album and thought these songs would be a good fit for Philip Bailey. Instead, she got to record them with most of EWF, including Maurice White and Charles Stepney as producers.

Enjoy this new episode of Best Of 70s Soul!

Tracklist:
LaBelle ‎– Voulez Vous Couchez Avec Moi Ce Soir? (Lady Marmalade) (1974)
Nanette Stanley ‎– What A Way To Go )1976)
Deniece Williams – It’s Important To Me (1976)
Ben E. King – Music Trance (1979)
Eddie Kendricks – Get It While It’s Hot (1976)
Darrow Fletcher – Rising Cost Of Love (1979)
Virgil Henry ‎– You Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New (1970)
The Tymes – All You Ever Wanted To Know About Love (1976)
Enchantment – Hold On (1976)
Garnett Mims & Truckin' Company ‎– What It Is (1977)
Brass Construction ‎– Music Makes You Feel Like Dancing (1979)
Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough (1979)
Tony Rallo & the Midnite Band – Fais L’Amour (1979)
The Three Degrees ‎– Take Good Care Of Yourself (1975)