Showing posts with label Motorcity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Motorcity. Show all posts

Monday, 9 June 2008

Pat Lewis - Seperation 1991

Debut Records DEBTX 3131

  • Seperation (Extended Mix)
  • Seperation (7" Version)
  • Something's Telling Me
Patsy Lewis grew up in Detroit. In the early sixties, Patsy & Diane Lewis along with sisters Betty & Jackie Winston, formed a group called “The Adorables” which had moderate success. As Pat Lewis, she recorded solo and began singing background vocals for various artists at Motown and numerous other recording studios.

In 1967, Aretha Franklin asked her to become one of her background singers while she also continued to arrange and sing background along with Diane and Rose as “The Group” working on Isaac Hayes’ album “Hot Buttered Soul.” On tour “The Group” became “Hot Buttered Soul.”

In 1985, she reunited with her long time friend and producer, George Clinton and then in In 1986, Pat was contacted by the late Edwin Starr, who resided in England which opened up the world of Northern Soul. Pat toured the U.K. over the next few years. During that time she met Ian Levine, a friend of Kim Weston, who came to Detroit and wanted to record many of the Motown Artist and their old hits, plus some original songs one of which was Seperation, written with Billy Griffin. Ian hired Pat as the coordinator, These projects lasted four to five years. Ian also employed Pat, in England, to do other projects for him.

Among many others, Pat has worked with Isaac Hayes, Johnny Taylor, Albert King, The Supremes, Dionne Warrick, Mavis Staples, Tracy Ullman, Aretha Franklin, Prince, Kim Weston, Jackie Wilson, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Wonder, Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Simon, The Four Tops, Billy Eckstein, Frederick Knight, The Reflections, The Marvelettes, Barbara McNair, Lamont Dozier, Burt Bacharach, The Miracles, 5th Dimension, The Funkadelics, The Contours, Marilyn McCoo, Edwin Starr, Vickie Winan, Johnny Bristol, Freda Payne, Ivy Joe Hunter, Vanessa Williams, Billy Preston, Mary Wells, Brook Benton, Jimmy Ruffin, Betty Lavette, David Ruffin and Gladys Knight & the Pips.





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Friday, 6 June 2008

Frances Nero - Footsteps 1991

Debut Records DEBTX 3109


Billed as "The Soul Anthem Of The 90's", this Ian Levine collaboration took the UK dancefloors by storm in early 1991, even managing to reach #17 in the UK Top Twenty. To quote Ian Levine:
"Frances Nero won a talent contest in Detroit in 1965, won a year's recording contract with Motown, and released one single, "Keep On Loving Me", then recorded for Eddie Singleton's Shrine label, but those recordings never even came out, so she went twenty three years between releases. I wrote this song, which I adore, with Ivy Jo Hunter, the man who wrote "Dancing In The Street". I found Frances in Detroit and she hadn't even recorded for twenty three years. This was the only Motorcity release to cross over to the charts. However, and much to Frances' constant annoyance to this present day, the deal for Motorcity was an exclusive one, and was frozen, with no more releases coming out, and the only way I freed up the entire catalogue was to waive all rights to royalties for Footsteps, so none of us made a penny off it. Sad. But still a wonderful record and a classic, especially thanks to Chris Hill."
The main A Side mix rules but do check the Sole Mix by Steve Mac & Darren Pearce and Robin Sellars 'Lace Up Mix' which are both competent but unnecessary.


  • Footsteps following me
  • Footsteps following me (Sole Mix)
  • Footsteps following me (Lace Up Mix)
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