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ChickenShack is a japanese band that was formed in the mid 80s. The members of the group were Hidefumi Toki (Sax), June Yamagishi (Guitar), Darek Jackson (Bass), Toru Tsuzuki (Keyboards) and Koji Miura (Drums). Τhe band released some albums from 1986 to 1990 . One of them is the debut self-titled album in 1986. The album was recorded at Smoky Studio, Ginza. It was released on Meldac Records. The additional musicians were Teruo Matsusoto  & Marty Bracy on drums, Yoshikazu Kishi on trumpet and Shizue Hirano on trombone. Backing vocals by Paula Desmond , Michael Wilson , Valerie W.Walker , Dempsey Leonard and  Lonnie Hirsch. Produced by ChickenShack . I like two tracks entitled " China Blue " and " Verano ". The lyrics of " China Blue " were written by Darek Jackson and Nancy Krasn, and the music by Darek Jackson. The lyrics of " Verano " were written by Darek Jackson and the music by Hidefumi Toki. Note: The above p...

I decided to present an album which I recently discovered in Athens. I immediately understood that many people ignore this album and they have not given the appropriate attention. It seems that fans of soul and jazz music don't know about it, because this album was recorded for the Manischewitz Wine . It was released on Ron Records in 1982. Almost all the songs are related to the wine. Manischewitz Wine invited Roberta Flack so as to record an album. The album was recorded in two studios, at Rosebud Recording Studios and JAC Recording, both in New York..  Two songs, which were recorded at Rosebud Recording Studios, were produced by Roberta Flack, Bill Eaton and Ralph McDonald and arranged by Bill Eaton and Roberta Flack. All the other songs, which were recorded at JAC Recording, were produced by Joel Herron and arranged by Leon Pendarvis , David Spinnoza and Joel Herron. On the first studio, at Rosebud Recording Studios, participated some great musicians such as P...

I discovered this album in this summer. It is not soul music but includes very nice music. I saw it for the first time on ebay. Later, I was fortunate to find it in a record shop in USA. Rick Bowen  was a business man and president of a manufacturer's rep firm. In order to save his company, he tried to write and sing radio commercials. One of those commercials had such a big success that the audience kept requesting the commercial thinking it was an actual song. After being informed by the radio producers, he went to the Ronnie Millsap label Ronjoy Music and collaborated with Rob Galbraith in order to turn the spot's tune into a possible hit song. The result was that Rick Bowen recorded an album entitled " Want My Love " in 1979. It was released in 1980 on Gemini Records. Produced by  Bruce Dees . The self-titled song is a disco tune which was written by himself. Rick Bowen along with the talent singer Sue Robinson  sang the self-titled song. ...

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