Leroy Burgess featuring Angel 'Running After You' US Konkrete 12" (1991)
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March 30, 2006
March 29, 2006
Omarion 'I'm Tryna (Part 2 The Remix) US Sony 12" (2005)
Omarion has sampled Black Ivory 'Don't Turn Around' from the LP of the same name, for the 12" remix of his album track 'I'm Tryna'. The remix also features Bow Wow. The original version (without the sample) appears on his album 'O' (pictured).
Kaze & 9th Wonder 'Spirit of 94: Version 9.0' US Brick Records LP (2005)
The track 'For The Record' samples 'Love Won't You Stay' from Black Ivory's 1975 LP 'Feel It'.
Available on CD & 2xLP.
Track Listing:
1. For The Record
2. Locked In Chains
3. 50/50 Amp
4. Should've Been Here
5. Spirit Of '94
6. Soul Dojo
7. Stay A Customer
8. Waiting To Exhale - Kaze & 9th Wonder/AK Slaughter
9. What's Good
10. Last Laugh
11. Soul Dojo
12. On
13. Move Over - Kaze & 9th Wonder/Nature
Brother Ali 'Champion' EP US Rhymesayers Ent. (2004)
The track 'Love on Display' samples 'It's Time To Say Goodbye' from the 1972 Black Ivory LP 'Baby Won't You Change Your Mind'.
Available on 12" and CD.
Tracklisting:
A1 Champion (Remix)
A2 Bad Ma Fucka
A3 Sleepwalker
A4 Self Taught
B1 Love On Display
B2 Chain Link
B3 Waheedah's Hand
B4 Rain Water
Black Ivory 'Black Ivory' US Buddah LP (1976)
Black Ivory 'Hangin' Heavy' US Buddah LP (1979)
Tunes sitting in the vaults...
Aleem featuring Leroy Burgess 'The Time Is Right'
Discographies
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March 27, 2006
Various Artists 'This is Elephunk' US CD (200
Various Artists 'Life:Styles - Bugz In The Attic' UK Harmless CD (2005)
12" vinyl sampler also available containing::
A1 Convertion Sweet Thing
B1 Roy Ayers Chicago
B2 Carole Sylvan Think
Track Listing:
Disc: 1
1. Teena Marie – Square Biz
2. Carole Sylvan – Think
3. Roy Ayers – Chicago
4. Marvin Gaye – Heavy Love Affair
5. Creative Source – Good Lovin Is Good Livin
6. Tom Browne – Come For The Ride
7. Loose Ends – Gonna Make You Mine
8. Will Downing – In My Dreams
9. Jermaine Jackson – Come To Me
10. Convertion – Sweet Thing
Disc: 2
1. Rodney Franklin – Endless Flight
2. Johnny Hammond – Gamblers Life
3. Mongo Santamaria – O Mi Shango
4. Herbie Hancock – Sun Touch
5. Slum Village – Get Dis Money
6. Leon Haywood – I Wanna Do Something Freaky To You
7. Donald Byrd – I Feel Like Loving You Today
8. Dr Buzzards – Sunshowers
9. Rufus Feat. Chaka Khan – Stop On By
10. Paris – I Choose You
Various Artists 'Salsoul Presents Essential Boogie Flavas' UK Suss'd CD (2005)
Also available on 2xLP vinyl.
Track Listing:
1. You Can Do It - Mason, Vaughn
2. Be Mine Tonight - Jammers
3. Stranger - Burgess, Leroy
4. All Of My Lovin' - Williams, Jimmy
5. Step Out Of My Dreams - Strangers
6. Please Don't Go - Washington, Steve
7. Falling In Love - Surface
8. Something Else - Logg
9. Let's Get It Off - Cameron
10. Nasty Disposition - Aurra
11. Go Get It - Metropolis
12. Here's To You - Skyy
Various Artists 'Southport Weekender : Volume 3' UK Susu CD (2005)
'Southport Weekender Vol.3: Mixed By Dimitri from Paris Jazzie B and Quentin Harris'
Also available on triple vinyl LP.
Track Listing:
Disc: 1
1. Sylvester You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (David Morales Def 2005 Mix)
2. Leroy Burgess & Belita Woods Best Of Me (Sir Piers Remix / Joey Negro Re-Edit)
3. Jasper St Company Another Day (Dfp Re-Edit)
4. Danny Wang Echo By Midnight
5. Cowboy Johnny Christ Are You A Lonely Girl
6. Torre Corps A Corps (Claude Monet Remix)
7. Claude Monnet Ft. Monica Noguerra Bahia Groove
8. Yukihiro Fukutomi Peace (Dfp Remix)
9. Knights Of The Round Tables Saxed Up (Dj Spen Dub Or Vocal Remix)
10. Grant Nelson The Sound
11. Jte Project Ft. Gary Bardouille Back Into You
12. Debbie Jacobs Don't You Want My Love (Dfp Edit)
13. Jihad Muhammad Movement Blues
14. Sunburst Band He Is (Joey Negro Remix)
15. Sweet Touch Live It Up
Disc: 2
1. Hustlers Of Culture - Flipjack
2. The Rebirth - Evil Vibrations
3. Roy Ayers - One Sweet Love 2 Remember
4. Teena Marie - U Make Love Springtime
5. Maze Ft Frankie Beverly Joy & Pain
6. Gene Harris - As
7. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
8. Soul 2 Soul - Back 2 Life (Maw Mix)
9. Sara Devine - Take Me Home (Original)
10. Young Diciples - Apparently Nothing
11. James Brown - Sunny (Hardboiled Mix)
12. Wookie - Battle
13. Wookie - Down On Me
Disc: 3
1. Kings Of Tomorrow So Alive
2. Fertile Ground Live In The Light (Dj Spinna Remix)
3. K Klass Ft Rosie Gaines Dance With Me (Dj Spen Mix)
4. Solu Music It Ain't Love (Quentin Harris Remix)
5. Kerri Chandler Useless
6. Quentin Harris Ft. Cordell Mcclary Got 2 Love
7. Moby Bodyrock
8. Quentin Harris Pts. The Shelter Anthem
9. Ambrosia Don't Worry
10. Africanism Allstars Imbalaye (Dub)
11. Mike Grant How Long Must I Continue (My Soul My Spirit)
12. Battle Pts. Mike L & Lanoiraude Mystic River (Charles Webster Remix)
13. Markus Enochson Ft. Demetreus You'll Shine
14. Laid- Punch Up (Vocal Mix)
15. Octave One -Somedays
16. Monique Bingham & Quentin Harris -You Can't Have New York
17. Ashen & Walker Ft. Shaun Escofferey-Music In My Life (Original Groove)
18. Audio Soul Project- Community (Francois K Acapella)
19. Quentin Harris- Let's Be Young
Various Artists 'The Doors of Perception' UK Castle CD (2000)
Subtitled 'Dope Funk Psychedelic Soul and Acid Jazz from New York City 1970-1974'.
Track listing:
1. Goin' To See My Baby - Fatback Band
2. Matrix - Gillespie, Dizzy
3. Get Some Of This - Madhouse
4. Possibility (Back Home) - Robinson, Wanda
5. Naturally Good - Bartel
6. Rock Steady - Brockington, Julius
7. Heritage Hum - Moody, James
8. Alive - Young, Larry
9. Surrender - Black Ivory
10. Brother On The Run - Wade, Adam & Johnny Pate
11. Consequences Of A Drug Addict Role - Horn, Shirley
12. Fatbackin' - Fatback Band
13. I Can't Get No Higher - Eight Minutes
14. Summer In The City - Bartel
15. I Just Got Know - Brockingtons
16. Stop Me - Johnson, Benny
17. Too Sad To Tell - Taylor, Debbie
18. Life Love And Peace - Exciters
19. Alligator - Gillespie, Dizzy
20. Honeybuns - Rydell, Bobby
Various Artists 'Shaolin Soul - Episode 2' US Delabel CD (2001)
Track Listing:
1. I Hear The Love Chimes - Johnson, Syl
2. I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down - Peebles, Ann
3. Hard Times - Baby Huey
4. I Like It - Emotions
5. I Keep Asking You Questions - Black Ivory
6. Honey Bee - New Birth
7. Maybe Tomorrow - Jackson Five
8. I Hate I Walked Away - Johnson, Syl
9. Something - Green, Al
10. It's Over - Holman, Eddie
11. Warp Factor II - Montana
12. You're Getting Too Smart - Detroit Emeralds
13. I Got The (Blues) - Siffre, Labi
14. I've Been Watching You - Southside Movement
15. Why Marry - Sweet Inspirations
16. Gone The Promises Of Yesterday - Mad Lads
17. Aretha Sing One For Me - Jackson, George
18. Come Go With Me - Pendergrass, Teddy
19. That's Just My Luck - Johnson, Syl
20. Simply Beautiful - Green, Al
Various Artists 'Salsoul 30th Encore' UK Suss'd CD (2006)
Volume 2 includes Logg 'Sweet To Me' as selected for inclusion by Mr. Scruff.
Track Listing:
Disc: 1
1. Wide World Of Sports - Instant Funk
2. Call Me - Skyy
3. All Of My Lovin' - Williams, Jimmy (3)
4. Feelin' Fine - Cabell, Sly
5. Crying - Instant Funk
6. We're Getting Stronger - Holloway, Loleatta
7. Take Some Time Out For Love - Salsoul Orchestra
8. Sweet To Me - Logg
9. It's Just Begun - Castor, Jimmy
10. Boogie's Gonna Get You - Cameron, Rafael
11. Bodyshine - Instant Funk
12. Just A Little Love - Aurra
13. Jingo Breakdown - Candido
14. Getaway - Salsoul Orchestra
15. Here's To You - Skyy
Disc: 2
1. Love Is You - Williams, Carol (1)
2. Double Cross - First Choice (2)
3. All About The Paper - Holloway, Loleatta
4. Everyman - Double Exposure
5. Funtown USA - Cameron, Rafael
6. No Stoppin' That Rockin' - Instant Funk
7. Rapper Dapper Snapper - Birdsong, Edwin
8. Let Me Party With You - Sigler, Bunny
9. Nice 'N' Naasty - Salsoul Orchestra
10. Freak On - Lemon (1)
11. You Can Do It - Mason, Vaughn
12. Rap O Clap O - Bataan, Joe
13. High - Skyy
14. Latin Strut - Bataan, Joe
15. Janice - Mahoney, Skip
Black Ivory 'What Goes Around (Comes Around)' UK Kwanza 7" (1974)
The UK version of Black Ivory's one and only recording for Kwanza Records.
Black Ivory 'What Goes Around (Comes Around)' US Kwanza 7" (1974)
Various Artists 'Creme De La Creme 2' UK WEA CD (2005)
As far as I'm aware this is the only way you can get Black Ivory 'What Goes Around (Comes Around)' on CD. Originally released on Kwanza 7" in 1974 - I dig this track BIG time. Early funky disco!
Track Listing:
1. Blue Magic - Look Me Up (Album version)
2. Sister Sledge - Pain Reliever
3. Impact - Happy Man (Pt.1)
4. Jackie Moore - Both Ends Against The Middle
5. Terry Collins - Action Speaks Louder (Than Words)
6. First Choice - First Choice Theme 45
7. Black Ivory - What Goes Around (Comes Around)
8. Bettye Swann - When The Game Is Played On You
9. Major Harris - Each Morning I Wake Up
10. Jackie Moore - What A Man (Previously unreleased)
11. Ben E King - No Danger Ahead
12. Moving Violation - Spinnin’ Top
13. Sister Sledge - Mama Never Told Me (Tom Moulton Remix)
14. Blue Magic - Answer To My Prayer
15. Vivian Reed - Vivian’s Theme (Previously unreleased)
16. Aristocrats - Loving You Is Mellow (Previously unreleased)
17. Holly Maxwell - Never Love Again
18. The Persuaders - Some Guys Have All The Luck
19. Vivian Reed - Tired Of Being Alone (Previously unreleased)
20. Margie Joseph & Blue Magic - You & Me (Got A Good Thing Going)
21. Spinners - Are You Ready For Love 45
22. Dee Dee Bridgewater - That's The Way Love Should Feel
Curtis Hairston 'Summertime'
High Frequency 'Summertime' US Nia 12" (1980)
Ecstasy 'It's Good For You' US Harlem International 7"
Not sure on an exact year for this one, but I have seen 1980 suggested. Does a 12" of this exist?
Slippery People feat. Adeva 'Wish I Never Knew' Swedish Amigo CD Promo (2004)
Leroy provides backing vocals for Adeva here. As far as I'm aware, this was only released on CD Promo - although the album mix was also featured on the Various Artists 'Guidelines - Must Be The Music' CD album.
March 22, 2006
Whirlpool Productions 'Dense Music' German CD (1996)
The track 'Ja' samples Fonda Rae 'Over Like A Fat Rat'.
Label: Ladomat 2000 Records. Cat. No. PV 533 124-2. Genre: House
Tracklisting:
01 Intro (0.30)
02 Ja (5.20)
03 Dense Music (4.19)
04 International Cigarette (4.27)
05 The Cold Song (3.49)
06 Gehende Katzen (4.01)
07 One Two (7.26)
08 From: Disco To: Disco (5.56)
09 I Just Don't Know (4.31)
10 In The Night (2.53)
11 Our Body (4.40)
12 The Cold Song (Akustik Version) (3.50)
March 20, 2006
Unknown Vs. Bette Midler Vs. Fonda Rae Vs. MK 'To Deserve A Fat Rat' UK 12" BCM-003 (1997)
UK Garage track from 1997. One Sided White Label, Uses The vocals From "Over Like A Fat Rat" By Fonda Rae And Also Samples Mk's Remix Of Bette Midler "To Deserve You"
Tracklisting:
A1 To Deserve A Fat Rat (Dub Mix)
A2 To Deserve A Fat Rat (Vocal Mix)
Lonnie Love 'Young Ladies' US Nia 12" N-223 (1980)
Later reissued on Profile Records.
March 19, 2006
Missy Elliott 'The Cookbook' Atlantic / WEA LP (2005)
The track 'Party Time' re-records the hook 'Tonight is party time, it's party time tonight' from 'Weekend' orignally by Phreek.
Various Artists 'Quark Records Presents : The Best of New York's Underground Scene, Vol. 1" CD (1999)
Includes The Jason Load Experience feat. Iyona 'Mainline' - a cover of Black Ivory's track.
Pacific Time Records CD 8510.
Charlie Wilson 'Charlie, Last Name Wilson' US Jive LP (2005)
The track 'Floatin'' featuring Will.I.Am and Justin Timberlake contains elements of Fonda Rae 'Over Like A Fat Rat' (written by Leroy Burgess & Sonny Davenport).
March 18, 2006
Various Artists 'Strictly Business' OST LP (1991)
Includes Grand Puba - 'Fat Rat' (Samples Fonda Rae 'Over Like A Fat Rat').
Phoenix 'Everybody (Get Loose)' Urban 12" (1988)
Samples Aleem featuring Leroy Burgess 'Get Loose'.
L.A. Mix 'Get Loose' Breakout 12" (1989)
Samples Aleem feat. Leroy Burgess 'Get Loose'.
Style 'Release Your Body' 12"
Samples Aleem featuring Leroy Burgess 'Release Yourself'.
B.A.D. Rep 'Nothing Can Stop Us Now' Payroll 12" 1990
Process & The Doo Rags 'Colorful Changes' LP 1987
Track Listing:
1. Colorful Changes
2. Satisfy My Love
3. Call Me Up
4. Forever
5. Sexy Dancer
6. Colorful Changes (Interlude)
7. I Promise To Remember
8. Not That Kinda Guy
9. Change Your Name To Mine
10. Stage Lights
11. Colorful Changes (Interlude)
'Stage Lights' by Leroy Burgess & Sonny Davenport.
'Change Your Name To Mine' written by Tunde-Ra & Taharqa Aleem.
This LP, most of which was produced by Rick James, was also available on Japanese CD.
Doug. E Fresh 'Doin' What I Gotta Do' LP 1992 Bust It Records
The track 'Peace To New York' samples Fonda Rae's 'Over Like A Fat Rat'.
New Kids On The Block 'Step By Step' LP 1990 Columbia
Includes 'Never Gonna Fall In Love Again' - written by Taharqa Aleem, Tunde-Ra Aleem, Maurice Starr and Danny Wood. This track also appears on the NKOTB albums 'No More Games -The Remix Album ' (1991) in a (The C&C Music factory mix) and '#1's' (2005).
March 15, 2006
Sicle Cell & Rhapazooty 'Rhapazooty in Blue' Showstopper 12" 1979
Tracklisting:
A Rhapazooty in Blue (Vocal) (16:08)
B Rhapazooty in Blue (Instrumental) (9:16)
Here's what http://mixproject.pitas.com/ has to say about it:
Sicle Cell & Rhapazooty: “Rhapazooty in Blue” (5:43), from Super Rap: Original Rap & Hip Hop from Harlem’s P & P Records (Landspeed/P & P 2002; originally released 1980).
This compilation is the very definition of dodgy-as-cheap: the title of this song, for instance, is missing the “in” I found in Ego Trip’s Book of Rap Lists, which names it the 37th-best hip-hop single of 1980, which must’ve been hard. The uncredited liner notes (picked up halfway through by Peter Brown, one of P & P’s namesakes---the other is disco producer Patrick Adams, most famous for Musique’s “Keep on Jumpin’” and “In the Bush”) are full of horrifying grammatical errors (“I have a good friend named Mr. Harvey Miller who own his own record label called Tyson Records and he also owns Harvey’s Barber Shop”), and the improper capitalization is so out of control--“His first Singer was a Blues Singer”--that I started wondering if the writer was from England. (Sorry, that was mean.) The music’s cheap, too: P & P appears to have been the very model of half-assed bootstraps capitalism, recycling the same backing tracks as everyone else (this song features a studio band recreating---gosh, what do you know---Chic’s “Good Times”) and putting them underneath rappers who often sound like they’d never been in front of a microphone before in their lives. The more obscure early hip-hop that gets reissued (i.e. non-Sugarhill or, in some cases, Enjoy), the more obvious it becomes just how many carpetbaggers there were out there trying to cash in and get out.
Which is one of the reasons I like this song so much: it’s completely shameless, and since early rap was, too---shamelessly entertaining, at the very least---the fit is fine. It’s a male-female duet: the man is Sicle Cell---lovely moniker, that--and the woman is Rhapazooty. (It wasn’t till I looked at the Ego Trip book to find out the actual release date that I realized what the pun was supposed to be; Gershwin would have groaned just as loudly as I did). Both of them sound totally fruity: they pronounce “ow” like “AHH-oooo-wuh,” and every word follows suit, like they’re trying to pop the vowels of every word like a pin pricking a balloon. This helps them bring off the song’s greatest moment (He: “Sex!” She: “Oh! And more sex!” He: “I said sex is the best, y’all!”) and it keeps things bubbling up and along in a way that the Chic riff deserves. “Good Times” itself crosscuts Alfa Anderson and Luci Martin’s stentorian vocals (not to mention the string section) over the groove; the Sugarhill Gang plod. These guys don’t make it more buoyant (even the Sugarhill Gang couldn’t undo that), but they keep up, which is all you can ask for, especially on a budget.
--4 November 2002
Various Artists 'Sprung: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture' CD
The OST to the 1997 film 'Spung' includes the track 'Let's Get It Started' by the G-Ratz, which is based on the bassline of Fonda Rae 'Over Like A Fat Rat'.
The Wayfarers 'Surrender' EP UK Hush Hush Recordings 12" 2001 HHR002
Tracklisting:
A1 State of Being (Main Mix) (8:10)
A2 Don't Let Go (Bonus Beats) (2:21)
B1 Don't Let Go (Main Mix) (6:57)
B2 State of Being (Reprise) (6:13)
Track 'Don't Let Go' samples 'I Surrender' by Russell Patterson.
Russell Patterson 'I Surrender' US Culture Shock 12" 1987 CS 12-2202
Russell Patterson 'The Time Is Right' US Jump Street 12" 1989 JS-1023
March 14, 2006
Basement Boys Anthology Contains 'Best Of Me' Remix
The new triple CD 'Basement Boys Anthology' conatins a previously unreleased mix of 'Best of Me', the track Leroy recorded with Belita Woods (ex-Brainstorm).
Curiously, the Basement Boys website credits the track solely to Belita Woods, so whether that means they have dropped Leroy's vocal part in the remix remains to be seen.
Leroy Burgess, An Introduction
Leroy Burgess is one of the most criminally underrated artists on the whole black music scene. He has been one of the most prolific but consistently high quality artists since the start of the 70's. In his career he has worked with a huge array of artists, and yet released strangely few records under his own name. This site attempts to chronicle the life and works of the man with the uniquely identifiable voice and instantly recognisable keyboard riffs.
Think of some of the greatest records in soul, disco and boogie history. Tracks like "Mainline" by Black Ivory, "Moment of My Life" by Inner Life, "Weekend" by Phreek and "I Know You Will" by Logg. Yep, Leroy was behind all of 'em. And that's just the more well known stuff. Dig a little deeper and you'll be surprised at just how much this man has been responsible for. Check the discographies to become an instant expert.
Now, after an 8 year sabbatical, Leroy is back for the new millennium. The last 6 months has seen him back in the studio in both America and Europe, and working with new acts and some more established ones. Things are looking up for those of us in the know.
Watch out, the best is yet to come!
Jason Thain.
London.
February 2001.
If you wanted to own every piece of vinyl that bore the name Leroy Burgess as either writer, lead singer, backing singer, producer, arranger, mixer, or keyboard player.............you would need to own records by all of the following (and I'm sure many others that even I've never heard of?):
* The Fantastic Aleems feat. Calebur
* M.O.D.E. feat. Leroy Burgess
* B.M.E. feat. Leroy Burgess
* Aleem feat. Leroy Burgess
* The Aleems
* Venus Dodson
* Phreek (aka Phreak)
* Inner Life
* Logg
* Universal Robot Band
* Intrigue (aka Intrique)
* The Peter Jacques Band
* Black Ivory
* Change
* Bobbi Humphrey
* Convertion (aka Conversion)
* Debby Blackwell
* Satin, Silk & Lace
* Larry Joseph & Science
* The Eight Minutes
* Eddie Kendricks
* Ben E King
* Bumblebee Unlimited
* Process and the Doo Rags
* Skipworth & Turner
* Dazzle
* Herbie Mann
* Mike Gee
* Fonda Rae
* High Frequency
* Dino Terrell
* El Bee 'n Tee
* Personal Touch
* Caprice
* Leroy Burgess
* The Todd Terry Project
* Jamalski
* Class Action feat. Chris Wiltshire
* BB&Q Band
* Kool Kyle
* Clurel
* Jason Load Experience feat. Iyona
* Rick James
* Art Webb
The Shop
We have limited quantities of the following records. Please email for payment methods and postage costs to your region.
Slippery People feat. Leroy Burgess 'Sweet Thing' 12" RipADip (Sweden 2001) £4.99
Various Artists - Guidelines 'Must Be The Music' CD Amigo Music (Sweden) 2004 £9.99
The Exciters 'Life, Love And Peace' / 'Learning How To Fly' US Today 7" 197? T-1002
The Odds And End 'Let Me Try' / 'Foot Track' US Today 7" 197? T-1001
March 13, 2006
Glenn Underground feat. Leroy Burgess Bootleg
59 seconds of the bootleg version of 'Feeling Me' in MP3 format.
March 12, 2006
Various Artists 'Guidelines - Must Be The Music' Amigo Musik (Sweden) CD 2004 AMSCD 105
Tracklisting:
1 12th Floor Music Is The Healing Force (7:05)
2 Mau Letting It Go (Revisited) (7:33)
3 Slippery People Must Be The Music (D'Malicious Remix) (6:02)
Featuring - Leroy Burgess
Producer - Mikael Nordgren
Remix - D'Malicious
4 Glenn Infra Bionic Bliss (7:46)
5 José González Crosses (Jori Hulkkonen Remix) (7:19)
Remix - Jori Hulkkonen
6 Tiger Stripes 220 V (7:12)
7 Mau Proposal Chapter 1 (6:57)
8 Slippery People Wish I Never Knew (5:45)
Featuring - Adeva
9 Tiger Stripes I'm Burning Up (5:04)
10 Yuv Montel Tights (6:41)
11 Yuv Montel & Mau Showdown (Chopstick Technique) (9:01)
Producer - Glenn Infra
Alias 'Shake' US Nia 12" 198x NI-
BME feat. Leroy Burgess 'Pray' US Freeze 12"
Larry Joseph & Science 'Believe In Your Heart' US Smokin' 12" (1990)
Larry Joseph Photo
Larry Joseph, who co-wrote, produced and mixed 'Believe In Your Heart'.
Conversion 'I Can't Stop...
Various 'Frankie Knuckles Choice'
T.S. Monk 'Human' US Blah LP 19xx
Sympho-State 'You Know What I Like' French Ze 12" 19??
An Early Black Ivory Publicity Shot
Mike Gee 'Rapper's Revenge" US Streetwise 12" 19xx SWRL 2226
Kool Kyle 'Getting Over' US Frills 12" 198? FR-20001
There's Only Two Leroy Burgess's
The Leroy Burgess credited on Blackstreet's 2003 album 'Level II' is NOT the same Leroy Burgess featured on this site.
Black Ivory 'Baby Won't You Change Your Mind' US Today LP 1972 TLP-100?
Black Ivory 'Don't Turn Around' US LP 1970 TLP-100?
Black Ivory 'Feel It' US Buddah LP 1975
Odds & Ends 'Love Makes The World Go Round' / 'Yesterday My Love' US Today 7" 197? T-1003
Aleem 'Get Loose' 1984 US NIA 12"
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About this site...
Leroy Burgess is one of the most criminally underrated artists on the whole black music scene. He has been one of the most prolific but consistently high quality artists since the start of the 70's. In his career he has worked with a huge array of artists, and yet released strangely few records under his own name. This site attempts to chronicle the life and works of the man with the uniquely identifiable voice and instantly recognisable keyboard riffs.
Links
Labels
Salsoul Records/Suss'd UK - www.salsoul.co.uk
Vendors
Dusty Groove - www.dustygroove.com
Publications
Blues & Soul Magazine - www.bluesandsoul.co.uk
Inner Life featuring Jocelyn Brown - 2 CD Deluxe Anthology
Blurb from http://www.dustygroove.com:
Inner Life were one of the most soulful groups to ever record for Salsoul Records -- but that's no surprise, considering that their lead vocalist was the legendary Jocelyn Brown! In the years since Jocelyn parted ways with the group, she's gone onto a rich club career of her own -- but at the time of these early 80s recordings, her voice was a key part of the Inner Life sound -- pairing with excellent arrangements from maestros Stan Lucas and Greg Carmichael, in a soaring, righteous groove that forever set the tone for deep soul expression on the dancefloor! This massive 2CD set brings together all the tracks on the 2 albums that Inner Life recorded for Salsoul -- then goes even one further and adds in a full bonus disc of remixes, solo tracks by Jocelyn, and recordings for the Prelude and Personal labels! The package features a total of 23 tracks in all -- and titles include "Moment Of My Life", "I Picked A winner", "Live It Up", "Let's Go Another Round", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Pay Girl", "I've Got To Find Somebody", "If You're Gonna Love Somebody", "Make It Last Forever", "No Way", "Sadie (with Joe Bataan)", "Take Some Time Out For Live (with Salsoul Orchestra)", "Moment Of My Life (Shep Pettibone 12" mix)", "I Want To Give You Me (full John Morales 12" mix)", and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough (full Larry Levan 12" mix)".
Laid Back/Fonda Rae/Roy Ayers/Kraftwerk -- White Horse/Over Like A Fat Rat/Running Away/Trans-Europe Express
Blurb from http://www.dustygroove.com:
Another nice reissue in this series of 12"s which will go a long way towards keeping your crates nice and light, with 4 tasty jams on one easy to carry single! And even if you're just a living room DJ this is still one of those indispensable little records you'll want to have around to keep your stacks nice and tidy, so you won't have to go digging each and every time you want to revisit one of these classic tracks!
Various -- Breakdown -- Funky Beats, Soulful Samples, & Jazzy Breaks Straight Outta The Blocks CD
From Sequel Records (UK).
Blurb from http://www.dustygroove.com
A wealth of funky sample tracks -- with a range of grooves that goes way beyond the usual block party pack! This one's got 20 tracks in all -- all at a great price, if you consider the fact that some of these numbers just about never show up in other formats -- and the mode of the cuts runs from funky soul to jazzy grooves to a few tunes from surprising sources that bust out with funky breaks! Titles include "Sounds Of The Seventies" by Tony Hatch, "Sliced Tomatoes" by the Just Brothers, "Unhooked Generation" by Freda Payne, "The Kettle" by Colosseum, "Matrix" by Dizzy Gillespie, "I Keep Asking You Questions" by Black Ivory, "Hey What's That You Say" by Wood Brass & Steel, "Dove" by Cymande, "Chick A Boom" by The Pazant Brothers, "Why Can't People Be Colors Too" by The Whatnauts, "Submission" by Tyrone Washington, "She's Not Just Another Woman" by The 8th Day, "Baby I'm A Want You" by The Fatback Band, "Gotta Get Away" by Flaming Ember, "Free Your Mind" by The Politicians, "Be Thankful For What You Got" by William DeVaughn, and "Crumbs Off The Table" by Laura Lee.
Black Ivory, Both Today LPs Reissued on Vinyl
Blurb from http://www.dustygroove.com:
Fantastic ballad soul from one of the greatest groups from the east coast 70s scene! Black Ivory may not have scored as big as some of their contemporaries on the charts -- but to fans of harmony soul, they'll always be kings, and this record is the sort that forever gave them keys to the kingdom! They're working here with writer/arranger/producer Patrick Adams -- back when his main talents were for ballads, not disco -- and Adams perfectly crafted a set of songs to bring out the best side of the group's heavenly vocal talents. Includes loads of wonderful ballads, like "Wishful Thinking", "No Ifs, Ands, Or Buts", "It's Time to Say Goodbye", "Time is Love", and "Baby, Won't You Change Your Mind".
Madhouse 'Serve 'Em' CD
No link to any of the artists we cover on this site, but listed as it's on the Today label where Patrick Adams ran A&R and Black Ivory recorded.
"Madhouse recorded this highly collectable album for Today records out of NYC in 1972, inspired by the funk-rock fusion of P-Funk. Madhouse mainman Mudbone later formed Bootsy's Rubber Band with the legendary P-Funk bassist Bootsy Collins. Serve Em... now makes its first welcome appearance on CD."
Sanctuary Records/Castle CMRCD083. 2000.
Tracks:
1. Serve 'em
2. Nixon's Ego Trip
3. Great Debate
4. Get Some Of This
5. Last Apocalypse
Bonus Track:
6. Vote
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