Lady Peachena - Save Me (1986)

I remember picking this track up brand new back in the day simply because of the artist name.  LOL Little did I know it was a super-soulful, upbeat dance workout.  Needless to say, I was very pleased.  Only after I researched the artist recently did I realize that the song was a gospel tune, however. It seems obvious now...  Anyway, Lady Peachena is Peachena Eure from New York, who previously worked with P-funk group Quazar.  After that she turned to gospel music, and "Save Me" deservedly ended up breaking into the dance charts in the secular world after being remixed by George Rodriguez.  It was off of her album Sincerely Yours, and she has kept recording and performing gospel since.

Download Save Me

1	Save Me (Vocal / Dance Mix)
2	Save Me (Dub Version)
3	Save Me (A Capella Version)
4	Save Me (A Capella With Big Bonus Beats)

Nancy Martinez ‎– Crazy Love (1986)

I recently posted a mega-post on Nancy Martinez on The Isle Of Deserted Pop Stars, and thought I would share one of her lesser-known singles.  "Crazy Love" was produced by Lost Pop Treasures fave Teneen Ali, and co-produced by John Morales and Sergio Munzibai (who also worked with Isle postees Denise Lopez, Candi, and Carrie McDowell, among other bigger pop acts). It was much more pop-oriented than her previous work and was not a hit.  But it's definitely a fun pop track!



Download Crazy Love

1	Crazy Love (Extended Mix)
2	Crazy Love (Dub Mix)
3	Crazy Love (Instrumental)

Robey - I Surrender (1986)

Here's another pop gem from 1986 by another artist whose album was featured on The Isle Of Deserted Pop Stars - Robey. As mentioned there, this single was her one and only on her new label, Chrysalis. It's a dance-pop tune in the same vein as those on her previous album. It's unknown whether she was to release a new album on Chrysalis or not, but if the bonus track here, "Paris, Paree", is any indication of the direction the album was to go, it would have been a very strange listen indeed. ;)


Download I Surrender

1		I Surrender
2		I Surrender (Dub Mix)
3		Paris, Paree

Regina - Head On (1986)

I did a post on the Isle Of Deserted Pop Stars early last year on Regina, the lady who had one big hit with the Madonna-esque "Baby Love" in 1986. As I mentioned, two other singles were released off of her album Curiosity, and here is the extended mixes of one of them. "Head On" is very similar to "Baby Love". This mix is very sample-heavy, repeating spoken bits from the song and even having a track, "One Minute Of Head", dedicated to the "Head" in the title.


Download Head On

1		Head On (Vocal 12" Mix)
2		Head On (Vocal Dub Mix)
3		One Minute Of Head

Exception - Jump With It (1986)

This is another of those imports that I picked up from a dollar bin back in the day. I know nothing about Exception other than that the song was written and produced by British production trio Jolley/Harris/Jolley, who would later go on to release their own songs under monikers like Spider, Circuit and Mann. (Perhaps this was just another moniker.) They had their greatest success many years after this as trippy soul act Innocence, which was fronted by Isle Of Deserted Pop Stars featured artist, Gee Morris. This is one of their earliest works, and is clearly made to sound like a Stock, Aitken and Waterman song, especially something by Mel & Kim. It was even released on Mel & Kim's SAW based label, Supreme (that's SAW act Princess' hand you see on the sleeve). One other song was released by Exception, "Slap You Back", which appeared on the Mona Lisa soundtrack the same year, and it's unsurprisingly reminiscent of something by Princess.

Download Jump With It

1		Jump With It (High St. Mix)
2		Jump With It (7" Radio Version)
3		Jump With It (The Camden Dub Mix)

Michelle Goulet - Stop & Think (1986)

And here's the second version of "Stop & Think" by Michelle Goulet. Michelle released one major label album the same year, which I have only on cassette. I'm waiting for a generous soul to share the MP3s with me one day. ;) She would have an even bigger dance hit a couple years later with "Over And Over And Over". Anyway, her version of "Stop & Think" came out the same year as Fire On Blonde's and did about as well. Which one is better? You be the judge.


Download Stop & Think

1		Stop & Think
2		Stop & Think (Outrageous Dub)
3		Stop & Think (A Capella)

Fire On Blonde - Stop And Think (1986)

Here we have a Lost Pop Treasures first! I am going to post two versions of the same song, released the same year! First up is Fire On Blonde's version of "Stop And Think". They were a band from LA, fronted by Suzie Benson. This is their best known song, though they released two other singles, "Bounce Back" and "Wrong Number", which were later covered and released as singles by pop diva Alisha. They never managed to release an album, alas. I'll post their version of "Bounce Back" in the future. But "Stop And Think" was also covered by another singer that same year, Michelle Goulet, which is up next. BTW, Suzie has continued on as a back up vocalist for the likes of Cher, Kelly Clarkson and Katharine McPhee.

Download Stop And Think

1		Stop And Think (Vocal / Dance Mix)
2		Stop And Think (Instrumental / Dance Mix)