Spunkadelic - Boomerang (1990)

Here is a 12" I ripped awhile ago but forgot to post.  It is the second single from Spunkadelic's only album Spunk Junk, which I posted on The Isle.  It made a bigger splash than the first single off of the album, just denting the R&B charts in the US, though it is the best song on the album, IMO.  If you love pop-house, this is one for you.





Here is the video.

Download Boomerang

1 Boomerang (12" Boomer Beat)
2 Boomerang (12" Percapella)
3 Boomerang (7" Club)
4 Boomerang (Mega Bass Dub)
5 Boomerang (Club Instrumental)
6 Boomerang (7" Radio)

S.I.N Featuring Claudja Barry - Good Time (1990)

S.I.N, which stood for Strength In Numbers, was essentially Jamaican/Canadian singer (and personal fave) Claudja Barry and her husband and life-long producer, German/American Jürgen S. Korduletsch.  The two had great success, from her first album in 1975, Sweet Dynamite, through to her last album in 1987, I, Claudja, including dance hits like "Love For The Sake Of Love", Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes", "Dancin' Fever", "Radio Action", "Work Me Over", "Trippin' On The Moon" and "Down And Counting".  "Good Time" was their first single of the 1990s, and their first foray into house music.  It was a minor dance hit, and is a real treat. They released one other track as S.I.N, "Jump To The Rhythm", in 1992.  Luckily Claudja is still recording, with her last release being, coincidentally, "Good Time Girl" in 2010.

Download Good Time

1	Good Time (Original Mix) (Voice Of The S.I.N. Mix)
2	Good Time (Prime Dub) (S.I.N. Is In The House)
3	Good Time (Party Mix) (Sax'n S.I.N. Mix)

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)

Rosa Korbet ‎– Love On The Run (1989)

Here is another Canadian Hi-NRG production by a man who has appeared quite a bit on Lost Pop Treasures, Vincent Degiorgio.  It has an upbeat pop vocal with a lot of percussion.  As for Rosa Korbet, I know nothing about her other than that she appeared in a small role in a movie called Fireballs, and this was her only single.  I remember seeing her perform this on the local Toronto dance show Electric Circus, and think I might have that performance on video somewhere.  Maybe once day I'll post it on Youtube.  Till then, enjoy!


Download Love On The Run

1	Love On The Run (The Bombshell Mix)
2	Love On The Run (The Bombshell Edit)
3	Love On The Run (The Rrrrremix)
4	Love On The Run (The Dubbage Mix)

Carole Pope - Nothing But A Heartache / I'm Not Blind (1988)

There's really not much I need to tell you about Carole Pope that you can't find on the internet.  Simply put, she's a Canadian icon, originally one half of new wave hit-makers Rough Trade (hits include "High School Confidential" and "Crimes Of Passion") and an ex-lover of Dusty Springfield.  But after leaving Rough Trade, her solo career was very sporadic.  This was her first (and only?) solo single, released independently.  "Nothing But A Heartache", a remake of the Flirtations classic, is a synth-rock song, and "I'm Not Blind" is a lovely ballad.  Seven years later, in 1995, she finally released the mini-album Radiate on her own label Le Petite Mort Records.  She wouldn't release another album, Transcend, until 2005, also on her label.  She also released a collection of remixes of the album the same year, and finally released another album, Landfall, in 2011.  These later albums are much more electro-based and are quite tasty.  You can get them, and other albums, on her website.  But for now enjoy this rarity from a true legend.

Download Nothing But A Heartache / I'm Not Blind

1		Heartache (Repomix)
2		I'm Not Blind (Radio Mix)
3		Heartache (Remix)
4		I'm Not Blind (Acoustic Mix)
5		Heartache (Heat Mix)

Never...But Always - Tonight (Love Is Gonna Change You) (1988)

Well, it took awhile, but I'm back again with a few gems (thanks to Jeremy Kay for putting fire under my ass. LOL).  The first is a synthpop Hi-NRG number by the Canadian duo of brothers Steve & Kevin Dafoe, with some early assistance by Massimo Rosati.  Rosati was a prolific producer of Hi-NRG songs in Canada in the 1980s.  As Never...But Always (formerly known, interestingly, as En Vogue), the duo released three singles: "Never Enough" in 1986, this track in 1988, and "Too Good To Be True" in 1990.  This track was produced by Vincent Degiorgio, who worked with many other acts posted on this blog and the Isle blog, including Kim Esty, Eria Fachin, Fire & Ice, Patrick L. Myles, Pressure Point, Karen Silver and Fausta Monaco. The version of "Tonight" I'm posting was remixed by Barry Harris, then one half of synthpop duo Kon Kan, and later better known a remixer Thunderpuss.  "Tonight" sounds a lot like a Kon Kan song, and is reminiscent of similar synth boy duos of the time like Bros or Blue Mercedes.  It's an amazing dance song.  Enjoy!

Download Tonight (Love Is Gonna Change You)

1		Tonight (Love Is Gonna Change You) (The Barry Harris Remix)
2		Tonight (Love Is Gonna Change You) (The Edit)
3		Tonight (Love Is Gonna Change You) (Music For Your Feet Mix)

Nikki Jae - Let's All Jack (1988)

Here is a house remake of Michael Zager Band's disco classic "Let's All Chant".  It was obviously made to cash in on the acid house 'jack' phase that previous postee Denise Motto was also a part of.  There's nothing more I can tell you about it other than it is a Canadian release that on the Somersault house label.






Download Let's All Jack

1		Let's All Jack
2		Let's All Chant (Bonus Beats)
3		Let's All Chant (Jack Mix)
4		Let's All Chant

Pobi - Dance With Me (1988)

And yet another Canadian rarity. I featured Pobi's only album, released in 1993, some time ago on The Isle Of Deserted Pop Stars. But this was one of her first two releases in 1988. I saw her perform this on the old dance show Electric Circus and I bought it soon after. While her album is more eurohouse, this was a fantastic straight up pop-dance song. The house mix is quite haunting as well.



Download Dance With Me

1		Dance With Me (Dance Mix)
2		Dance With Me (Radio Mix)
3		Dance With Me (Club Mix)
4		Dance With Me (House Mix)

Pobi - Send Me An Angel (1993)

I featured Pobi's album of the same name on The Isle Of Deserted Pop Stars. Go there for what little info I could gather. This was likely her biggest 'hit', a remake of the Real Life song. Enjoy!







Download Send Me An Angel

1		Send Me An Angel (Cocktail Party Mix)
2		Send Me An Angel

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

Hi-Tyme - Fly Robin Fly (1987)

It's been awhile, I know, but I'm back with a few more gems. First up is this remake of the 1975 Silver Convention disco classic. It was released on Canada's Sizzle Records as a double A side with Natasha's freestyle song "Be Gentle With My Heart". Like that track, I suspect it was produced by the man behind most of Sizzle Records' releases, Teneen Ali (see previous post on Shari), though production is credited to the 'Sizzle Connection'. It is basically a straight-forward remake, with a little less disco and a little more synth.

Download Fly Robin Fly

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Fly Robin Fly (Club Mix)

Sheree Jeacocke - Serious (1993)

I featured Sheree's first and last albums on The Isle, but did not post Miss My Love because it was already featured on The Music Spectrum. This was the second single released from that album, and here it is remixed with a much funkier vibe. Obviously I love me some Sheree, as this is the fourth post on her here, and there will be more to come!




Download Serious

1		Serious (Album Version)
2		Serious (CHR Remix Edit)
3		Serious (The D Tone Serious Boom Mix)

Pressure Point Featuring Ronit - Take Me Tonight (1987)

Here is a little-known Canadian freestyle/house track that really must be heard. It has a very similar vibe to the electro house songs produced by the Komix crew (which includes previous postee Jillian Mendez) but with a more freestyle flavour. It was produced by Tzvi Erez, who was partly responsible for previous postee Patrick L. Myles' big hit "My Heart's On Fire", which was also released on Vincent Degiorgio's Power label. Degiorgio and Erez wrote the track with singer Ronit Benyovits. Love this track!

Download Take Me Tonight

1		Take Me Tonight (The Extended "L.O.V." Mix)
2		Take Me Tonight (The Novox Mix - Instrumental)
3		Take Me Tonight (Edit)

Kristine Morrell - Been So Long / Walk Away (1992)

I can only assume that Kristine Morrell is a Canadian artist. I cannot find any info on her on the internet, but she did release her first single "Love Thing" on the awesome Canadian house label Blast Records in 1990. It was picked up by MCA Records and released as a promo in 1991, which I have and will hopefully feature in the future - I tried to rip the vinyl but it keeps skipping. :( That is a fun pop house song, and so is "Been So Long", which was released independently in the US. The B side, "Walk Away," is a change of pace, a very sexy mid-tempo funk track. Check out the 8 and a half minute long 'Minneapolis Purple Sex Remix', a hypnotic, trippy and funky ride.

UPDATE:  Found her.  She IS Canadian, she now goes by the name Crystine Morrel and you can read more about here HERE.

Download Been So Long / Walk Away

1		Been So Long (Belgium Dance Remix)
2		Been So Long (Radio Edit)
3		Walk Away (Minneapolis Purple Sex Remix)
4		Walk Away (Radio Sex)

Shari - Sugar Sugar (1987)

Thanks to a request from Jeff on Facebook, I offer you Shari's "Sugar Sugar". Shari, like previous postee Yasmine, is a one-named mystery girl who was produced by Canadian Hi-NRG and freestyle producer Teneen Ali. Also like Yasmine, Shari's single is a Hi-NRG remake, this time of The Archies classic. Unlike Yasmine, Shari did record at least one other single, the better known freestyle song "Stop If You Want My Lovin'", also produced by Teneen Ali, which you can download at Freestyle Rebirth. Thanks for the request, Jeff!

Download Sugar Sugar

1		Sugar Sugar
2		Sugar Sugar (Radio Mix)

Sharon Lee Williams - Your Place Or Mine (1989)

Sharon Lee Williams is well known in the Canadian music industry, but she only ever released one single as a solo artist. She did manage a hit as part of the group Sway and their remake of Ottawan's "Hands Up" in 1987 (which I also mentioned on The Isle in the Chantal Condor post. ;) and contributed vocals to the work of many other artists. Her only solo release was released a couple of years after the Sway hit, and the original is very 80s pop/R&B. The 'Your Place Mix' is a lot faster and has a very Pointer Sisters-ish sound, and the 'My Place Mix" is a lot funkier. But my fave is the 'Percusappella'. Sharon is still involved in the music industry and has even been a vocal coach for Canadian Idol. She currently runs her own vocal coaching company out of Toronto, MusicEnt Productions.

Download Your Place Or Mine

1		Your Place Or Mine (Your Place Mix)
2		Your Place Or Mine (Original 7 Inch)
3		Your Place Or Mine (My Place Mix)
4		Your Place Or Mine (Percusappella)

Sonia Papp - Undercover Lover (1988)

Here is our next Canadian dance diva, Quebec's Sonia Papp. There is very little info available on this little lady, even though she released three albums in 1990s - the first two, in 1990 and 1993, (with the spelling of her first name chanced to Sonya) very dancey pop albums, and the last, in 1993, much more pop rock. I have all three albums and plan on featuring them on The Isle Of Deserted Pop Stars in the future, so I'll leave the details to a minimum here. Suffice it to say, this was her first single, a Hi-NRG number with a light house touch that remains her best known song. It was produced by John Farley, who also worked on Pobi's "Dance With Me", also featured here, and later with Nancy Martinez. Enjoy!

Download Undercover Lover

1		Undercover Lover (Dance Mix)
2		Undercover Lover (Power 45)
3		Undercover Lover (Dub Mix)

Kim Esty - Make You Mine (1988?)

I have once again neglected this blog, and I apologize, but I return with peace offerings - a slew of pop-dance singles by Canadian female singers. I featured Kim Esty on the Isle Of Deserted Pop Stars already, so go there for more info on the lady. This single was one of her first, independently released somewhere in the late 1980's (the single itself doesn't say). It's a mid-tempo dance pop song (the version on her Variety Show and Best Of is a newer, ballad version) that was her first collaboration with Barry Harris from Thunderpuss, who would guide her to later success. The Hi-Bias and RPM mixes change the pace to housey and hip hop-ish respectively. And it also features one of the first remixes by Barry's future Thunderpuss partner Chris Cox. A lovely track that began a lengthy career in pop music.

Download Make You Mine

1		Make You Mine (The Chris Cox Mix)
2		Make You Mine (Original Mix)
3		Make You Mine (The RPM Mix)
4		Make You Mine (The Hi-Bias Mix)
5		Make You Mine (Radio)

Michelle Blade - Tonight (1990)

Sorry that I've been neglecting this blog lately. But I'm back! And back with a bang! This track from the amazing Michelle Blade, whose talent and beauty are limitless, is one of my fave songs of all time. I featured Michelle on the Isle, and mentioned how I discovered her with her performance of this song on Electric Circus. It is a genius mix of hip hop, freestyle and house, and to me it's timeless. Enjoy! And check out Michelle's awesome new music on Myspace and Facebook.




Download Tonight

1		Tonight (Power Mix)
2		Tonight (Percapella)
3		Tonight (Extended Mix)
4		Tonight (Single)

Yasmine - Toda La Vida (1987)

Another mystery artist, this track by Yasmine came out on Canadian label Sizzle and was produced by Canadian Hi-NRG and freestyle maestro Teneen Ali, probably best known for his work with Nancy Martinez. It is an English, Hi-NRG remake of the Italian song "Tutta La Vita" originally recorded by Lucio Dalla in 1984, and then remade in Spanish in 1986 as "Toda La Vida" by two artists, Franco and Emmanuel. In fact, Emmanuel's version replaced Franco's version on top of Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart. I believe that this is Yasmine's only release.

Download Toda La Vida

1		Toda La Vida (Coco Loco Mix)
2		Toda La Vida (Radio Mix)